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Rangers 3–0 Celtic

Saturday 13 May 2023, 12:30 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 35 · Half-time 2–0 · Referee Steven McLean · Attendance 50,104

Rangers Cantwell 5', Souttar 34', Sakala 70'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

RangersCeltic
Goals30
xG1.571.34
Expected Points1.521.17

Rangers 40%Draw 31%Celtic 29%

Most likely score 1–1, 17%. Final score 3–0, 2%.

Celtic goalsRangers goals0123456+0123456+3%6%4%1%6%11%3%5%10%3%2%6%4%1%1%1%17%13%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.511.520153045607590HTHagi on for Matondo, 69'Arfield on for Jack, 83'Kamara on for Lundstram, Lovelace on for Sakala, and Lowry on for Cantwell, 88'Furuhashi on for Oh and Maeda on for Abada, 63'Turnbull on for Hatate, Iwata on for Jota, and Haksabanovic on for O'Riley, 74'Cantwell 5'Souttar 34'Sakala 70'Rangers 1.57Celtic 1.3400.511.520153045607590HTHagi on for Matondo, 69'Arfield on for Jack, 83'Kamara on for Lundstram, Lovelace on for Sakala, and Lowry on for Cantwell, 88'Furuhashi on for Oh and Maeda on for Abada, 63'Turnbull on for Hatate, Iwata on for Jota, and Haksabanovic on for O'Riley, 74'Cantwell 5'Souttar 34'Sakala 70'1.571.34RangersCeltic

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

Match stats

RangersCeltic

1.57 −0.67xG1.34 −1.05
1.86 −0.42xG on target0.07 −2.35
16 −4Shots8 −11
8 +0.9Shots on target1 −6.1
2 −1.4Big chances1 −2.4
32% −36Possession68% −4
272 −328Passes591 −76
72% −13Pass accuracy85% −2
42% −40Field tilt58% −23
35 −35Final-third entries40 −44
13 −8Box entries10 −15
12.2 +2.6Passes per defensive action10.2 +1.0
5 −2.3Corners5 −2.6
27 +12Tackles13 −1
16 +8.9Interceptions10 +2.1
16 +4Clearances13 −1
1 −0.5Saves5 +3.5
15 +5Fouls4 −6
3 +0.7Offsides0 −2.4

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

Rangers

Matondo 3', 0.14 xGGoldson 54', 0.11 xGRaskin 50', 0.08 xGSakala 87', 0.07 xGCantwell 53', 0.04 xGHagi 89', 0.04 xGLundstram 5', 0.03 xGLundstram 20', 0.03 xGMatondo 58', 0.03 xGJack 1', 0.02 xGMatondo 11', 0.02 xGRaskin 19', 0.02 xGLundstram 74', 0.02 xGSakala 70', 0.61 xG, goalCantwell 5', 0.29 xG, goalSouttar 34', 0.03 xG, goal9%0.14 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.14 xG, 0 goals32%0.50 xGCentral box: 4 shots, 0.50 xG, 2 goals44%0.69 xGWide in the box: 3 shots, 0.69 xG, 1 goal11%0.18 xGEdge of the box: 5 shots, 0.18 xG, 0 goals4%0.06 xGFurther out: 3 shots, 0.06 xG, 0 goals

Celtic

Oh 7', 0.60 xGAbada 15', 0.24 xGO'Riley 50', 0.24 xGO'Riley 7', 0.11 xGBernabei 48', 0.07 xGHatate 24', 0.04 xGTurnbull 83', 0.02 xGHatate 51', 0.01 xG5%0.07 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.07 xG, 0 goals90%1.20 xGCentral box: 4 shots, 1.20 xG, 0 goals0%0.00 xGWide in the box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals4%0.05 xGEdge of the box: 2 shots, 0.05 xG, 0 goals1%0.02 xGFurther out: 1 shot, 0.02 xG, 0 goals

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

1.38 12 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.38 3 shots, 0 goals
0.04 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.60 1 shot, 0 goals
0.15 3 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.36 4 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

Level
5 min (6%) · Rangers 0.48, Celtic 0.00 xG
Rangers ahead
85 min (94%) · Rangers 1.10, Celtic 1.34 xG

