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Scottish Cup | Quarter-Finals
Mar 12, 2023 at 1pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Raith Rovers

Rangers
3 - 0
Raith Rovers

Goldson (42'), Nolan (58' og.), Arfield (87')
Lundstram (75'), Cantwell (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Connolly (41'), Spencer (69'), Vaughan (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Cup clash between Rangers and Raith Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hibernian 1-4 Rangers
Wednesday, March 8 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Partick 3-0 Raith Rovers
Saturday, March 4 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

We said: Rangers 3-1 Raith Rovers

Trailing Celtic by nine points with just 10 Premiership games to play, there is even more importance on the cup for Rangers as Beale desperately tries to avoid a trophyless debut campaign. Rangers may not need extra motivation to defeat a second-tier side at home but they certainly have it, which does not bode well for Raith Rovers this Sunday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 75.95%. A draw had a probability of 15.1% and a win for Raith Rovers had a probability of 8.94%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.13%) and 1-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.15%), while for a Raith Rovers win it was 0-1 (2.82%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
RangersDrawRaith Rovers
75.95% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06) 15.11% (0.097 0.1) 8.94% (-0.039099999999999 -0.04)
Both teams to score 48.67% (-0.571 -0.57)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.71% (-0.633 -0.63)36.29% (0.63200000000001 0.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.58% (-0.69600000000001 -0.7)58.41% (0.695 0.7)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.03% (-0.161 -0.16)7.97% (0.16 0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.88% (-0.405 -0.41)28.11% (0.403 0.4)
Raith Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.88% (-0.52699999999999 -0.53)47.12% (0.525 0.52)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.42% (-0.399 -0.4)82.57% (0.39899999999999 0.4)
Score Analysis
    Rangers 75.95%
    Raith Rovers 8.94%
    Draw 15.11%
RangersDrawRaith Rovers
2-0 @ 12.01% (0.19 0.19)
3-0 @ 10.13% (0.08 0.08)
1-0 @ 9.49% (0.22 0.22)
2-1 @ 9.04% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.62% (-0.055000000000001 -0.06)
4-0 @ 6.41% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
4-1 @ 4.82% (-0.073 -0.07)
5-0 @ 3.24% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.87% (-0.064 -0.06)
5-1 @ 2.44% (-0.058 -0.06)
4-2 @ 1.82% (-0.055 -0.06)
6-0 @ 1.37% (-0.022 -0.02)
6-1 @ 1.03% (-0.033 -0.03)
5-2 @ 0.92% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 75.95%
1-1 @ 7.15% (0.061999999999999 0.06)
0-0 @ 3.75% (0.116 0.12)
2-2 @ 3.4% (-0.048 -0.05)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 15.11%
0-1 @ 2.82% (0.047 0.05)
1-2 @ 2.69% (-0.017 -0.02)
0-2 @ 1.06% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.36%
Total : 8.94%

How you voted: Rangers vs Raith Rovers

Rangers
80.0%
Raith Rovers
20.0%
20
Head to Head
Apr 2, 2016 3pm
Mar 1, 2016 7.45pm
Rangers
2-0
Raith Rovers
Forrester (27'), Wallace (51')

Thomson (37'), Matthews (45'), McKeown (73'), Barr (81')
Feb 2, 2016 7.45pm
Sep 5, 2015 3pm
Rangers
5-0
Raith Rovers
Wallace (4'), Tavernier (45'), McKay (55'), Waghorn (64' pen., 69' pen.)
Halliday (59')

Toshney (69')
Apr 12, 2015 3pm
Rangers
4-0
Raith Rovers
Clark (6'), Vuckic (27'), Law (72', 88')
rhs 2.0
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