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Rangers will entertain Old Firm rivals Celtic at the Ibrox Stadium in their first Scottish Premiership game of 2023 on Monday. Celtic are at the top of the league standings with 54 points to their name as they have won 18 of their 19 games this season. The hosts are in second place in the league table and trail Celtic by nine points as they look to reduce the gap between themselves and the visitors.
The hosts have won their last four league games and in their previous outing, goals from Alfredo Morelos, Connor Goldson and Malik Tillman helped them defeat Motherwell 3-0 at home. Celtic secured an impressive 4-0 away win over Hibernian last time around, as Aaron Mooy bagged a brace while Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi were also able to get on the scoresheet.
Both teams have been in incredible form in their recent games and will be looking to kick off 2023 with a win. Ange Postecoglou’s men have scored at least one goal in their last five meetings against the Gers and, taking into consideration their recent goalscoring form, we expect them to find the back of the net.
Both teams have resumed their league campaigns following the international break in a splendid fashion and a defeat for either team seems unlikely. The game is expected to end in a high-scoring draw.
Prediction: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Charlie McCann played for Ireland up until U18 level
— IrishPropaganda🇮🇪⚽️ (@IrishPropaganda) December 30, 2022
He then switched to Northern Ireland and moved to Rangers
He scored an own goal today vs Celtic
Watch Celtic and Ireland’s Rocco Vata laugh in his face after the OG 😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/u0A18oUcNS
This match will start from 6:00 pm
This match will take place on 2 January, 2022
Rangers should be able to rely on Alfredo Morelos to lead their attack again in the derby, despite the Colombian striker limping off against Motherwell with a hamstring problem.
Fellow forward Antonio Colak should be available too, but Kemar Roofe remains a major doubt. Meanwhile, Ianis Hagi has been tipped to return from long-term injury later this month – several weeks ahead of schedule.
My Celtic Starting XI Vs Rangers prediction is 3-1 Celtic pic.twitter.com/78q3OsAK4j
— Declan (@Decobhoy) January 2, 2023
Given his side’s results since taking the reins, Michael Beale is unlikely to make many changes to the lineup which started in midweek, though James Sands and Glen Kamara are among those pushing for a recall.
November’s SPFL Player of the Month Sead Haksabanovic is set to miss out for Celtic on Monday, as the Montenegrin forward is still sidelined by a foot injury; Anthony Ralston will also be unavailable.
McLaughlin; Tavernier, Goldson, Sands, Barisic; Jack, Lundstram, Kamara; Tillman, Morelos, Kent
Hart; Hatate, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor; O’Riley, McGregor, Mooy; Jota, Furuhashi, Maeda
708 celtic fans singing about the queen vs 50,000 rangers fans singing about the pope pic.twitter.com/wmpomDuaVP
— Arron (@Arron2Smith) January 1, 2023
Tip 1: Result – Draw
Tip 2: Goals – Over/Under 2.5 Goals – Over 2.5
Tip 3: Celtic to score in the first half – Yes
Tip 4: At least a goal to be scored in the second half – Yes
Tip 5: Kyogo Furuhashi to score any time – Yes
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Celtic win with a probability of 38.93%. A win for Rangers has a probability of 38.88% and a draw has a probability of 22.2%.
Back out, thermals on 🥶
— Alison Conroy (@AlisonGConroy) January 2, 2023
Rangers vs Celtic, @SkyFootball pic.twitter.com/cP55pSYzin
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win is 1-2 with a probability of 8.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (5.18%) and 1-3 (4.74%). The likeliest Rangers win is 2-1 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (9.14%).
You can watch the game live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event.
Rangers vs Celtic a great match to watch, Celtic will win