Line-ups

28261634843133017McCrorieTavernierGoldsonSouttarYilmazLundstramJackRaskinCantwellSakalaMatondoGoalYellow cardGoalGoal88'83'88'88'69'Rangers 4-3-3Michael Beale15641825334241111917HartRalstonStarfeltKobayashiBernabeiO'RileyMcGregorHatateAbadaOhJotaYellow card74'74'63'63'74'Celtic 4-3-3Ange Postecoglou

Rangers substitutes

  • 69' Hagi for Matondo
  • 83' Arfield for Jack
  • 88' Lowry for Cantwell
  • 88' Kamara for Lundstram
  • 88' Lovelace for Sakala

Celtic substitutes

  • 63' Maeda for Abada
  • 63' Furuhashi for Oh
  • 74' Turnbull for Hatate
  • 74' Haksabanovic for O'Riley
  • 74' Iwata for Jota

Players

Rangers

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
McCrorieGK900.000.0000.0132
TavernierRB9010.000.0930.0458
GoldsonCB900.110.0010.1346
SouttarCB9010.030.0000.0113
YilmazLB900.000.0200.0745
Lundstram CM880.080.0100.0339
JackCM830.020.0110.0333
RaskinCM900.100.1310.0878
CantwellRW8810.330.011−0.0227
SakalaST8810.670.2030.36103
MatondoLW690.190.0200.0431
HagiMF210.040.0000.0023
ArfieldMF70.000.0000.0101
LowryFW20.000.000−0.0100
KamaraMF20.000.0110.0001
LovelaceFW20.000.0000.0001

Celtic

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
HartGK900.000.0000.0211
RalstonRB900.000.2020.0745
StarfeltCB900.000.0000.13410
KobayashiCB900.000.0100.1177
BernabeiLB900.070.0200.0975
O'RileyCM740.360.0710.0023
McGregor CM900.000.0800.0932
HatateCM740.050.0400.0771
AbadaRW630.240.0910.18100
OhST630.600.0100.0001
JotaLW740.000.0200.0463
MaedaFW270.000.0000.0100
FuruhashiFW270.000.000−0.0100
TurnbullMF160.020.0100.0210
HaksabanovicFW160.000.0010.0230
IwataDF160.000.0000.0001

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

McCrorie and Souttar: 4 passesTavernier and Cantwell: 4 passesGoldson and Raskin: 4 passesGoldson and Lundstram: 4 passesRaskin and Jack: 4 passesRaskin and Sakala: 4 passesTavernier and Goldson: 5 passesSouttar and Yilmaz: 5 passesRaskin and Cantwell: 5 passesJack and Matondo: 5 passesMcCrorie and Goldson: 6 passesGoldson and Souttar: 6 passesSouttar and Raskin: 6 passesYilmaz and Jack: 6 passesYilmaz and Cantwell: 6 passesLundstram and Sakala: 6 passesTavernier and Lundstram: 7 passesTavernier and Sakala: 8 passesRaskin and Lundstram: 8 passesCantwell and Sakala: 11 passesMcCrorie: 13 completed passesTavernier: 15 completed passesGoldson: 14 completed passesSouttar: 14 completed passesYilmaz: 13 completed passesRaskin: 21 completed passesLundstram: 22 completed passesJack: 12 completed passesCantwell: 19 completed passesSakala: 14 completed passesMatondo: 5 completed passes28261634348133017McCrorieTavernierGoldsonSouttarYilmazRaskinLundstramJackCantwellSakalaMatondoStarters until 69' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

