Celtic host Rangers at Parkhead in the first league Old Firm derby of the season, just a week after 3-0 drubbing in the League Cup at Ibrox.
Rangers arrive at Celtic Park full of confidence following that League Cup win, their first Old Firm victory under McInnes, while Martin O'Neill's Celtic will be desperate to avoid back-to-back defeats to their biggest rivals. With the away win still fresh in the memory and both sides fielding a mix of new faces in these fixtures this season, expect a physical, feisty affair at Parkhead.
Who is the Betting Favourite in Celtic vs Rangers?
According to latest odds, Celtic are favourites to win the Old Firm derby at Celtic Park, priced at 11/10 in the match-winner market. The draw is available at 13/5, while Rangers are out at 11/5 despite beating Celtic in their most recent cup meeting.
Celtic are the narrow favourites to win. Based on the latest market odds and model estimates, their implied win probability sits around 44%, with Rangers roughly 31% and the draw about 25%.
Celtic vs Rangers Best Betting Tip
Best Bet: James Penrice - Over 1.5 Fouls Committed
Stake: 1pt
Best Odds: 7/5 (Coral)
James Penrice's fouls committed across his last six starts for Rangers read 1, 2, 2, 1, 1 and 2, a run that shows he rarely gets through a match without picking up at least one. His numbers on the road have been even more consistent, with 2, 1 and 1 fouls across his last three away games, and he's averaging 1.58 fouls committed per 90 minutes in the league this season.
Old Firm matches rarely lack physicality, and a full-back tasked with dealing with Celtic's wide threat at Parkhead is unlikely to be an exception. With Penrice's rate already close to this line even in calmer fixtures, 7/5 for him to commit two or more fouls in a derby of this intensity looks a fair price.
Celtic vs Rangers Bet Builder Tip
Our Bet Builder Tip includes the following legs for the Celtic vs Rangers game:
- Both Teams To Score - Yes
- Findlay Curtis - Over 1.5 Fouls Won
- Cameron Devlin - To Be Shown A Card
- Emmanuel Fernandez - Over 1.5 Fouls
Best Odds: 10/1 (bet365)
The first leg backs both teams to score, a market that has landed in four of the last five meetings between these two sides, with over 3.5 goals also hitting in four of those same five encounters. Old Firm games have a habit of producing goals at both ends regardless of the form either side is in coming into it.
The second leg looks at Findlay Curtis for over 1.5 fouls won, a line he's cleared in three of his last four appearances. His fouls won tally across his last five starts reads 2, 2, 3, 4 and 1, and away from home specifically his last three games have produced 2, 3 and 4, showing he's a player capable of drawing contact wherever he lines up.
The third leg backs Cameron Devlin to be shown a card. He's picked up a yellow and a red across his last five appearances, and his fouls committed in his last four starts read 2, 3, 3 and 4, a rising trend that points to a player increasingly involved in the game's physical side. A high-stakes derby is exactly the kind of stage where that combativeness tends to catch a referee's eye.
The final leg backs Emmanuel Fernandez for over 1.5 fouls. His numbers across his last 10 starts read 3, 0, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2 and 2, and his last nine away starts have produced 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1 and 0, showing he's rarely far from this mark even when the games are quieter than this one promises to be.
Celtic vs Rangers Player Prop Tip
Best Bet: Findlay Curtis - Over 1.5 Tackles
Best Odds: 5/4 (bet365)
Stake: 1pt
Findlay Curtis' tackle numbers across his last five starts read 2, 3, 3, 4 and 0, and away from home his last four appearances have produced 3, 3, 4 and 1, a spread that shows he's capable of putting in a heavy defensive shift even from an attacking role.
Given the rivalry on show at Parkhead, expect tackles to fly in from both sides all afternoon. With Curtis already showing he can clear this mark regularly, 5/4 for him to make two or more tackles looks a solid way to finish the card.
