Celtic 1-3 Rangers
Match summary
Rangers beat Celtic 3-1 in Scottish Premiership on Sat, 3 Jan 2026.
Goals — Celtic: Hyun-jun 19' | Rangers: Chermiti 50', 59'; M. Moore 71'.
Celtic had 65% of the possession and 21 shots (9 on target) against 9 (4) for Rangers; corners 8-5, yellow cards 0-3.
In their last 14 meetings Celtic won 5, Rangers won 4 and 5 ended level.
Venue: Celtic Park. Referee: Steven McLean.
Match timeline
- 7'AasgaardYellow card
- 19'Hyun-junAssist: NygrenGoal1-0
- 46'⇄In M. DiomandeOut AasgaardSubstitution
- 50'ChermitiAssist: RaskinGoal1-1
- 55'GassamaYellow card
- 59'ChermitiGoal1-2
- 68'⇄In J. AraujoOut McCowanSubstitution
- 71'M. MooreAssist: GassamaGoal1-3
- 74'⇄In HatateOut NygrenSubstitution
- 74'⇄In YamadaOut KennySubstitution
- 87'⇄In TavernierOut GassamaSubstitution
- 88'⇄In ForrestOut RalstonSubstitution
- 88'⇄In L. ScalesOut TierneySubstitution
- 90'⇄In MiovskiOut ChermitiSubstitution
- 90'MiovskiYellow card
Lineups
Rangers 4-3-3Celtic 3-4-2-1
Celtic
Coach: Wilfried Nancy
Substitutes
- 5Liam ScalesDefender
- 22Julian AraujoDefender6.6
- 41Reo HatateMidfielder6.7
- 49James ForrestAttacker
- 18Shin YamadaAttacker6.5
- 12Viljami SinisaloGoalkeeper
- 47Dane MurrayDefender
- 51Colby DonovanDefender
- 28Paulo BernardoMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Sebastian TounektiNational Team
- Marcelo SaracchiHamstring Injury
- Kelechi IheanachoHamstring Injury
- Alistair JohnstonHamstring Injury
- Michel-Ange BalikwishaNational Team
- Cameron Carter-VickersAchilles tendon injury
- Callum OsmandHamstring Injury
- JotaCruciate ligament injury
Rangers
Coach: Danny Röhl
Substitutes
- 2James TavernierDefender
- 10Mohamed DiomandeMidfielder6.7
- 28Bojan MiovskiAttacker
- 31Liam KellyGoalkeeper
- 19Clinton NsialaDefender
- 3Max AaronsDefender
- 20Kieran DowellMidfielder
- 52Findlay CurtisAttacker
- 99Danilo PereiraAttacker
Unavailable players
- Nasser DjigaNational Team
- Oliver AntmanLeg injury
- Nedim BajramiHamstring Injury
- Derek CorneliusMuscle injury
- Bailey RiceMuscle injury
Statistics
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Key statistics
65%Possession35%
21Total Shots9
9Shots On Target4
4Big Chances Created3
8Corners5
13Fouls13
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides3
1Goalkeeper Saves8
442Passes Completed195
All statistics
78Attacks58
6Shots Off Target0
6Shots Blocked5
0Hit Woodwork0
13Free Kicks13
14Shots Inside The Box7
533Total Passes276
7Shots Outside The Box2
4Big Chances Missed1
5/23 (22%)Crosses Completed2/14 (14%)
262Passes Own Half121
294Passes Opposition Half169
13/42 (31%)Long Passes Completed22/56 (39%)
19Throw-Ins25
17Key Passes6
124Passes Into Final Third47
91Backward Passes35
4Goal Kicks10
5Interceptions10
20/25 (80%)Tackles Won12/19 (63%)
25Clearances35
1Error Led To Goal0
54Duels Won60
10/29 (34%)Aerial Duels Won19/29 (66%)
44/85 (52%)Ground Duels Won41/85 (48%)
13Was Fouled13
6/10 (60%)Successful Dribbles9/22 (41%)
4Was Dribbled Past13
9Final Third Possession Won7
151Possession Lost156
5Substitutions3
Previous meetings
5 Celtic5 draws4 Rangers
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Match information
- Competition
- Scottish Premiership
- Round
- Round 21
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Celtic Park
- Capacity
- 60,355
- Referee
- Steven McLean