Celtic

O'Riley and Jota: 4 passesKobayashi and Jota: 5 passesO'Riley and Hatate: 5 passesStarfelt and Abada: 6 passesBernabei and O'Riley: 6 passesBernabei and McGregor: 6 passesStarfelt and O'Riley: 7 passesHatate and McGregor: 7 passesRalston and Hatate: 8 passesStarfelt and Hatate: 8 passesStarfelt and McGregor: 8 passesO'Riley and Abada: 8 passesHatate and Jota: 8 passesO'Riley and McGregor: 9 passesRalston and O'Riley: 10 passesKobayashi and Hatate: 11 passesBernabei and Hatate: 11 passesHart and Starfelt: 13 passesRalston and McGregor: 13 passesKobayashi and McGregor: 15 passesRalston and Abada: 18 passesHart and Kobayashi: 21 passesBernabei and Jota: 24 passesKobayashi and Bernabei: 28 passesRalston and Starfelt: 30 passesKobayashi and Starfelt: 38 passesHart: 25 completed passesRalston: 42 completed passesKobayashi: 63 completed passesStarfelt: 59 completed passesBernabei: 43 completed passesO'Riley: 26 completed passesHatate: 26 completed passesMcGregor: 35 completed passesAbada: 16 completed passesOh: 1 completed passesJota: 18 completed passes15618425334142111917HartRalstonKobayashiStarfeltBernabeiO'RileyHatateMcGregorAbadaOhJotaStarters until 63' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

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

FromToPasses
LundstramTavernier7
CantwellSakala6
TavernierSakala6
McCrorieGoldson6
YilmazJack5

Celtic

FromToPasses
KobayashiStarfelt32
StarfeltRalston31
StarfeltKobayashi26
RalstonStarfelt26
BernabeiKobayashi22

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

Defensive actions

Rangers

11+7.46+2.58+0.77+2.240.010+3.87+1.86+1.960.04−2.320+13.85+0.81−2.23−3.59+2.411+5.79+4.31−2.68+4.32−2.99+5.54+1.51−0.62−0.14+1.11−0.12+1.31+0.30−0.43+2.4FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 34 matches

Celtic

5+2.55+1.812+4.19+3.22−3.01−4.211+7.25+0.75−1.39+0.81−4.12−2.31−2.54−1.915+6.72−2.84+1.32−0.61−2.47+1.35+1.60−1.92−0.10−2.21−1.81−0.41+0.50−0.810.01−0.1FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 34 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

0.010.010.010.010.010.020.020.020.040.030.020.030.080.010.020.050.01−0.010.010.030.08−0.040.100.20LessMore

Celtic

0.010.020.010.040.030.040.020.030.020.020.010.050.080.06−0.01−0.020.090.060.07−0.010.01−0.020.04−0.040.030.19LessMore

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

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.25AttackRangers2.19 → 2.16Celtic2.33 → 2.25Defence (lower is better)Rangers0.69 → 0.69Celtic0.65 → 0.67

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.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

RangersCeltic
Expected goals1.381.15
Win41%31%
Expected Points1.521.20
Clean sheet32%25%

Rangers 41%Draw 28%Celtic 31%

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

Celtic goalsRangers goals0123456+0123456+9%9%5%2%7%3%8%9%5%2%3%4%2%1%1%10%13%

From the forecast as it stood on 13 May 2023: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

Rangers

  1. W1–07 MayAberdeen (H)xG 2.00–1.30
  2. L0–223 AprAberdeen (A)xG 1.90–0.94
  3. W5–215 AprSt. Mirren (H)xG 3.67–0.30
  4. L2–38 AprCeltic (A)xG 0.69–1.09
  5. W2–01 AprDundee United (H)xG 2.02–0.39
  6. W4–218 MarMotherwell (A)xG 4.09–0.88

Celtic

  1. W2–07 MayHearts (A)xG 1.39–0.28
  2. D1–122 AprMotherwell (H)xG 2.04–0.81
  3. W4–116 AprKilmarnock (A)xG 2.56–1.73
  4. W3–28 AprRangers (H)xG 1.09–0.69
  5. W2–02 AprRoss County (A)xG 3.30–0.40
  6. W3–118 MarHibernian (H)xG 3.96–0.90

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

Season to date

RangersCeltic
Position2nd1st
Played3434
Won, drawn, lost26–⁠4–⁠431–⁠2–⁠1
Points82 (2.41 per game)95 (2.79 per game)
Expected Points per game2.322.42
Goals82–⁠34105–⁠25
xG per game2.24–⁠0.662.39–⁠0.65
Home: points, xG per game2.76, 2.52–⁠0.572.88, 2.37–⁠0.56
Away: points, xG per game2.06, 1.96–⁠0.762.71, 2.41–⁠0.74
ManagerMichael Beale (19)Ange Postecoglou (72)

