The first major trophy of the Scottish season will be won on Sunday as Celtic take on holders Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup final.
The Glasgow rivals’ second meeting of the season will be their second at Hampden in 2024, with Celtic having successfully defended the Scottish Cup in May.
Celtic are unbeaten against Rangers since May 2023 while Philippe Clement has won all his League Cup ties so far as manager of the Ibrox side.
While Clement is looking for his first Old Firm victory after four defeats and a draw, Brendan Rodgers has lost just once in 19 such meetings over his two spells as Celtic boss.
Both sides are coming off midweek European fixtures, with Celtic having drawn 0-0 away to Croatians Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday and Rangers drawing 1-1 at home with Tottenham in Thursday’s Europa League match.
Premiership leaders Celtic are 11 points ahead of Rangers, who they beat 3-0 at home in September, and have lost only once – away to Borussia Dortmund – in 24 outings this season, while Clement’s side go into the final on an unbeaten run of nine games.
Rangers have 28 successes in this tournament, compared to Celtic’s 21.
And if any edge were needed on such an occasion, both clubs sit on 118 trophies each.
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