Celtic vs Rangers

Celtic host Rangers at Celtic Park with top spot on the line. The league leaders' perfect six-win start and five-point cushion look shakier after Rangers thrashed them 3-0 in a recent League Cup tie. Celtic arrive off back-to-back defeats, having lost that cup clash before falling 3-1 to Ferencvaros in Europe, while Rangers have won five straight and seven of their last eight matches. Kevin Kelsy has emerged as Rangers' focal point up front, scoring in the League Cup win, with Ryan Naderi also unsettling defenses from behind the striker. Injuries bite both sides: Celtic are missing Alistair Johnston, Callum Osmand and Jota, with Yang Hyun-jun away at the Asian Games. Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland is out with a hamstring tear, and Youssef Chermiti is sidelined with a cruciate injury. History favors the hosts, who've lost only twice at home to Rangers in twelve meetings, but the visitors carry real momentum. Our prediction: 2-1