Rangers vs Celtic preview: Team news, kick-off time and score prediction
Derek McInnes' side appear to have turned a corner after a rocky start to the 2026-27 season.
Gers have now enjoyed four-straight Scottish Premiership wins on the bounce after being dumped out of the Conference League by Jablonec.
Still, the jury is still out on McInnes as Rangers boss, but nothing would sway his remaining Ibrox sceptics more than an Old Firm win.
That's exactly the opportunity that awaits on Sunday, as Celtic travel to Govan for a Scottish League Cup quarter-final clash.
Ahead of it, Ibrox News has you covered with all the key details.
Celtic and Rangers both without key stars for Scottish League Cup tie
Despite no Old Firm derby ever being taken lightly by either side, some changes were always to be expected given the nature of this being a cup game.
Starting with the home side, Youssef Chermiti, Lawrence Shankland, Daisuke Yokota, Jose Cifuentes and Tuur Rommens are all definite absentees for Sunday.
Right-back Kosta Nedeljkovic is a major doubt too, as he continues to work back to fitness after suffering a foot injury over the past few weeks.
As for Celtic, Alistair Johnston, Yang Hyun-jun, Callum Osmand, Landon Emenalo and Jota are all going to be miss this the game through injury.
So, what time is Sunday's game scheduled to kick-off at Ibrox?
Rangers must utilise Ibrox advantage vs Celtic
Albeit for the wrong and unwanted reasons, there will be no Celtic fans in attendance at Ibrox on Sunday.
This is largely down to ticket allocation disagreements between the two sides, as well as the fan disorder witnessed at Ibrox back in March.
McInnes and his players have no control over this, and so they must use it to their advantage and rise to the pressure of a home supporters-only crowd.
If things aren't going to plan on the pitch, it's crucial that Gers fans stay behind their team as the mood from the terraces will be unmistakenly clear to the players.
Kick-off is at 12:00pm on Sunday afternoon and can be viewed live on Premier Sports, but who do we think will progress to the semi-finals?
We say: Rangers 2-1 Celtic
Both sides have won their last four games on the spin, and so Rangers and Celtic will be equally as confident of victory this weekend.
Gers haven't beaten their bitter Glaswegian rivals at Ibrox since January last year, and we think that's due to change.
Rangers have shown that even without Shankland and Chermiti they can still score and create an abundance of chances.
And with numerous attacking signings starting to find their feet, McInnes' fresh and hungry forward line could cause Celtic major problems.
So, we're going to say Gers run out narrow 2-1 winners on Sunday, setting them well on their way towards lifting this trophy for the first time since 2023-24.