Celtic are the leading scorers in the Scottish Premiership with 102 goals, averaging exactly 3.0 per game.

The Hoops might have failed to win any of their last three against Rangers in normal time, but they have managed to score two in 90 minutes on 2 occasions in these fixtures, while they also netted three times against the Gers in the first clash of the season back on 1st September.

Rangers have been lamentable at the back in recent weeks. They have conceded at least two goals in ten of their last 12 matches across Premiership and Europa League action. This run includes conceding a couple against the likes of St Mirren, Motherwell and Hibs in home fixtures.

Barry Ferguson’s side have been lacking consistency in selection at the back, heightening their problems here. Leon Balogun might be back for this game but they are lacking in players who have been consistently fit over the last six to eight weeks.

Celtic are the Premiership side that wins most corners by a comfortable margin. They pick up an average of 8.79 per match while Rangers come in second with 6.56 per games, rising to 7.88 when playing at home.

A sizeable 81% of Rangers home matches this season have had at least ten corners while 71% of Celtic away games have trigged with figure.

Previous matches between these sides this season point to a high corner count. In the league this season, their matches have produced 11, 12 and 13 corners, while there were 14 in the League Cup final, albeit that was over 120 minutes.

This should be a relatively open match, with little tangible on the game, allowing both teams to adopt a comparatively relaxed approach for the type of game this is. This should see more broken play, potentially leading to a higher corner count.

Nicolas Raskin is Rangers’ foul leader in the Premiership this season, having picked up 44 across the campaign to date. The Belgian midfielder stands joint 6th in the Premiership in this category this season.

Raskin is accumulating fouls at an average of 1.73 per 90, which is the highest figure among regular starters in the Rangers team.

He picked up two fouls in the previous match between the clubs and has been a regular when it comes to giving away multiple free kicks in a game. He has given up at least two fouls in fouls of the last 11 games and notably committed four fouls last weekend against St Mirren.

The manager wants a committed and aggressive approach, and the all-action midfielder is the type of player who will take this to heart.

He's a player who is very rarely replaced during a game. Almost always plays 90 minutes.

Cerny is joint 3rd in the Premiership when it comes to total shots, with the attacker posting an impressive 82, just a couple behind the league-leaders, one of whom is Rangers club-mate Hamza Igamane, who may well start this game on the bench.

He has mustered 3.42 shots per 90 across the league campaign, which rates third among Rangers players who have played at least 900 minutes.

It is very rare for him to fail to have at least two shots. In his last 25 Rangers starts, he has managed a couple of efforts on 23 occasions. Included in this run was the 3-0 victory over Celtic on 2nd January, when he had four shots, including one on target.

Although he has been carrying an injury lately, the light recent schedule should mean he is close to full fitness for this match. He was only a replacement against St Mirren last weekend, his only competitive action in more than a fortnight.

Maeda has been unstoppable for Celtic in recent weeks, thriving since the offensive responsibility was passed to him due to the sale of Kyogo Furuhashi. He has had at least one shot on target in each of his last 12 starts in the Premiership.

He may only have 28 shots on target this season, a rate of 1.10 per 90, but that has picked up dramatically during this extended run of excellent form.

Maeda will be fuelled to have efforts at goal due to a fine run of form that has seen him score 12 times in his last 11 starts.

He has scored in three of four matches against Rangers this season.

The Japanase international a player who has typically been given a lot of game time. The only time he’s been taken off before 70 minutes have been played in 2025 was during an uncharacteristically poor display against St Johnstone. More typically goes the full 90.

History shows that Rangers are more likely to pick up a high card count in this clash than Celtic. Over the course of the Premiership campaign, the Gers have received 68 cards whereas their opponents have picked up a meagre 30.

Across the four matches between the clubs this season, Rangers have seen 18 cards compared to the nine of Celtic. In three of these games, the Ibrox club have picked up more yellow cards than their opponents, with the other fixture ending 2-2 in this regard.

Referee Nick Walsh has been lenient towards Celtic in the recent fixtures he has officiated. Celtic have not received a single card in each of the last two matches he has overseen that have involved them.

Walsh is typically a referee with a high card count, which points to the team doing the most defending receiving a greater number of cards. In this case, that will very probably be Rangers.

Nicolas Raskin is tied top of Rangers’ standings when it comes to card count in the Premiership this season, having picked up eight thus far this term. He is level with Robin Propper, but the Dutch defender is an unlikely starter in this game.

Raskin’s high foul count is liable to bring him to the attention of the referee in an unwanted manner. He has a reputation, too, for tough tackling, meaning that he could get booked either for persistent fouling or one-off challenges.

The Belgian has already been booked in two of the last three outings against Celtic this season, including the previous match between the teams at Ibrox.

He has been cautioned in three of the last six games he has played (including a Belgium international fixture), so he certainly has form for picking up cards in recent times.

One thing that Old Firm matches have not been short on this season is goals. Across the four games that these sides have played this term, there have been 15 strikes within the regulation 90 minutes, with each clash providing at least three.

Rangers have been surprisingly capable when it comes to puncturing Celtic’s usually reliable defence, netting on at least three occasions in the last three clashes between these sides, albeit the League Cup final went to extra-time to allow them to do so.

The home side’s defence is also miserable, though. They have conceded at least two goals in ten of their last 12 matches, suggesting that the Celtic forward could have a field day.

The Hoops’ are certainly not short of goals this season, scoring 102 so far in Premiership action at a rate of 3.0 per game.