Rangers vs Celtic

ScotlandLeague CupQuarter-finals
Rangers

Rangers

LWWWW

13 Sep 2026

13:00
Celtic

Celtic

LWWWW
Ibrox Stadium
N. Walsh
2026/2027

Match Preview

Rangers host Celtic at Ibrox on Sunday in a Scottish League Cup quarter-final, with a semi-final berth on the line in Scottish football's fiercest rivalry. Celtic arrive five points clear atop the Premiership table, while Rangers sit second and chasing hard, giving this Old Firm clash extra weight beyond the cup itself. Both sides go into the tie on four-match winning streaks, having bounced back from recent European setbacks to rediscover domestic form. Bojan Miovski has been the standout for Rangers, scoring a late winner against St Mirren, and manager Derek McInnes will look to him again to break down a Celtic defence missing Alistair Johnston and Jota. Rangers have their own absentees, with Lawrence Shankland, Jose Cifuentes, Youssef Chermiti and Tuur Rommens all sidelined. With both teams in form and little separating them lately, expect a tense, tightly contested match settled by a moment of quality rather than dominance. Our prediction: 2-1.