Rangers, founded in 2012, play at Ibrox Stadium and remain the most familiar domestic rival for Celtic supporters. Their current squad is valued at around £103m by Transfermarkt, with 31 players and an average age of 24.
They sit third in the Premiership, having also reached the League Cup semi-finals, the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, the Champions League qualifying play-offs and the Europa League league phase. The breadth of involvement has not translated into league steadiness, with recent Premiership results including defeats to Hibernian, Celtic, Hearts and Motherwell, either side of high-scoring wins away to Falkirk.
The attacking numbers are still respectable. Rangers average 2.1 goals at Ibrox and 1.9 away, while conceding 1.1 and 1.2 respectively. They have struck first inside 20 minutes in seven of 19 league matches, and their main scoring load has been carried by Youssef Chermiti on 15 goals, James Tavernier on 14 and Bojan Miovski on 13.
For Celtic, the relevance is obvious enough: Rangers are third in the league, still capable of scoring heavily, but carrying the marks of an uneven domestic campaign.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
For Celtic supporters, the contrast is sharp: Rangers score slightly more overall and are more productive away from home, but Celtic have the stronger league position, the better home attack and a tighter home defence. Rangers look dangerous going forward, yet Celtic have the more balanced profile where it matters.
