Sunday 11 March 2018 17:52, UK
Rangers host Old Firm rivals Celtic in the Scottish Premiership live on Sky Sports this Sunday - but which team has the edge head to head?
Brendan Rodgers' side are enjoying a spell of dominance in Scotland, having secured their sixth successive league title last season and currently commanding a six-point lead ahead of Rangers in the Premiership table.
Only six years ago, then-defending champions Rangers finished behind Celtic, having extended their world record haul of league titles to 54 in the previous season, when they finished one point above the Bhoys.
But the Blues entered administration at the end of 2011/12 and, as a result, dropped to the fourth tier after 140 years in the top flight.
However, Rangers achieved promotion in three out of four seasons and returned to the Premiership last term.
But the Gers have struggled against their Glaswegian rivals, only beating them once since entering liquidation and losing eight out of 11 meetings.
But which club reigns supreme in head to heads since 1890 and just how dominant are the Hoops today?
There have been 410 Old Firm derbies in major competitions over the last 128 years - but Rangers have claimed more victories, winning 160 compared to Celtic's 152 and 98 ending a stalemate.
Celtic were the dominant force head to head until the mid-1910s, after which Rangers enjoyed 50 years of superiority in the fixture until the mid-1960s.
Rangers had won eight consecutive contests until January 1965, but a 3-1 defeat marked the beginning of the end to half a century of Old Firm dominance.
Celtic restored superiority in the 1970s with nine victories out of 13 and losing only once before 1975.
But results began to even out and a 3-0 Rangers win at Ibrox in 1986 marked the beginning of another dominant Gers' era.
However, that period appeared to end with a 6-2 defeat in 2000, with Celtic claiming 19 wins to Rangers' nine in 33 meetings until 2007.
Rangers did win four successive derbies between 2007 and 2008 - but Celtic have reigned supreme in the fixture to date.
The Gers suffered a 5-1 thrashing at Ibrox in April last year, but, this season, lost to a less humiliating 2-0 scoreline in September and held the champions 0-0 in December.
In terms of goals, eight Old Firm clashes have featured eight goals over the last 127 years - of which Celtic won six and two ended 4-4.
Most recently, the Bhoys' 6-2 win at Celtic Park in August 2000 and Ibrox hosted a 4-4 thriller in 1986 - which was also the only eight-goal fest to be played on Rangers' turf.
Celtic also boast the greatest Old Firm winning margin with a 7-1 thrashing on home soil in 1957.
But can Rangers beat Celtic at Ibrox on Sunday and begin to restore parity between the sides?
Watch Rangers v Celtic live on Sky Sports Football from 11.30am this Sunday
