Celtic seizes a 2-1 win against Rangers. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Celtic prevailed over Rangers to win 2-1. A goal from J. Tavernier was decisive in the 88min.

December 31, 2023

GLASGOW. Celtic beat Rangers to win 2-1. A goal from J. Tavernier was decisive in the 88min. It was Celtic to strike first with a goal of Paulo Bernardo at the 25′. Then Kyogo Furuhashi scored again for Celtic in the 47′ minute. Eventually, James Tavernier reduced the distance for Rangers (88′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Celtic made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

Leon Balogun received a red card (71′). This red card was one of the reason why Rangers lost the match.

The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh with the assistance of Graeme Stewart and Calum Spence. The 4th official was Kevin Clancy. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 2.43 degrees Celsius or 36.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Celtic

2 - 1

Rangers

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

12 Total 14
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 6

111 Attack 96
51 Dangerous attack 39
0 Ball safe 0

15 Free Kicks 21
0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

18 Total 14
7 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Celtic was in firm control of the ball 56% while Rangers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.

Celtic shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rangers shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Celtic received 7 yellow cards (Maik Nawrocki, Callum McGregor , Paulo Bernardo, Hyeon-gyu Oh, David Turnbull, Matt O’Riley and Alistair Johnston). Talking about the opposition, Rangers received 4 yellow cards (Connor Goldson, John Souttar, Dujon Sterling and Philippe Clement).

Also, Rangers didn’t end the match with 11 players after Leon Balogun (Rangers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (71′).

Match Timeline

Alistair Johnston- Yellow

17'

Paulo Bernardo(goal)

25'

Paulo Bernardo- Yellow

26'

Maik Nawrocki- sub ->Stephen Welsh

35'

Matt O'Riley- Yellow

40'

Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)Matt O\'Riley

47'

59'

Dujon Sterling- Yellow

69'

K. Dowell- sub ->Todd Cantwell

70'

Scott Wright- sub ->Abdallah Sima

71'

Leon Balogun- Red

77'

J. Souttar- sub ->John Lundstram

80'

83'

Hyeon-gyu Oh- sub ->Kyogo Furuhashi

83'

Callum McGregor - Yellow

85'

Maik Nawrocki- Yellow

87'

88'

James Tavernier(goal)

90'

Connor Goldson- Yellow

Hyeon-gyu Oh- Yellow

90'

J. Souttar- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Celtic has 51 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Rangers will stays with 43 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away against St. Mirren on the 2nd of January with a 36-3 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (5 draws).

Rangers will play away against Hibernian on the 16th of December with a 33-8 head to head record in favor of Rangers (10 draws).

Celtic – Formation

Celtic

Joe Hart 1.England

6.7

Alistair Johnston 2.Canada

7.0

17'

G. Taylor 3.Scotland

7.1

Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland

7.1

Stephen Welsh 57.Scotland

6.8

35'

Paulo Bernardo 28.Portugal

7.5

71'

26'

25'

Matt O'Riley 33.England

6.7

40'

Callum McGregor 42.Scotland

7.5

85'

Luis Palma 7.Honduras

7.5

83'

Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan

7.7

83'

47'

Daizen Maeda 38.Japan

6.3

83'

Substitutes

Scott Bain 29.Scotland

Maik Nawrocki 17.Poland

7.3

35'

87'

A. Ralston 56.Scotland

D. Turnbull 14.Scotland

7.0

71'

80'

Reo Hatate 41.Japan

Liel Abada 11.Israel

6.7

83'

Hyun-jun Yang 13.South Korea

Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea

6.7

83'

90'

Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland

6.8

83'

Celtic adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart (6.7), Alistair Johnston (7.0), Stephen Welsh (6.8), Liam Scales (7.1), Greg Taylor (7.1), Matt O’Riley (6.7), Callum McGregor (7.5), Paulo Bernardo (7.5), Daizen Maeda (6.3), Kyogo Furuhashi (7.7) and Luis Palma (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Liel Abada (6.7), Hyun-jun Yang, David Turnbull (7.0), Maik Nawrocki (7.3), Hyeon-gyu Oh (6.7), Scott Bain, Reo Hatate , Anthony Ralston and Mikey Johnston (6.8).

Celtic could not rely on the presence of Maik Nawrocki (injured).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Stephen Welsh for Maik Nawrocki (35′), Paulo Bernardo for David Turnbull (71′), Daizen Maeda for Mikey Johnston (83′), Luis Palma for Liel Abada (83′) and Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyeon-gyu Oh (83′).

Player of the match: Kyogo Furuhashi

The most impressive player for Celtic was Kyogo Furuhashi.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers

Jack Butland 1.England

6.8

James Tavernier 2.England

8.5

88'

Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey

6.8

Connor Goldson 6.England

6.3

90'

Leon Balogun 27.Nigeria

6.0

71'

John Lundstram 4.England

7.3

77'

Todd Cantwell 13.England

6.6

69'

Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal

6.7

70'

Dujon Sterling 21.England

7.3

59'

R. McCausland 45.Northern Ireland

7.0

Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria

7.0

Substitutes

Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland

J. Souttar 5.Scotland

6.7

77'

90'

L. King 38.Scotland

A. Devine 44.Scotland

J. Cifuentes 15.Ecuador

K. Dowell 20.England

6.8

69'

Scott Wright 23.Scotland

6.6

70'

Sam Lammers 14.Netherlands

Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales

Also Rangers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Philippe Clement played with: Jack Butland (6.8), James Tavernier (8.5), Connor Goldson (6.3), Leon Balogun (6.0), Rıdvan Yılmaz (6.8), Dujon Sterling (7.3), John Lundstram (7.3), Ross McCausland (7.0), Todd Cantwell (6.6), Abdallah Sima (6.7) and Cyriel Dessers (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: John Souttar (6.7), Sam Lammers, José Cifuentes, Rabbi Matondo, Kieran Dowell (6.8), Scott Wright (6.6), Robby McCrorie, Leon King and Adam Devine.