Celtic v Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips & Preview – Old Firm

We have a Celtic v Rangers prediction and a breakdown of the betting odds, ahead of Sunday’s huge Old Firm game.

Celtic have opened their SPL title defence with 3 wins from 3 games with a ruthless 9 goals scored and 0 conceded.

Rangers have had 2 wins and 1 draw from their opening 3 games scoring 8 goals and conceding 1.

How To Watch Celtic v Rangers

When is Celtic v Rangers?

Celtic v Rangers will take place on Saturday, August 31st at 12.30 pm in the Old Firm.

TV Channel

Tune into Sky Sports Main Event to watch this Sunday’s game.

Where is Celtic v Rangers Being Played?

Celtic are the home team meaning this Old Firm will be played in Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

Celtic v Rangers Odds – SPL

Celtic are 6/10 favourites for this game per the latest football odds at BoyleSports. Rangers can be gotten at 15/4 to earn a huge victory, and the draw is priced at 16/5.

Handicap Betting

Celtic: -1 @ 9/4

Rangers: +1 @ 20/23

Handicap Draw: -1 @ 14/5

Celtic v Rangers Preview

Celtic’s Form

Celtic head into Sunday’s huge Old Firm looking to continue their perfect start to their league title defence with the added bonus of claiming bragging rights over bitter rivals Rangers.

It’s been a largely positive off-season at Parkhead with Kasper Schmeichel coming in, Adam Idah’s return secured and Alex Valle on loan from Barcelona among other deals. However, there will be added pressure on them to now finally perform in the Champions League and they will have to do so in the absence of Matt O’Riley who has signed for Brighton for a fee of £26 million.

Last weekend they travelled to Paisley Park and ran out comfortable 0-3 winners over St Mirren with McGregor, Hatate and Johnston getting on the scoresheet in what was a dominant display accumulating 21 shots to their opponents 3 and having 77% of possession.

Celtic’s Last Five Results

St Mirren 0-3 Celtic | August 25th | Win

Celtic 3-1 Hibernian | August 18th | Win

Hibernian 0-2 Celtic | August 11th | Win

Celtic 4-0 Kilmarnock | August 4th | Win

Chelsea 1-4 Celtic | July 27th | Win

5 Wins

Rangers’ Form 

Rangers enter Sunday’s huge Old Firm looking to knock Celtic off their perch at this early stage in the season with a win guaranteeing them at a minimum that they leapfrog Celtic and could go top depending on Aberdeen’s result.

There’s been a lot of movement in the off-season at the club with a total of 9 players signed as they look to bridge the gap between themselves and Celtic at the top of the table. Those signings include midfielder Diomande for £4.3 million from Nordsjælland and defender Jefté for £0.68 million from Fluminese.

Rangers were dominant in their 6-0 victory over Ross County last weekend yet quite clinical, scoring their 6 goals from 17 but only 9 on target with a Dressers brace, a Matondo brace, a Lawrence goal and a Danilo goal.

Ranger’s Last Five Results

Rangers 6-0 Ross County | August 24th | Win

Rangers 2-0 St Johnstone | August 17th | Win

Rangers 0-2 Dynamo Kyiv | August 13th | Loss

Rangers 2-1 Motherwell| August 10th | Win

Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 Rangers | August 6th| Draw

3 Wins, 1 Draw and 1 Loss

Celtic v Rangers Predicted Lineups

Celtic’s Predicted Starting XI (4-3-3)

GK: Hart.

RB: Johnston, CB: Carter-Vickers, CB: Scales, LB: Taylor

RCM: Bernardo, CM: McGregor, LCM; Hatate

RW: Forrest, CF: Idah, LW: Maeda

Rangers Predicted Starting XI(4-2-3-1)

GK: Butland.

RB: Tavernier, CB: Balogun, CB: Souttar, LB: Jefté

CM: Sterling, CM: Barron

RW: Černý, AM; Lawrence, LW: Matondo,

CF: Dessers

Celtic v Rangers Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

Celtic wins: 169

Rangers wins: 169

Draws: 103

Head-To-Head Results Last Five Matches

Celtic 1-0 Rangers | SPL| May 25th, 2024

Celtic 2-1 Rangers | SPL | May 11th, 2024

Rangers 3-3 Celtic | SPL | April 7th, 2024

Celtic 2-1 Rangers | SPL | December 30th, 2023

Rangers 0-1 Celtic | SPL | September 3rd, 2023

Celtic v Rangers Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Celtic 2-0 Rangers

Celtic have been absolutely flying since pre-season and there is a sense around the club that they could finally have a crack at reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League. If they perform like they can here then they have the advantage in the Old Firm.

Rangers can flip the script against Celtic Sunday, knowing a win could change the prevailing narrative for this league season with them leapfrogging their rivals.

I feel that Celtic will have enough about them to win, given they will have the home crowd advantage.

Best Bet: Celtic Win + Under 2.5 Goals @ 9/2

*Prices are subject to fluctuation.

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