Rangers, founded in 2012 and based at Ibrox Stadium, remain one of the central reference points in Scottish football for Celtic supporters. The setting is familiar, the scrutiny is constant, and the margins are rarely allowed to pass quietly.
Their squad is sizeable rather than sparse: 30 players, with an average age of 24, and a market value of around £103m according to Transfermarkt. They have also had a broad fixture list, reaching the League Cup semi-finals and Scottish Cup quarter-finals, alongside Champions League qualifying play-offs and the Europa League league phase.
The numbers suggest a side still capable of doing damage, particularly at Ibrox, where they average 2.1 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per match. Away from home they remain a reasonable attacking threat, scoring 1.8 per game, though the defensive figure stays at 1.1 conceded. They have struck first inside 20 minutes in six of 19 league matches, which points to a team often able to start quickly, if not always able to control what follows.
James Tavernier leads their scoring with 14 goals, followed by Bojan Miovski on 13 and Youssef Chermiti on 12, with Djeidi Gassama and Thelo Aasgaard also contributing. Recent league form has been poor: defeats to Hibernian, Celtic, Hearts and Motherwell followed earlier wins over Falkirk and Dundee United.
Rangers sit third in the Premiership. For Celtic, their relevance is unchanged: a direct domestic rival with enough attacking quality to matter, but currently carrying the marks of an uneven league campaign.
📈 Key stats and insights
⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Celtic have the table edge in second, and the cleaner home profile: they score slightly more at home and concede fewer there than Rangers. Rangers carry the stronger away attack and a better away defensive figure, but the recent form line is the separator for Celtic supporters — Celtic look more stable, while Rangers look dangerous but increasingly loose.
