Rangers vs Celtic predictions, team news, betting tips, odds and Bet Builder

Rangers vs Celtic kick-off, date & TV info 

Date Sunday, August 31
Kick-off Midday
Venue Ibrox, Glasgow
Competition William Hill Premiership
TV Sky Sports Football

Seldom have Rangers and Celtic arrived at an Old Firm clash at such a low ebb and the Glasgow sides will hope for a change in fortune at Ibrox this afternoon. 

The Gers have made their worst start to a league season in 36 years and both Rangers and Celtic failed in their bids to qualify for the Champions League. 

It's only four games into the William Hill Premiership campaign but the stakes are high at Ibrox and an Old Firm contest needs no added motivation. 

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Rangers vs Celtic betting tips & predictions

Best bet

Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals
1pt 8-11 bet365

Player cards

Daizen Maeda to be shown a card
4-1 Hills

Longshot

2-2 correct score
11-1 bet365

Rangers vs Celtic preview 

Rangers have failed to win any of their opening three William Hill Premiership games of the season and it’s 2-7 that their poor start is extended to four league games without success on Sunday afternoon. 

The Light Blues were hammered 9-1 on aggregate in their Champions League qualifier against Club Brugge and the heat is most certainly on Russell Martin. 

Matters are complicated after a whole host of players departed Ibrox in the summer and Nico Raskin id the latest to no longer be considered for selection, but transition or not, Martin and Rangers can not afford for the winless run to continue. 

Celtic haven’t has the best summer but the Bhoys could open a nine-point lead on their Old Firm rivals with victory at Ibrox. 

Brendan Rodgers’ men were awful when failing to score in 210 minutes of football against lowly Kairat in their effort to reach the league phase of the Champions League and the gamble to delay on signing new players has backfired. 

Rangers have major issues, but it’s still tricky to want to side with Celtic at 17-20 this afternoon. 

To put that price into context, the Hoops were sent off as 6-5 shots for the first Ibrox Old Firm clash of last season and Rodgers named a squad containing Nicolas Kuhn, Alistair Johnston, Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah. 

Fast forward to this afternoon’s contest, Kuhn and Furuhashi have left the club, Idah is on his way to Swansea and Johnston is missing with a hamstring problem. 

Add in the injury to Jota, the lack of a proven top-level striker and it’s hard to see any value in Celtic’s price. 

It’s early in the campaign but there is still a fair amount of desperation in the Ibrox air and taking both teams to score and over 2.5 goals looks a play in what could be a frantic and wild clash. 

There were 19 goals in five Old Firm games last term, four of those matches went over 2.5 goals and 15 of the last 20 have broken that mark. 

Maeda could run into trouble 

Celtic have a lack of striking options, and with Adam Idah heading for Swansea, the all-action Daizen Maeda is likely to lead the line. It would be no surprise if the Japanese forward ran into trouble in his efforts to close down the Rangers defence. 

High-scoring draw can land 

Neither Rangers or Celtic go into the first Old Frim game of the season in a position of strength and the Ibrox tie could well develop into a free-scoring frenzy. 

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Rangers vs Celtic Bet Builder

Over 2.5 goals

Of the last 20 Old Firm contests, 15 have featured at least three goals, as did four of last season's five. 

Danilo to score 

Injury to Cyriel Dessers means Danilo is likely to lead the Rangers forward line and he can get on the scoresheet. 

Jayden Meghome to be shown a card

Young full-back Jayden Meghoma could play in his firm Old Firm clash and the 19-year-old could find himself in trouble with he referee.

Pays out at 16-1 with bet365

Key stats for Rangers vs Celtic

♦ Rangers are unbeaten in their last three league meetings with Celtic
♦ 15 of the last 20 Old Firm games have gone over 2.5 goals
♦ Rangers have conceded 14 goals in their last five games

Rangers vs Celtic betting odds

Bet on Rangers vs Celtic in the William Hill Premiership. Here are the latest odds for Sunday's match.

Odds correct at time of publishing

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Rangers vs Celtic team news and predicted line-ups

Rangers

Nico Raskin is not part of Russell Martin's plans for the Ibrox clash. Dujon Sterling is a long-term absentee, Cyriel Dessers is injured and may be leaving the club and Kieran Dowell is a doubt. 

Predicted line-up (4-3-3): Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Djiga, Meghoma; Barron, Rothwell, Cameron; Gassama, Danilo, Antman.
Subs: Aasgaard, Aarons, Fernandez, Curtis, Diomande, Moore, Hutton. 

Celtic

Alistair Johnston, Jota and Auston Trusty are out for the Bhoys. Anthony Ralston missed training but is expected to be fit. Brendan Rodgers could hand a debut to new boy Michel-Ange Balikwisha. 

Predicted line-up (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Hatate, Nygren; Forrest, Maeda, Balikwisha.
Subs: McCowan, Engles, Bernardo, Simpson-Pusey, Yamada, Kenny, Yang. 

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FAQs for Rangers vs Celtic

When is Rangers vs Celtic in the William Hill Premiership?

Sunday, August 31

Where is Rangers vs Celtic being played?

Ibrox, Glasgow

Where can I watch Rangers vs Celtic?

Sky Sports Football

What is the match betting for Rangers vs Celtic?

29-10 Rangers, 17-20 Celtic, 31-10 draw

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