After their 2-1 away defeat to Hearts effectively ruled them out of the Scottish Premiership title race, Rangers will have to try and play the role of spoiler as they take on rivals Celtic in a crucial Old Firm fixture on Sunday.
The Light Blues could be 10 points off Hearts come this clash while the Bhoys know that they likely need to win all of their remaining games to catch the unlikely league leaders, so this should be an intriguing affair.
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Celtic vs Rangers Tips
- Over 3.5 goals @ 13/10
- Kelechi Iheanacho anytime goalscorer @ 17/10
- Draw @ 27/10
Goals likely in derby clash
Hearts face Motherwell on Saturday with the chance to go 10 points clear of Rangers and six clear of Celtic so this clash could be last chance saloon for the Bhoys as they look to pin back the Jambos, who effectively put Rangers out of the title race last weekend.
Recent derbies have not been kind to Martin O’Neil’s men, who have not won any of the last nine in 90 minutes. Both of these teams are arguably the worst iterations of their squad in recent memory and goals could be on the cards between these old rivals.
Four of Rangers’ last five games have gone over 3.5 goals and there have been some high-scoring recent editions of this fixture.
The two league meetings between the pair already in 2026 have gone over 3.5 goals and a repeat of that could be on the cards, with Rangers desperate to kill off their rivals’ title hopes.
Side with four or more goals to be scored at Celtic Park.
Iheanacho could provide quality
Kelechi Iheanacho’s game time has been severely limited at Celtic thanks to injury but he is a proven goalscorer and has shown it whenever he has played.
The Nigerian netted twice in their recent 6-2 Scottish Cup semi-final win over St Mirren and also scored the crucial winner against Hibs in the league last time out.
Iheanacho is likely to be the Bhoys’ penalty taker when he is on the pitch too so he is well worth siding with to get on the scoresheet in this clash.
Stalemate not ruled out
Rangers would love nothing more than to spoil Celtic’s title charge after their own was ended by back-to-back defeats at the hands of Motherwell and Hearts.
This is a Celtic team dealing with a number of injuries and also a distinct lack of quality, while the Light Blues have been disappointing too.
Five of the last six meetings between these two have finished all square after 90 minutes and the draw looks like a big runner again considering the issues both teams have and the fact that Rangers would hugely dent their rivals title hopes by sharing the spoils.
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