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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 2
May 1, 2022 at 12pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
1 - 1
Rangers

Jota (21')
Ralston (50'), Bitton (72'), Giakoumakis (77')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Sakala (67')
Barisic (64'), Kent (77'), Diallo (87'), Goldson (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 6-0 Motherwell
Saturday, May 14 at 12.15pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Rangers 2-0 Hearts
Saturday, May 21 at 3pm in Scottish Cup

We said: Celtic 2-0 Rangers

There is a strong argument that everything is in Celtic's favour ahead of this contest, Rangers requiring a performance of the ages to realistically remain in the title race. However, we feel that it could be one-way traffic, Celtic netting a goal in either half to effectively clinch the title. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 56.58%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Rangers had a probability of 20.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.88%) and 2-0 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.81%), while for a Rangers win it was 0-1 (5.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood.

Result
CelticDrawRangers
56.58%22.8%20.62%
Both teams to score 53.31%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.91%46.09%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.61%68.39%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.92%16.08%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.53%45.47%
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.52%36.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.74%73.26%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 56.57%
    Rangers 20.62%
    Draw 22.8%
CelticDrawRangers
1-0 @ 10.71%
2-1 @ 9.88%
2-0 @ 9.8%
3-1 @ 6.02%
3-0 @ 5.97%
3-2 @ 3.04%
4-1 @ 2.75%
4-0 @ 2.73%
4-2 @ 1.39%
5-1 @ 1.01%
5-0 @ 1%
Other @ 2.3%
Total : 56.57%
1-1 @ 10.81%
0-0 @ 5.87%
2-2 @ 4.98%
3-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 22.8%
0-1 @ 5.92%
1-2 @ 5.45%
0-2 @ 2.98%
1-3 @ 1.83%
2-3 @ 1.68%
0-3 @ 1%
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 20.62%

How you voted: Celtic vs Rangers

Celtic
76.3%
Draw
15.8%
Rangers
7.9%
76
Head to Head
Apr 17, 2022 2pm
Celtic
1-2
Rangers
Taylor (64')
McGregor (40'), Ralston (120')
Arfield (78'), Starfelt (114' og.)
Aribo (36'), Jack (45'), Roofe (49'), Goldson (72'), Ughelumba (117')
Apr 3, 2022 12pm
Feb 2, 2022 7.45pm
Celtic
3-0
Rangers
Hatate (5', 42'), Abada (44')
McGregor (22'), Doak (90+4')

Ughelumba (52'), Tavernier (74'), Balogun (76')
Aug 29, 2021 12pm
May 2, 2021 12pm
Rangers
4-1
Celtic
Roofe (26', 57'), Morelos (33'), Defoe (90+2')
Simpson (17')
Edouard (30')
McGregor (24'), Elyounoussi (63')
McGregor (26')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1110103132831
2Aberdeen11101024101431
3RangersRangers11713168822
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd125431813519
5Motherwell116141514119
6St Mirren134361722-515
7Dundee123361824-612
8Kilmarnock123361525-1012
9Ross County132651021-1112
10St Johnstone133191627-1110
11Hearts132381420-69
12Hibernian121561118-78


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