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

Ratings

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.25AttackRangers2.19, 2ndCeltic2.33, 1stDefence (lower is better)Rangers0.69, 2ndCeltic0.65, 1st

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.02.5AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayRangers attack: 2.19Celtic attack: 2.332.332.19CelticRangersDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.02.5AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayRangers defence: 0.69Celtic defence: 0.650.690.65

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

RangersCeltic
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play+90%−49%+114%−62%
Counter-attacks−14%−9%+48%−68%
Set pieces+33%−32%+30%−47%
Penalties+54%−100%+8%+8%
Headers+64%−51%+62%−35%
Left side+61%−43%+68%−52%
Centre+73%−43%+120%−58%
Right side+79%−44%+64%−66%

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+61%−66%Centre+73%−58%Right side+79%−52%Open play+90%−62%Counter-attacks−14%−68%Set pieces+33%−47%Headers+64%−35%

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdRangers concededLeft side+68%−44%Centre+120%−43%Right side+64%−43%Open play+114%−49%Counter-attacks+48%−9%Set pieces+30%−32%Headers+62%−51%

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

2.24xG2.39
0.66xG against0.65
68%Possession72%
19.8Shots18.6
7.3Shots against6.5
7.1Shots on target7.1
3.4Big chances3.4
39.0Touches in the opposition box42.0
600Passes667
85%Pass accuracy87%
7.3Corners7.6
81%Field tilt81%
69.7Final-third entries84.1
21.4Box entries25.1
9.6Passes per defensive action9.2

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Rangers

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level302.610.72
Ahead422.240.59
Behind171.590.74

Celtic

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level312.260.61
Ahead532.450.69
Behind52.560.47

xG by period

Rangers

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.370.1110–8
16–300.310.119–3
31–450.370.1012–5
46–600.380.1218–8
61–750.300.0915–5
76–900.510.1318–5

Celtic

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.310.1019–3
16–300.320.0612–1
31–450.430.1518–7
46–600.370.1517–8
61–750.290.1012–2
76–900.660.0927–4

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

Most used players by position

Rangers

GKRBCBCBLBDMDMRWAMLWSTMcGregor 23McLaughlin 10McCrorie 1Tavernier 34Goldson 24King 7Souttar 4Davies 25Sands 7Lundstram 1Barisic 27Yilmaz 4Devine 3Lundstram 26Kamara 10Cantwell 3Jack 13Raskin 7Sands 3Sakala 11Tillman 5Wright 5Tillman 14Cantwell 4Arfield 4Kent 25Matondo 3Sakala 3Colak 18Morelos 13Sakala 34-2-3-1 in 29 of 34 starts

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (29), 4-3-3 (3), 4-3-1-2 (2)

Celtic

GKRBCBCBLBCMCMCMRWSTLWHart 34Johnston 13Ralston 11Juranovic 8Carter-Vickers 29Welsh 4Starfelt 22Jenz 10Kobayashi 3Taylor 26Bernabei 7Juranovic 1O'Riley 29Mooy 13McGregor 27Haksabanovic 1Hatate 23Turnbull 6Iwata 3Jota 12Abada 10Maeda 5Furuhashi 29Giakoumakis 4Oh 1Maeda 19Jota 11Haksabanovic 34-3-3 in 30 of 34 starts

Formations: 4-3-3 (30), 4-2-3-1 (4)

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

DateHomeAwayxG
8 April 2023Celtic3–2RangersxG 1.09–0.69
2 January 2023Rangers2–2CelticxG 2.00–1.17
3 September 2022Celtic4–0RangersxG 1.88–0.79
1 May 2022Celtic1–1RangersxG 1.20–1.43
3 April 2022Rangers1–2CelticxG 1.12–1.47
2 February 2022Celtic3–0RangersxG 1.45–0.43

11 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 4, Celtic won 4, and 3 were drawn. Goals 15–17 and xG 1.04–1.30 per game.

Key players

Rangers

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Morelos141,5171150.770.19
Sakala181,478870.570.27
Colak181,3931310.660.10
Tavernier343,0181580.360.27

Celtic

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Giakoumakis4685610.870.09
Abada101,2651040.530.41
Jota231,93911100.460.40
Furuhashi292,1502420.790.05

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