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Celtic vs Rangers: Scottish League Cup Prediction
The Scottish League Cup final will feature a classic Scottish football clash between Celtic and Rangers. Rangers are the current holders of the trophy. Will the Celts be able to take the cup away from their main rival? The match will take place at Hampden Park on December 15. Read our prediction for the final match.
Command Analysis
Celtic
ScotlandCurrent form
Celtic continues to be the most successful club in Scotland at the moment. In 12 years, the team has only missed out on the Scottish Premier League title once. Apparently, no one will stop the Celts from taking first place this time either, because after 15 matches, the club is nine points ahead of its closest pursuer, Aberdeen. Incidentally, the White-Greens beat this opponent in the League Cup semi-final with a tennis score of 6:0.
Brendan Rodgers' men are also performing well in the Champions League, where they have lost only once in six matches - Celtic failed to do so in the match with Borussia Dortmund (1:7). The Catholics have drawn their last two matches - they failed to identify the strongest in the confrontations with Brugge (1:1) and Dinamo Zagreb (0:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad before the final match.
And interesting trends for betting
- The hosts haven't conceded a single goal in their last four matches.
- The team has not lost for 15 matches in a row.
Probable lineup: Schmeichel - Taylor, Trusty, Carter-Vickers, Ralston - Engels, Bernardo, Makkovan - Palma, Furuhashi, Jan
Rangers
ScotlandCurrent form
Last season, Rangers tried to challenge Celtic for the Premier League title, but they were not strong enough to last the entire distance and finished second, eight points behind the champions. They had to settle for the League Cup, in the final of which Rangers beat Aberdeen (1:0). Now the Blues have reached the final again, but they will have to fight with their eternal rival and the most titled club in Scotland. In the Premier League, the visitors occupy only third place, behind not only Celtic, but also Aberdeen.
Rangers failed to qualify for the Champions League, but are participating in the Europa League, where they are in the top eight. In the last round, they managed to take points from London Tottenham (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their line-up before the final match.
And interesting trends for betting
- The visitors have conceded only one goal in their last four matches.
- The visitors have not lost in nine matches in a row
Estimated line-up: Butland - Sterling, Souttar, Propper, Jefte - Barron, Raskin - Cerny, Diomande, Bajrami - Dessers.
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:0
Both teams ended their last matches in a draw
10.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in the last four matches of the hosts
2.10Tip and bets
The final match will probably be tense. No one wants to give up the trophy, the opponents will do everything possible to cut off the oxygen supply of the competitor. It is unlikely that we will see many goals scored in this match, after all, both Celtic and Rangers recently had difficult matches in European Cups, which took a lot of energy. We do not think that there will be more than two goals in regular time.
Our prediction is under 2.5 goals for 2.15
Bet on the outcome
Rangers made a lot of mistakes at the start of the season, but now they have managed to get into shape and it can already be said that the Blues are not much inferior to Celtic. Two days ago, the team showed excellent football, taking points from Tottenham. The nominal guests will do everything to become the owners of the League Cup for the second time in a row, so the final match will definitely not be an easy walk for Celtic.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (+1) on Rangers for 1.65
Bet on corners
We expect a cautious game from our opponents, which does not contribute to breaking the corner total. It is unlikely that we will see a double-digit number of earned corners in this match.
Our prediction is total under 10.5 corners for 1.85
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