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Scottish PremiershipSaturday 3 January 2026 ·

Celtic vs Rangers result and stats

58%
test home win
1–3
full time
22%
draw
20%
test away win
Win probability: home 58%, draw 22%, away 20%

Match report

GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Rangers won 3–1 away at Celtic in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday 3 January 2026. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Celtic 58%, the draw 22% and Rangers 20%, so an away win had a 20% chance. It would have been an upset.

GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC

Match stats

CERA
21
Shots
9
9
On target
4
8
Corners
5
13
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
0
1
Half-time goals
0

Referee: S Steven

Recent form

Celtic
L @ Motherwell0–2 · 30 Dec
W @ Livingston4–2 · 27 Dec
W v Aberdeen3–1 · 21 Dec
L @ Dundee United1–2 · 17 Dec
L v Hearts1–2 · 7 Dec
Rangers
W v St Mirren2–1 · 30 Dec
W v Motherwell1–0 · 27 Dec
L @ Hearts1–2 · 21 Dec
W v Hibernian1–0 · 15 Dec
W @ Kilmarnock3–0 · 6 Dec

Head to head

In 17 league meetings since 2021, Celtic won 8, Rangers won 4 and 5 were drawn; the most recent, on 31 Aug 2025, was a 0–0 draw.

Rangers 0–0 Celtic31 Aug 2025
Rangers 1–1 Celtic4 May 2025
Celtic 2–3 Rangers16 Mar 2025
Rangers 3–0 Celtic2 Jan 2025
Celtic 3–0 Rangers1 Sep 2024
Celtic 2–1 Rangers11 May 2024

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