Celtic vs Rangers Match Preview


On the 2nd of February, Rangers and Celtic will play a match in Glasgow in a meeting of these two Premiership teams in the ever popular Glasgow derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 2nd placed Celtic is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Dundee United. Abada scored the first goal for Celtic in the 90th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Dundee United couldn’t muster any offence and Celtic ran away with the shutout win. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10 matches, while rangers sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-3 draw against Ross County. Amad Traoré scored the first goal for Rangers in the 5th minute, then Jordan White tied it up for Ross County in the 25th minute . Rangers looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.

In their last match together, in Ibrox Stadium, Rangers won by a score of 1 to 0. Filip Helander struck first for Rangers in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Celtic was frustrated by Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory.

Rangers’s most prolific scorer has been James Tavernier. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Celtic’s top weapon lately has been Liel Abada, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.