Celtic fans will 'cheer up' after new supercomputer prediction with Rangers
Rangers will go head-to-head with Celtic in the Europa League this season.
Russell Martin's side are already six points behind Brendan Rodgers' men in the Scottish Premiership after a torrid start to the campaign.
Celtic may have given Rangers a route back into the title race, given the chaos that is going on across Glasgow at the moment.
However, the Gers may have to settle for European bragging rights if they cannot catch the Hoops in the domestic arena, having both failed to reach the Champions League.
Rangers Europa League prediction made by supercomputer
Rangers are in the Europa League after they were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers by Club Brugge.
The Opta supercomputer has handed them a 56.4 per cent chance of getting out of the league phase, with a 0.3 per cent chance to win the competition.
Arch-rivals Celtic have a 70.7 per cent chance to reach the knockout phase, with a 1.8 per cent chance of lifting the trophy.
Opta analyst David Segar believes that Celtic supporters will take great pleasure from the prediction, saying: "It might cheer Celtic fans up that they have a better chance than rivals Rangers, though, who only win the Europa League 0.3% of the time, while the Bhoys have a 70.7% chance of making it past the league phase, compared to the Gers’ 56.4%.”
| Club | Knockout stages | Winner |
| Rangers | 56.4% | 0.3% |
| Celtic | 70.7% | 1.8% |
Rangers need to get one over on Celtic
The rivalry between the two dominant forces in Scotland has been pretty one-sided in the last few years.
The Hoops have won 13 of the last 14 titles, with the Gers ending that dominance in the 2020/21 campaign
- The Gers won their first title since the 2010/11 season under Steven Gerrard five seasons ago
- Celtic have firmly reestablished their dominance since that campaign
- The fact that they are predicted to do better in Europe suggests that the Gers will not catch up this season
It will be a long road for the Bears, but with the right investment from the majority owners, the 49ers Enterprises group and Andrew Cavenagh, they can get to the level that they need to be at.
Despite all the rumblings and uncertainty at Celtic, they are still in pole position to have a better season, and the Ibrox supporters have to be patient with their rebuild; it will not happen overnight.
They may eventually break the spell, but as the Opta predictions suggest, it may not be this season, but they need to get one over on their rivals soon.
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