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Rangers 1–2 Celtic

Sunday 3 April 2022, 12:00 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 32 · Half-time 1–2 · Referee William Collum · Attendance 50,023

Rangers Ramsey 3'

Celtic Rogic 7', Carter-Vickers 42'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	Celtic
Goals	1	2
xG	1.12	1.47
Expected Points	1.09	1.61

Rangers 27%Draw 29%Celtic 44%

Most likely score 1–1, 16%. Final score 1–2, 11%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

RangersCeltic

1.12 −1.03xG1.47 −1.00

0.83 −1.32xG on target1.23 −1.15

15 −4Shots11 −10

6 −0.5Shots on target5 −2.0

1 −1.5Big chances3 −0.7

29 −8Touches in the opposition box19 −18

61% −3Possession39% −31

511 −46Passes335 −318

80% −4Pass accuracy72% −15

70% −6Field tilt30% −50

58 +2Final-third entries40 −35

17 −3Box entries9 −14

16.2 +4Passes per defensive action14.3 +4

4 −4.0Corners4 −5.6

22 +8Tackles11 −2

9 +1.8Interceptions13 +5.3

14 0Clearances44 +30

2 +0.3Saves5 +3.7

7 −4Fouls13 +1

6 +3.9Offsides0 −1.9

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

Rangers

Celtic

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

RangersCeltic

1.12 14 shots, 1 goalOpen play1.27 9 shots, 1 goal

0.01 1 shot, 0 goalsSet pieces0.20 2 shots, 1 goal

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

Game state

1–11–2

Level: 38 min (42%) · Rangers 0.61, Celtic 0.46 xG
Rangers ahead: 4 min (4%) · Rangers 0.00, Celtic 0.54 xG
Celtic ahead: 48 min (53%) · Rangers 0.52, Celtic 0.47 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

65' Sakala for Ramsey
66' Arfield for Jack

Celtic substitutes

62' Bitton for Hatate · yellow card 82'
62' O'Riley for Rogic · off 76'
71' Ralston for Taylor · yellow card 88'
76' Turnbull for O'Riley
76' Abada for Jota

Players

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McGregor	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Tavernier	RB	90			0.02	0.29	2	0.32	14	5
Goldson	CB	90			0.01	0.11	1	0.17	12	9
Balogun	CB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.05	5	7
Bassey	LB	90			0.00	0.14	3	0.22	6	8
Lundstram	DM	90			0.05	0.06	0	0.07	7	7
Jack	DM	66			0.02	0.05	0	0.12	6	1
Aribo	RW	90			0.09	0.02	0	0.01	2	3
Ramsey	AM	65	1		0.41	0.01	2	0.01	3	1
Kent	LW	90		1	0.15	0.26	2	0.14	7	2
Roofe	ST	90			0.32	0.01	1	0.02	1	0
Sakala	FW	25			0.05	0.03	1	0.03	2	1
Arfield	MF	24			0.00	0.04	2	0.00	2	2

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	1
Juranovic	RB	90		0.00	0.01	0	0.08	7	7
Carter-Vickers	CB	90	1	0.11	0.01	0	0.05	5	11
Starfelt	CB	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.04	0	16
Taylor	LB	71		0.00	0.01	0	0.05	3	3
Rogic	CM	62	1	0.70	0.02	0	0.03	4	1
McGregor	CM	90		0.00	0.15	1	0.12	3	5
Hatate	CM	62		0.08	0.01	0	0.00	0	0
Jota	RW	76		0.02	0.25	1	0.23	8	2
Giakoumakis	ST	90		0.09	0.04	2	0.00	1	4
Maeda	LW	90		0.00	0.01	1	0.06	1	4
Bitton	DF	28		0.00	0.01	0	0.04	3	8
O'Riley	MF	14		0.00	0.01	0	0.01	1	1
Ralston	DF	19		0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	6
Turnbull	MF	14		0.02	0.01	0	0.01	0	2
Abada	FW	14		0.45	0.00	0	0.06	0	0

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

Rangers

Celtic

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

Rangers

From	To	Passes
Lundstram	Bassey	19
Bassey	Lundstram	15
Lundstram	Balogun	14
Bassey	Kent	13
Goldson	Tavernier	13

