Rangers, founded in 2012 and based at Ibrox Stadium, remain the fixture on Celtic’s domestic calendar that needs least explanation. Their recent honours are the 2020/21 Premiership and the 2021/22 Scottish Cup, part of a wider record of four Premiership titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups.
The squad is valued at around £113m by Transfermarkt, with 34 players and an average age of 24. That gives them scale and depth, though not yet the league position to match.
In the 2026/27 Premiership, Rangers are seventh with one point at this early stage. Their recent league run has been uneven: a 1-1 draw at Dundee United, a 5-2 win at Falkirk, and defeats against Hibernian, Celtic, Hearts and Motherwell. The 3-1 loss at Celtic sits plainly enough in that sequence.
Their season has also included the League Cup second round and the third qualifying round of the Europa League. In league play, they have scored first inside 20 minutes in seven of 19 matches, while their away figures sit at one goal scored and one conceded per match.
For Celtic supporters, Rangers remain the main domestic rival: well-resourced, young in squad profile, and currently trying to turn early inconsistency into something more durable.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Celtic have the clearer defensive edge, with clean home and away concession figures compared with a Rangers profile that is already leaking more on the road. In attack, neither side has produced a convincing early league sample, but Rangers' recent games have been far more open, which should interest Celtic supporters looking for where the control of the match may sit.
