Rangers have come out top of the Scots in the latest Global Club Soccer Rankings published ahead of the new domestic campaign.
The highly-detailed index, published by data website FiveThirtyEight , rates 636 professional football clubs across world football based on a series of stats and analytics including expected goals for and against, strength of league and performance in the transfer market.
And in the latest table published on Sunday, Rangers are the highest placed Scottish side coming in 92nd - 14 places above Celtic .
That's despite the Hoops' utter dominance of the Scottish league in recent seasons with Neil Lennon looking to clinch a ninth successive title in the upcoming campaign.
Rangers have an offensive rating of 1.9 and a defensive rating of 1.1 (expected goals for and against an average team) according to the stats. That gives Steven Gerrard 's side an SPI (Soccer Power Index) rating of 64.2.
Celtic, in 106th place, have been given an SPI of 62.0 with their offensive rating at 1.6 and defensive 0.9.
Of course the stats mean little ahead of real stuff kicking off on August 3. Leeds United (91st), Burnley (85th) and Bournemouth (79th) all sit above the Old Firm duo while Sheffield United (101st) are higher rated than Celtic.
And you have to drop way below the Lutons, Portland Timbers and FC Tokyos of world football to find the third ranked Scottish side.
That's Kilmarnock who are ranked a lowly 303rd with an offensive rating of 1.0 and defensive rating of 1.1 giving Angelo Alessio's team an SPI of 41.9.
Aberdeen are 343rd with an offensive rating of 1.3 and a defensive one of 1.5 for an SPI of 39.2.
Then come Hibs in 399th, Hearts in 498th, Motherwell 522nd, St Johnstone 569th, St Mirren 571st and Hamilton 618th.
Premier League champions Manchester City top the rankings with an SPI of 94.4 while Bayern Munich sit second (93.5) and European champions Liverpool third (92.9).
Manchester United are way down in 34th place with an SPI of 75.7.
For the full 636-team rankings click here .
