Su Chao: Celtic vs Glasgow Rangers
At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on February 3, 2022, the Soviet Premier League will usher in a focus game, when the Celtics will play against Glasgow Rangers at home. Celtic is the old strong team of the Soviet Super League, has occupied the league championship throne many times, the team's results this season are still good, after 23 rounds of league, achieved 17 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, ranked second in the league with 54 points, and the top Glasgow Rangers have a 2-point difference, higher than the Harts behind them by 11 points, it can be seen that the Soviet Union this season is still Celtic and Glasgow Rangers 2 teams. In addition, the Celtics have had a strong home record this season, with an unbeaten record of 9 wins and 2 draws in 11 league home games, and their home games rank 2nd in the league.
The Celtics have been very strong recently, unbeaten in 13 rounds and winning five straight games, and morale in the team is high. The team played dundee United at home in the last round of the league, with 76% possession, 21 shots on goal and 8 shots on target, the number of shots on goal was 3 times that of the opponent, most of the game was more glued, at the end of the game, the main midfielder Beaton 2 yellow and 1 red was sent off, in the case of one less player, Abada helped the team score key goals, and finally won the opponent 1-0.
Glasgow Rangers was last season's league champion, the team once again lived up to expectations this season, after 23 league rounds, achieved 17 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, ranking at the top of the league table with 56 points, but it is worth noting that the team is currently 2 points higher than the second-place Celtics, the lead is not obvious, if the team wants to defend the title successfully, then it must go all out to grab points, so as not to fall by the championship trophy. In addition, Glasgow Rangers are ranked 1st in the league in home and away results.
Glasgow Rangers are stable, the same 13 games remain unbeaten, the team last round of league away against Rose County, although off-site combat, but clearly dominant in the scene, 72% of the possession rate, 25 shots on target 12 times on target, the number of shots on goal is more than 4 times that of the opponent, A. Traorre, Tavernier and O'Connor 3 people helped the team to score, but due to the negligence of the back line, in the stoppage time or by the opponent again, and finally helpless to shake hands with the opponent 3-3 to make peace.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, the Celtics have not won in seven consecutive games, 6 of which have lost, and the past performance is obviously inferior to their opponents. In terms of recent developments, both sides have remained unbeaten in many recent games, with the Celtics winning five consecutive games while the main midfielder was red and banned for the game; while the Glasgow Rangers, although they have done well, there is obviously a problem in the backline. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the performance is decent, combined with the recent state of the two sides, the Celtics still have a chance to take all 3 points.