Celtic vs Rangers Prediction: An exciting huge week 31 fixture

This match will take place at Celtic Park and feature the top two clubs in the Scottish Premiership, Celtic and Rangers, going head-to-head. The home clubs now sit atop the league standings, with the Rangers on the road in second place.

Celtic - home team are confident of winning

Fans of Celtic will be hoping for a victory similar to their most recent one, which was a 2-0 triumph against Ross County in the Premier League. During that match, Celtic controlled possession for 75% of the game and had 28 shots on goal, with 9 of those shots hitting the target. Jota in the 45th minute and Alexandro Bernabei in the 95th minute scored goals for Celtic. On the other hand, Ross County had eight shots on goal, only two of which were successful in hitting the target. Recently, Celtic's offense has been quite potent, as seen by the fact that they have scored 18 goals against their rivals over the course of their most recent six meetings. Celtic have also been on the receiving end of a total of four goals in those contests.

Rangers - Rangers will stoop too low here

Rangers are coming into this matchup on the heels of a victory in their most recent Premiership match, which saw them defeat Dundee United by a score of 2-0. Rangers had 77% possession of the ball during that match and 28 shots on goal, with only 7 of those shots being on target. Malik Tillman was the one who scored for the Rangers in the 38th and 55th minutes. Dundee United, the team they were playing against, had nine shots on goal, with four of them finding the target. A least of three goals have been scored in each of the previous five and a half Rangers games, which totals six total matches. During that span of time, the number of goals that were scored per game on average was 3.83, while the number of goals that Rangers scored on average was 2.83.

Head-2-Head Statistics

While looking at the statistics before the game, it is clear that Celtic have not been defeated in the league by Rangers in any of their most recent five matches. In addition, the host club has not suffered a defeat in any of their previous 40 league matches played at home. Rangers have not been victorious against Celtic in any of the four league games played away from home against them recently. Also, the away team have gone unbeaten in their last nine league matches played away from home.

Expert Betting Tips

Although Celtic are a small favorite to win this match, we think that a bet on a 1-1 draw is the best option since we feel that the two sides will end up sharing the spoils as they are currently performing at a very high level.