On Saturday, Celtic will play Rangers in a huge Scottish Cup Final at Hampden with the opportunity to close out the season in spectacular fashion. After winning the Scottish Premiership, the Bhoys can now ensure they end the season undefeated by playing the Ibrox team and earn a historic trophy double.
It won’t be an easy match at Hampden, even with recent derby supremacy. As Brendan Rodgers has previously stated, we must approach this game with humility and not allow ourselves to become complacent. Fortunately, the manager of Celtic gave his team a clean sheet of health, meaning there were no injuries to report from the Celtic camp leading up to this one. The champions are at their best, and Rodgers can select his strongest lineup after switching things up for the team’s trophy day match against St. Mirren last week.
Potential Celtic team vs Rangers
Joe Hart will play his last professional match of his career on this bittersweet day. In defense, Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, and Liam Scales are good choices to replace Anthony Ralston, Maik Nawrocki, and Stephen Welsh in the starting lineup. The final three saw some playing time last weekend, but Rodgers will go back to the stable back four he has relied on for most of the season, which also includes Greg Taylor at left defense.
We anticipate adjustments in attack as well, given that Luis Palma and Nicolas Kuhn began opposing the Buddies. It appears that Hampden will be a great chance for James Forrest and Daizen Maeda to shine. On Celtic’s left flank, Maeda can be the buzz-bomb winger that keeps James Tavernier busy, while Forrest can be useful on the other side and just enjoys big games. With Callum McGregor, Matt O’Riley, and Reo Hatate in their midfield trio, Rangers should find it difficult to match Celtic’s intensity and skill.
Celtic has the demonstrated firepower to consistently pose a major threat to the Rangers defense thanks to Kyogo Furuhashi’s brilliant movement through the middle. In the second half, Adam Idah will be ready to come off the bench and make adjustments if necessary. Hart, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, O’Riley, Hatate, Forrest, Maeda, and Kyogo make up your complete predicted starting lineup.
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