Celtic v Rangers in Scottish Premiership top of the table clash – live text & radio

  • Celtic haven’t lost any of the three league meetings between themselves and Rangers this season (W2 D1); the Hoops last avoided defeat in four league Old Firm derbies in a single season in 2017-18.

  • Rangers have lost each of their last three league visits to rivals Celtic, last losing four in a row from February 2011 to September 2016.

  • Rangers haven’t lost the final league Old Firm derby in any of the last five Scottish Premiership seasons (W4 D1), last doing so in 2017-18 when they lost 5-0 at Celtic Park.

  • Celtic have won seven of their last eight home league games (D1), including each of their last four in a row while scoring 3+ goals each time (16 goals – 4 per game).

  • Only Motherwell (19) have recovered more points from losing positions in the Scottish Premiership this season than Rangers (14), while the Gers have dropped the fewest points from winning positions in the division this term (3).

  • After losing 2-1 in December, Philippe Clement could be the fifth Rangers manager to lose both of his first two away league games in charge of the club at rivals Celtic, after Jock Wallace, John Greig, Ally McCoist, and Steven Gerrard.

  • Kyogo Furuhashi has scored in each of his last three home league games for Celtic (4 goals), while he has never previously scored in four in a row at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership. Furuhashi also has three goals in his last two home league games against Rangers.

  • James Tavernier has been directly involved in six of Rangers’ last 10 league goals against Celtic (5 goals, 1 assist), scoring each of their last three at Celtic Park. Indeed, he has 10 goal involvements (6 goals, 4 assists) in Old Firm derbies in the Scottish Premiership since Rangers’ promotion in 2016 – the joint-most of any player (level with Odsonne Édouard).

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