Scottish Premiership 2026-2027 Knockout phase Sun, Sep 20 2026 · 12:00 Celtic Park, Glasgow
Celtic
0–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.71 – 1.23
Rangers
  • 33’ Ryan Don Naderi
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xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Naderi goal decides it for Rangers

Rangers won 1–0 through a Naderi goal. Rangers finished with the higher xG (1.23 vs 0.71). On the chances created, Celtic deserved more: 0.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

We did not publish a forecast for this match.

Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. SterlingRangers
8.9
  • RefereeJohn Beaton
  • CoachesMartin O’Neill · Derek McInnes
  • VenueCeltic Park

Timeline

  1. E. FernandezYellow card · Foul
    4’
  2. Ryan Don Naderi 0–1
    33’
  3. ⇄ K. HøghFor L. McCowan
    45’
  4. Half time · 0–1
  5. M. KimYellow card · Foul
    57’
  6. ⇄ J. ForrestFor E. Nygren
    63’
  7. ⇄ H. HassanFor K. Tierney
    71’
  8. ⇄ S. TounektiFor Camilo Duran
    71’
  9. ⇄ F. CurtisFor M. Kim
    71’
  10. ⇄ B. BouananiFor D. Gassama
    72’
  11. C. McGregorYellow card · Foul
    73’
  12. S. TounektiYellow card · Dissent
    74’
  13. VAR O. MakhanyaGoal cancelled
    75’
  14. ⇄ B. GodfreyFor J. Penrice
    76’
  15. B. BouananiYellow card · Time Wasting
    88’
  16. ⇄ T. ChukwuaniFor D. Neil
    88’
  17. ⇄ C. DevlinFor K. Kelsy
    89’
  18. ⇄ Shumaira MheukaFor L. Scales
    89’
  19. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Celtic5 shots · 4 in box, 1 outside
Rangers15 shots · 10 in box, 5 outside
CelticRangers
55% Possession 45%
0.71 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
0.94 Expected points (xPts) 1.76
5 Shots 15
1 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 3
4 Shots inside the box 10
1 Shots outside the box 5
434 Passes 359
74% Pass accuracy 70%
8 Corners 4
6 Goalkeeper saves 1
16 Fouls 19
3 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.08 Team rating 7.17

Line-ups

Celtic 3-4-2-1

17.3 V. Sinisalo(G)
56.7 L. Scales ↓89’ 67.2 A. Trusty 208.7 C. Carter-Vickers
636.9 K. Tierney ↓71’ 227.2 M. Baur 427.0 C. McGregor 517.2 C. Donovan
86.3 E. Nygren ↓63’ 146.3 L. McCowan ↓45’
116.9 Camilo Duran ↓71’
  • 1V. Sinisalo (G)7.3
  • 5L. Scales↓89’6.7
  • 6A. Trusty7.2
  • 20C. Carter-Vickers8.7
  • 63K. Tierney↓71’6.9
  • 22M. Baur7.2
  • 42C. McGregor7.0
  • 51C. Donovan7.2
  • 8E. Nygren↓63’6.3
  • 14L. McCowan↓45’6.3
  • 11Camilo Duran↓71’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 49J. Forrest↑63’6.9
  • 17S. Tounekti↑71’6.7
  • 9K. Høgh↑45’6.3
  • 23H. Hassan↑71’7.0
  • 29Shumaira Mheuka↑89’

Unused: S. Johnstone, A. Ralston, D. Murray, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Coach: Martin O’Neill

Rangers 4-4-1-1

17.5 I. Pandur(G)
296.9 J. Penrice ↓76’ 246.9 O. Makhanya 376.9 E. Fernandez 218.9★ D. Sterling
236.9 D. Gassama ↓72’ 437.9 N. Raskin 67.3 D. Neil ↓88’ 106.7 M. Kim ↓71’
206.7 Ryan Don Naderi
196.3 K. Kelsy ↓89’
  • 1I. Pandur (G)7.5
  • 29J. Penrice↓76’6.9
  • 24O. Makhanya6.9
  • 37E. Fernandez6.9
  • 21D. Sterling ★8.9
  • 23D. Gassama↓72’6.9
  • 43N. Raskin7.9
  • 6D. Neil↓88’7.3
  • 10M. Kim↓71’6.7
  • 20Ryan Don Naderi6.7
  • 19K. Kelsy↓89’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 4B. Godfrey↑76’6.9
  • 14C. Devlin↑89’
  • 42T. Chukwuani↑88’
  • 52F. Curtis↑71’6.9
  • 26B. Bouanani↑72’6.6

Unused: L. Kelly, R. McCrorie, V. Dragojević, B. Miovski

Coach: Derek McInnes

Player stats

Top rated
D. SterlingRangers8.9
2nd
C. Carter-VickersCeltic8.7
3rd
N. RaskinRangers7.9

Celtic

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Sinisalo G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 58% 31 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
L. Scales D 89 0 0 2 (0) 0 71% 51 2 2 0/0 1/2 6.7
A. Trusty D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 62 2 0 0/0 1/2 7.2
C. Carter-Vickers D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 72 4 0 0/0 1/3 8.7
K. Tierney D 71 0 0 1 (0) 0 62% 29 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
M. Baur M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 31 4 1 0/3 2/2 7.2
C. McGregor M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 49 6 2 1/1 2/1 7.0
C. Donovan M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 70% 40 3 1 0/0 2/0 7.2
E. Nygren F 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 22 0 0 0/1 1/2 6.3
L. McCowan M 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 46% 13 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
Camilo Duran F 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 1 0 0/0 2/4 6.9
J. Forrest M 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 1 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
S. Tounekti F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 3 0 0/3 0/0 6.7
K. Høgh F 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 14 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
H. Hassan F 19 0 0 0 (0) 2 67% 6 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.0
Shumaira Mheuka F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Rangers

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Pandur G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 36% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
J. Penrice D 76 0 0 2 (2) 0 56% 16 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.9
O. Makhanya D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 66% 38 1 1 2/2 3/0 6.9
E. Fernandez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 32 0 1 0/1 1/1 6.9
D. Sterling D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 36 4 0 0/0 0/2 8.9
D. Gassama F 72 0 0 1 (0) 2 61% 18 1 0 2/3 0/2 6.9
N. Raskin M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 51 3 0 0/0 2/2 7.9
D. Neil M 88 0 0 1 (1) 2 78% 41 2 0 0/2 2/3 7.3
M. Kim F 71 0 0 2 (1) 1 83% 23 0 0 5/8 3/1 6.7
Ryan Don Naderi F 90 1 0 3 (2) 1 70% 23 3 1 0/4 4/0 6.7
K. Kelsy F 89 0 0 2 (1) 2 75% 16 0 1 0/0 4/0 6.3
B. Godfrey D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
C. Devlin M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 1 0/0 0/0 —
T. Chukwuani M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 —
F. Curtis M 19 0 0 1 (1) 1 83% 6 0 0 0/2 0/3 6.9
B. Bouanani M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 10 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.