Rangers have won only three of 10 matches under Russell Martin, including three draws in three league matches.

They are coming in off the back of a humiliating 6-0 loss against Club Brugge which will be difficult to recover from mentally and physically after playing more than 80 minutes with 10 men. Morale appears crushed, with manager Russell Martin calling his players out publicly on a regular basis.

Celtic are yet to concede a single goal in the Premiership or the Champions League this season.

With Adam Idah having been sold, Daizen Maeda is set to play through the middle for Celtic. They tended to look at their best last season when this was the case.

Nygren posts 10 shots in total for the season in the Premiership – the 2nd-highest tally behind Hearts’ Claudio Braga. He is joint-3rd in terms of shots on target (six), with 1.75 per 90.

Has had at least one shot on target in four of five appearances for Celtic, having exactly two in each of his last two outings for the Glasgow giants.

He scored twice against Livingston from the right wing and could be deployed in that role again, given Rangers are clearly weak in the left back area.

Has at least one shot on target in each of his three Premiership outings for Rangers. He has had at least one shot on target in six of nine appearances since arriving in the summer.

Rangers are likely to target Celtic’s right back area as a point of weakness with first-choice Alistair Johnston out injured. This means Gassama should get plenty of the ball.

Taken off at half time in midweek, suggests that he was being preserved for this match, as he has been a standout performer for Rangers in the early weeks of the season.

Rangers’ defence is likely to give up plenty of scoring opportunities to their opponents. They have conceded 12 in their last four games.

The hosts have only failed to score in one game this season, which was in Brugge in midweek. Going down to 10 men in the first 10 minutes had a good deal to do with this. Having scored in their last nine against Celtic, expect that run to continue.

Recently, this is a fixture that has a strong track record of goals. Only two of the last nine have failed to see at least three goals.

Celtic right back Antony Ralston is an enormous price to be shown a yellow card given that he’s up against Djeidi Gassama, who has been one of the few success stories in the Rangers team so far this season.

The winger has been direct and has a habit of drawing fouls – he has already won nine in three Premiership appearances (3.1 per 90). The Frenchman is also likely to see plenty of the ball, given that Ralston is likely to be picked out as a weak link in the Hoops’ rearguard.

The Celtic right back, who starts because of injury to Alistair Johnston, has been booked three times in 13 appearances against Rangers and faces a tricky assignment here.

The left back area has been a problem position for Rangers all season, and the arrival of Brentford youngster Jayden Meghoma on loan appears to have made little immediate impact. In midweek, he was guilty of giving away three fouls against Club Brugge and saw yellow.

Now the 19-year-old will be tasked with performing in the UK’s fiercest derby in a game that will be played under a particularly charged atmosphere. His nerve will be tested like never before.

Celtic, meanwhile, need a shakeup in attack, so it would be little surprise to see Arne Engels replace James Forrest on the right wing. The Belgian has already earned 1.54 fouls per 90 in the league playing as a substitute. Don’t be surprised to see a yellow card in this battle.

The Celtic captain is generally a pretty reserved figure when it comes to picking up cards, yet he already has two in six appearances this season, including the Hoops’ only previous away league game.

Rangers, meanwhile, bring out the dog in him. He has seen 13 cards in 43 matches against the Gers. This is by far and away his worst disciplinary record against any one opponent, with Aberdeen (eight cards in 44) and Kilmarnock (four cards in 32) coming next.

With this match being at Ibrox, there will be particular pressure on referee Don Robertson to book Celtic players coming from the crowd, while the possession style that Rangers are trying to employ could lure him into a meaty challenge or two.

McGregor has been booked in four of his last six league matches at the home of the Light Blues, so he looks strong value.