Kris Boys thinks Rangers have been 'miles off it' domestically this season, despite their impressive record against Celtic.
The Ibrox club have won the last two meetings between the sides.
Ianis Hagi, Robin Propper and Danilo all scored as Rangers ran out 3-0 winners against their city rivals at New Year.
Then, when Barry Ferguson took his team to Celtic Park in March, goals from Nicolas Raskin, Mohamed Diomande and Hamza Igamane helped pull off a shock victory.
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Despite these two triumphs, Rangers sit 17 points behind their city rivals heading into this weekend.
Although the game, in Boyd's mind, is by no means a dead rubber, the fact it means nothing in terms of the title shows Rangers' domestic inconsistencies: "It means as much to them (Celtic) as it does to Rangers, there’s no getting away from it," he said [The Warm-Up].
"Both of them will want to win the game of football, Brendan Rodgers will want to win it in style and I think for Rangers, in front of their own fans, they will want to put on a show, finish the season strong against your rivals, but the reality is, once the game’s finished, you need to assess and Rangers, domestically, have been miles off it again."
Celtic will take 2,000 supporters to Ibrox this weekend.
It is their biggest allocation since 2018, when they were granted the full Broomloan Stand as Odsonne Edouard's second-half strike proved the difference against a Rangers team managed by Graeme Murty.
