Rangers, founded in 2012, play at Ibrox Stadium and remain the fixture in Scottish football Celtic supporters study most closely. Their modern honours record includes a 2020/21 Premiership title and the 2021/22 Scottish Cup, with four Premiership titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups in total.
The current squad is valued at around £114.5m by Transfermarkt, with 33 players and an average age of 24. That gives them depth on paper, though paper has been known to tolerate a fair amount at Ibrox.
In the 2026/27 Premiership, they sit fourth with 10 points after five matches. Recent league form has steadied, with wins over Motherwell, Falkirk and Aberdeen following a defeat to Hibernian and a draw at Dundee United. They also reached the League Cup quarter-finals, the Europa League qualifying third round and the Conference League qualifying play-off round.
Their scoring has been functional rather than lavish. Lawrence Shankland leads with four goals, followed by Ryan Naderi on three, while Thelo Aasgaard, Vanja Dragojević and Djeidi Gassama have also contributed. They have scored first inside 20 minutes in eight of 19 league matches, a useful habit if not yet the mark of full control.
At Ibrox this season they are averaging 1 goal scored and 1 conceded per match, while away from home the figures sit at 1.3 scored and 0.7 conceded. For Celtic, their relevance is unchanged: a direct domestic rival with resources, pressure and enough volatility to make every meeting carry weight.
