Celtic take on the visitors Rangers at “Celtic Park” in the “The Old Firm Derby” within the round 22 of the Scottish Premiership. The match will be played in Glasgow on Saturday, December 30th.
Celtic are the single leaders of the Scottish Premiership. The team has been the obvious favourites of the domestic tournaments for a few years already. The club looks very strong at the home ground, having got not a single loss together with seven triumphs and three draws there. The club has scored 26 goals so far, which is the best result, while conceded only seven goals instead in 10 clashes played in face of its supporters. Like offense, like defense demonstrates tremendous competitive form, being ready to scale new heights. Celtic have no serious opponents in the elite division, having earned three confident wins in three latest battles: the side broke Aberdeen 3:0, Dundee FC 2:0 and Partick 2:0. Still, it should be mentioned that on the 17th of December “The Celts” were beaten by Hearts with 0:4 scoreline.
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In their turn, Rangers are sitting now on the third position in the Premiership table. The club looks quite solid on the road, having deserved seven victories and two draws in 10 away fights. The team has scored 23 goals which is the best result at away fields among the all elite division participants, however, it has conceded 12 goals which is also quite a lot. It can be said that Rangers’ offense is in a great shape. Nevertheless, the club has managed to pick up just three points in three latest encounters, moreover, it failed two recent clashes against Kilmarnock 0:1 and St Johnstone 1:3.
It is going to be a tough battle. This is “The Old Firm Derby” and fans will definitely inspire the rivals to move forward, motivation will be over the limits as well. All in all, the teams conducted 313 head-to-heads, resulting in 108 Celtic’s triumphs and 117 victories of Rangers. However, last time the upcoming visitors succeeded was in 2012, therefore, they have strong desire to break that unlucky streak. Celtic are the obvious favourites of the forthcoming derby as the home ground and supporters will surely assist the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Celtic to win with -1.0 Asian handicap.
