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Celtic 3–0 Rangers

Wednesday 2 February 2022, 19:45 · Celtic Park · Round 22 · Half-time 3–0 · Referee Bobby Madden · Attendance 59,077

Celtic Hatate 5', 42', Abada 44'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Celtic	Rangers
Goals	3	0
xG	1.45	0.43
Expected Points	2.25	0.50

Celtic 66%Draw 26%Rangers 8%

Most likely score 1–0, 25%. Final score 3–0, 7%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

CelticRangers

1.45 −1.12xG0.43 −1.56

2.69 +0.25xG on target0.21 −1.96

11 −11Shots9 −10

7 0.0Shots on target2 −4.9

3 −0.7Big chances1 −1.4

28 −10Touches in the opposition box28 −9

45% −26Possession55% −9

417 −242Passes524 −30

80% −7Pass accuracy83% −2

42% −38Field tilt58% −18

47 −27Final-third entries48 −9

18 −5Box entries13 −7

18.5 +8Passes per defensive action14.7 +3

10 +0.3Corners2 −6.3

22 +10Tackles17 +3

15 +7.0Interceptions11 +4.7

26 +12Clearances19 +6

2 +0.6Saves4 +2.3

14 +2Fouls10 −1

3 +1.2Offsides1 −0.9

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Celtic

Rangers

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

CelticRangers

1.17 7 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.30 8 shots, 0 goals

0.28 4 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.14 1 shot, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

1–03–0

Level: 5 min (5%) · Celtic 0.22, Rangers 0.00 xG
Celtic ahead: 89 min (95%) · Celtic 1.24, Rangers 0.43 xG

Line-ups

Celtic substitutes

62' Maeda for Abada
62' Forrest for Giakoumakis
73' McCarthy for Hatate
88' Soro for O'Riley
88' Doak for Jota · yellow card 90+4'

Rangers substitutes

46' Balogun for Barisic · yellow card 76'
46' Jack for Kamara
46' Sakala for Amad

Players

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Juranovic	RB	90			0.00	0.07	1	0.07	7	8
Carter-Vickers	CB	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.08	9	7
Starfelt	CB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.12	8	6
Taylor	LB	90			0.17	0.01	0	0.00	4	16
O'Riley	CM	88			0.00	0.14	2	0.15	6	5
McGregor	CM	90			0.01	0.03	0	0.04	1	9
Hatate	CM	73	2	1	0.11	0.29	1	0.16	3	3
Abada	RW	62	1	1	0.66	0.21	3	0.30	6	2
Giakoumakis	ST	62			0.43	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Jota	LW	88			0.02	0.50	0	0.31	11	6
Maeda	FW	28			0.05	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Forrest	FW	28			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	1	1
McCarthy	MF	17			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	0	3
Soro	MF	2			0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0
Doak	FW	2			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	0

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McGregor	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	2
Tavernier	RB	90	0.00	0.09	1	0.07	7	5
Goldson	CB	90	0.13	0.01	0	0.14	5	6
Bassey	CB	90	0.00	0.01	2	0.05	5	3
Barisic	LB	46	0.00	0.01	0	0.02	3	8
Arfield	CM	90	0.18	0.01	0	0.03	2	6
Kamara	CM	46	0.00	0.01	0	0.03	1	3
Aribo	CM	90	0.00	0.02	0	0.03	0	1
Amad	RW	46	0.00	0.02	0	0.02	2	0
Roofe	ST	90	0.00	0.03	0	−0.01	2	6
Kent	LW	90	0.09	0.13	2	0.11	7	3
Balogun	DF	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	1	5
Jack	MF	44	0.03	0.09	2	0.18	12	1
Sakala	FW	44	0.00	0.05	1	0.09	5	1

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Celtic

Rangers

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Starfelt	Carter-Vickers	29
Carter-Vickers	Starfelt	25
Starfelt	Jota	11
Hart	Starfelt	11
Starfelt	Hatate	11

Rangers

From	To	Passes
McGregor	Goldson	13
Balogun	Goldson	13
Bassey	Kent	12
Goldson	Jack	12
Bassey	Barisic	11

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Celtic

Against its average of 23 matches

Rangers

Against its average of 23 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Celtic

Rangers

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Celtic
Title	53%	69%	+16
Rangers
Title	47%	31%	−16

From the forecast before the match (2 February 2022): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Celtic	Rangers
Expected goals	1.42	1.15
Win	43%	30%
Expected Points	1.55	1.17
Clean sheet	32%	24%

Celtic 43%Draw 28%Rangers 30%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 52%.

