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Scottish League Cup | Final
Dec 15, 2024 at 3.30pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Rangers logo

Celtic
3 - 3
Rangers

Taylor (56'), Maeda (60'), Kuhn (87')
Furuhashi (67'), Carter-Vickers (90+2'), Scales (93')
FT
(aet)
Bajrami (41'), Diomande (75'), Danilo (88')
Balogun (24'), Jefte (44'), Raskin (90+1'), Tavernier (90+4'), Hamza (95'), Dessers (102'), Sterling (107'), Hagi (111')
Celtic win 4-4 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Celtic and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Celtic and Rangers' injury and suspension news ahead of the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish League Cup
Last Game: Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Celtic
Tuesday, December 10 at 5.45pm in Champions League

Rangers

All competitions
Scottish League Cup
Last Game: Rangers 1-1 Spurs
Thursday, December 12 at 8pm in Europa League

We say: Celtic 2-0 Rangers

 While Rangers are in improved form over the past weeks, Celtic have been an unstoppable force this season, and we believe they will continue their strong run with a win here to lift the cup. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 57.32%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Rangers had a probability of 21.22%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.66%) and 1-0 (8.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.86%), while for a Rangers win it was 1-2 (5.62%).

Result
CelticDrawRangers
57.32% (0.067 0.07) 21.46% (-0.0039999999999978 -0) 21.22% (-0.061 -0.06)
Both teams to score 58.82% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.77% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)39.23% (0.062999999999995 0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.43% (-0.067 -0.07)61.56% (0.068000000000005 0.07)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.48%13.51% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.44% (0.00099999999999767 0)40.56%
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.01% (-0.091999999999999 -0.09)31.99% (0.094000000000001 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.55% (-0.105 -0.11)68.45% (0.10599999999999 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 57.32%
    Rangers 21.22%
    Draw 21.46%
CelticDrawRangers
2-1 @ 9.87% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-0 @ 8.66% (0.026000000000002 0.03)
1-0 @ 8.65% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
3-1 @ 6.58% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 5.78% (0.017 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.75% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.29% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 2.89% (0.008 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.88% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-1 @ 1.32% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-0 @ 1.16% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 3.49%
Total : 57.32%
1-1 @ 9.86% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 5.62% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.32% (0.013000000000001 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.43% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 21.46%
1-2 @ 5.62% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-1 @ 4.93% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 2.81% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.14% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.14% (-0.01 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.07% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 21.22%

How you voted: Celtic vs Rangers

Celtic
75.9%
Draw
8.0%
Rangers
16.1%
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Celtic
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Rangers
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Johnston (21'), Kuhn (72'), Taylor (89'), Engels (90+3')

Jefte (19'), Diomande (21'), Sterling (37'), Dessers (68'), Lawrence (69')
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McGregor (41'), Hart (59'), Idah (64'), Forrest (68'), Taylor (73'), Raskin (90+2')

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