Rangers installed as new title favourites – why Celtic are now outsiders to retain Scottish Premiership crown

After narrowing the eight-point deficit to Celtic,

Rangers are the clear favorites to win the Scottish Premiership for the first time this year.

Both teams are now tied for first place in the standings with 58 points after Tuesday night’s 2-1 victory over Aberdeen at Ibrox

Celtic leads Rangers by a narrow one goal margin thanks to a +39 goal differential with 55 goals scored and 16 goals given up,

while Rangers are on a +38 goal differential with 50 goals scored and 12 goals given up.

Just five weeks ago,

Celtic lead by eight points heading into the Christmas break after defeating Rangers 2-1 at Parkhead on December 30.

However, after 24 games,

the Glasgow rivals are now equal after last weekend’s stalemate at Aberdeen and Rangers’ victories in their remaining games.

Since Philippe Clement joined the team in October,

Rangers have only lost five league games (the loss at Celtic Park followed a 1-1 draw at Pittodrie),

whereas Celtic have conceded 12 points in the same time frame.

Rangers,

who were favored at 3/1 at the beginning of the season,

are now the narrow 4/5 favorites according to bookmakers William Hill,

while Celtic is still the favorite at 10/11 to win a third straight title and a record 12 in 13 seasons.

This is the first time this season that Rangers have led the betting market.

When Celtic plays Hibs at Easter Road on Wednesday night,

they have the opportunity to go three points ahead,

but Rangers will play their game scheduled for next Wednesday at Ibrox against Ross County,

which was originally scheduled for December 27 but was postponed.

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