From the forecast as it stood on 2 February 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Celtic win	Draw	Rangers win
Celtic
Title	53%	69%	52%	30%
Rangers
Title	47%	31%	48%	70%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Celtic

Rangers

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Celtic	Rangers
Position	2nd	1st
Played	23	23
Won, drawn, lost	17–⁠3–⁠3	17–⁠5–⁠1
Points	54 (2.35 per game)	56 (2.43 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.46	2.23
Goals	47–⁠13	48–⁠18
xG per game	2.57–⁠0.62	1.99–⁠0.68
Home: points, xG per game	2.64, 3.12–⁠0.50	2.50, 2.04–⁠0.46
Away: points, xG per game	2.08, 2.07–⁠0.72	2.36, 1.94–⁠0.92
Manager	Ange Postecoglou (23)	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (10)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Celtic		Rangers
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+144%	−51%	+74%	−47%
Counter-attacks	+110%	−52%	+37%	−91%
Set pieces	+63%	−47%	+49%	−43%
Penalties	+36%	−32%	+70%	+2%
Headers	+74%	−23%	+58%	−44%
Left side	+89%	−58%	+27%	−41%
Centre	+172%	−47%	+54%	−54%
Right side	+57%	−49%	+120%	−41%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdRangers concededLeft side+89%−41%Centre+172%−54%Right side+57%−41%Open play+144%−47%Counter-attacks+110%−91%Set pieces+63%−43%Headers+74%−44%

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdCeltic concededLeft side+27%−49%Centre+54%−47%Right side+120%−58%Open play+74%−51%Counter-attacks+37%−52%Set pieces+49%−47%Headers+58%−23%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

CelticRangers

2.57xG1.99

0.62xG against0.68

71%Possession64%

21.7Shots19.3

6.8Shots against6.6

7.0Shots on target6.9

3.7Big chances2.4

38.1Touches in the opposition box36.9

659Passes554

88%Pass accuracy84%

9.7Corners8.3

80%Field tilt76%

74.4Final-third entries56.8

23.2Box entries19.8

10.0Passes per defensive action12.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	41	2.41	0.47
Ahead	43	2.81	0.79
Behind	6	1.95	0.39

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	35	1.98	0.65
Ahead	44	1.90	0.81
Behind	11	2.37	0.27

xG by period

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.35	0.12	6–1
16–30	0.47	0.08	15–3
31–45	0.47	0.09	6–2
46–60	0.28	0.09	6–2
61–75	0.38	0.16	4–4
76–90	0.63	0.08	10–1

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.28	0.12	8–5
16–30	0.28	0.13	8–4
31–45	0.31	0.08	7–1
46–60	0.37	0.07	8–1
61–75	0.27	0.14	7–3
76–90	0.49	0.14	10–4

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Celtic

Formations: 4-3-3 (19), 4-1-4-1 (2), 4-3-1-2 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1)

Rangers

Formations: 4-3-3 (17), 4-2-3-1 (5), 4-3-1-2 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
29 August 2021	Rangers	1–0	Celtic	xG 0.74–1.44
2 May 2021	Rangers	4–1	Celtic	xG 1.33–2.07
21 March 2021	Celtic	1–1	Rangers	xG 1.33–0.83
2 January 2021	Rangers	1–0	Celtic	xG 0.58–0.61
17 October 2020	Celtic	0–2	Rangers	xG 0.55–1.50

5 league meetings since 2020/21: Celtic won 0, Rangers won 4, and 1 was a draw. Goals 2–9 and xG 1.20–1.00 per game.

Key players

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Furuhashi	12	949	8	0	0.81	0.16
Abada	18	1,557	7	3	0.49	0.33
Forrest	7	551	0	1	0.52	0.22
Turnbull	18	1,586	5	4	0.28	0.43

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Roofe	6	708	6	0	0.80	0.15
Morelos	18	1,504	8	4	0.61	0.18
Sakala	7	760	5	1	0.54	0.20
Tavernier	21	1,890	5	10	0.20	0.35

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.