Rangers, founded in 2012, play at Ibrox Stadium and remain the domestic reference point Celtic supporters measure with a cool eye rather than a soft one. Their recent honours give the current club its outline: the 2020/2021 Premiership title and 2021/2022 Scottish Cup sit within a record of four Premiership titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups.
The squad is substantial rather than lean: 33 players, with an average age of 24, and a market value of around £114.5m according to Transfermarkt. Lawrence Shankland has been the main scorer so far with four goals, followed by Ryan Naderi on three, while Thelo Aasgaard, Vanja Dragojević and Djeidi Gassama have each added one.
Their league form has tightened after a stumble at Ibrox against Hibernian. Wins over Motherwell, Falkirk and Aberdeen followed, with the away numbers currently a little tidier than the home ones: 1.3 goals scored and 0.7 conceded per match on the road, against one scored and one conceded at Ibrox. They have struck first inside 20 minutes in eight of 19 league matches, a useful habit even when the football is not especially lavish.
The wider season has already taken in a League Cup quarter-final, the third qualifying round of the Europa League, and the play-off round of Conference League qualifying. In the 2026-27 Premiership, Rangers sit fourth with 10 points after five rounds, with 28 matches still to play.
📈 Key stats and insights
⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Compared with Celtic, Rangers are the lesser attacking side — Celtic score far more, particularly away — while Rangers' defensive numbers are respectable and their away defence even slightly more compact; overall Celtic have the clear edge in firepower, whereas Rangers' best chance is to make matches tight and rely on defensive organisation and set pieces.