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Taylor	Hatate	11
Hart	Starfelt	10
Starfelt	Carter-Vickers	10
Rogic	Jota	10
Hart	Carter-Vickers	8

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

Defensive actions

Rangers

Against its average of 31 matches

Celtic

Against its average of 31 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

Rangers

Celtic

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
Rangers
Title	19%	3%	−16
Celtic
Title	81%	97%	+16

From the forecast before the match (3 April 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	Rangers	Celtic
Expected goals	1.38	1.16
Win	41%	31%
Expected Points	1.52	1.21
Clean sheet	31%	25%

Rangers 41%Draw 28%Celtic 31%

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

From the forecast as it stood on 3 April 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	Rangers win	Draw	Celtic win
Rangers
Title	19%	35%	12%	3%
Celtic
Title	81%	65%	88%	97%

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

Rangers

Celtic

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

Season to date

Measure	Rangers	Celtic
Position	2nd	1st
Played	31	31
Won, drawn, lost	22–⁠7–⁠2	24–⁠4–⁠3
Points	73 (2.35 per game)	76 (2.45 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.27	2.46
Goals	62–⁠25	69–⁠18
xG per game	2.15–⁠0.68	2.47–⁠0.56
Home: points, xG per game	2.50, 2.29–⁠0.52	2.73, 2.89–⁠0.45
Away: points, xG per game	2.20, 2.00–⁠0.86	2.19, 2.08–⁠0.66
Manager	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (18)	Ange Postecoglou (31)

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	Rangers		Celtic
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+93%	−41%	+131%	−59%
Counter-attacks	+30%	−89%	+123%	−57%
Set pieces	+52%	−48%	+61%	−39%
Penalties	+60%	−32%	+37%	−54%
Headers	+53%	−42%	+107%	−32%
Left side	+28%	−37%	+82%	−61%
Centre	+62%	−49%	+159%	−49%
Right side	+156%	−43%	+53%	−54%

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

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdCeltic concededLeft side+28%−54%Centre+62%−49%Right side+156%−61%Open play+93%−59%Counter-attacks+30%−57%Set pieces+52%−39%Headers+53%−32%

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdRangers concededLeft side+82%−43%Centre+159%−49%Right side+53%−37%Open play+131%−41%Counter-attacks+123%−89%Set pieces+61%−48%Headers+107%−42%

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

RangersCeltic

2.15xG2.47

0.68xG against0.56

64%Possession70%

19.5Shots20.6

6.5Shots against6.4

6.5Shots on target7.0

2.5Big chances3.7

37.1Touches in the opposition box37.2

557Passes653

84%Pass accuracy87%

8.0Corners9.6

76%Field tilt80%

56.5Final-third entries74.8

19.9Box entries22.7

11.8Passes per defensive action10.2

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	33	2.24	0.64
Ahead	43	1.95	0.80
Behind	14	2.52	0.45

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	39	2.45	0.43
Ahead	46	2.55	0.69
Behind	5	1.94	0.37

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.32	0.13	11–7
16–30	0.27	0.13	10–5
31–45	0.32	0.09	7–3
46–60	0.32	0.11	9–2
61–75	0.42	0.11	11–3
76–90	0.50	0.12	14–5

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.33	0.09	8–1
16–30	0.49	0.08	21–4
31–45	0.49	0.08	12–2
46–60	0.24	0.10	9–5
61–75	0.38	0.14	7–5
76–90	0.55	0.07	12–1

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

Most used players by position

Rangers

Formations: 4-3-3 (19), 4-2-3-1 (11), 4-3-1-2 (1)

Celtic

Formations: 4-3-3 (27), 4-1-4-1 (2), 4-3-1-2 (1), 4-2-3-1 (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
2 February 2022	Celtic	3–0	Rangers	xG 1.45–0.43
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

6 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 4, Celtic won 1, and 1 was a draw. Goals 9–5 and xG 0.90–1.24 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Roofe	7	843	7	0	0.79	0.15
Morelos	25	2,119	11	7	0.66	0.17
Sakala	9	1,051	7	1	0.52	0.27
Tavernier	29	2,610	6	11	0.23	0.33

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Giakoumakis	8	745	8	1	0.91	0.15
Furuhashi	12	949	8	0	0.81	0.16
Abada	23	1,975	9	6	0.50	0.32
Maeda	8	680	4	0	0.67	0.06

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