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31 December 2016 at 12:15

12
Full Time
Premiership · Season 2016
Referee: McLean

Match Summary

Celtic defeated Rangers 2:1. The match was played in Premiership 2016. Goals were scored by K. Miller 12′, M. Dembélé 33′, S. Sinclair 70′. 6 yellow cards were shown. Rangers had 40% possession while Celtic held 60%. Rangers had 9 shots (6 on target) compared to 21 (10 on target) for Celtic. Rangers made 3 substitutions, Celtic made 2.

Match Events

Key match events between Rangers and Celtic — 3 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Rangers
Celtic
Kick Off
K. Miller

assist: J. Tavernier

12′
J. GarnerM. Waghorn
15′
24′Scott Brown
33′
M. Dembélé

assist: S. Sinclair

45′Jozo Simunovic
Half Time
J. WindassJ. Dodoo
65′
66′Mikael Lustig
68′
J. ForrestP. Roberts
70′
S. Sinclair

assist: S. Armstrong

J. HoltH. Forrester
82′
86′
C. McGregorN. Bitton
James Tavernier89′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Rangers had 40% possession against Celtic's 60%. Rangers registered 9 shots (6 on target) while Celtic managed 21 (10 on target). Corner kicks: 4–11. Fouls committed: 18–15.

6Shots on Goal10
3Shots off Goal11
9Total Shots21
0Blocked Shots0
0Shots insidebox0
0Shots outsidebox0
18Fouls15
4Corner Kicks11
2Offsides4
40%Ball Possession60%
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
8Goalkeeper Saves5
0Total passes0
0Passes accurate0
0Passes %0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Rangers have recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. Celtic show 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Rangers

WWDDDW

Celtic

LWDWDW

Head to Head

Rangers and Celtic have met 4 times — Rangers won 1, Celtic won 0, with 3 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Rangers leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 4 meetings. A combined 8 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (5 for the home side, 3 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Rangers are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–2 in 2026.

1

Rangers

3

Drawn

0

Celtic

Goals: 5Goals: 3

Recent Meetings (4)

8 Mar 2026Rangers0 – 0Celtic
1 Mar 2026Rangers2 – 2Celtic
3 Jan 2026Celtic1 – 3Rangers
31 Aug 2025Rangers0 – 0Celtic

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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