Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 8

Sep 17, 2022 at 3pm UK

Ibrox Stadium

Rangers
2 - 1
Dundee Utd

Colak (8', 49')
Tavernier (37'), King (83'), Barisic (84')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Smith (59')
Middleton (42'), Mulgrew (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Rangers and Dundee United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rangers

Last Six:

Last Game: Rangers 0-3 Napoli
Wednesday, September 14 at 8pm in Champions League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	6	24	18
2	Rangers	6	7	13
3	Aberdeen	6	6	10

Dundee United

Last Six:

Last Game: Motherwell 0-0 Dundee Utd
Saturday, September 3 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	Ross County	6	-7	4
11	Kilmarnock	6	-8	4
12	Dundee United	6	-16	2

We said: Rangers 2-0 Dundee United

Though it appears a change in the dugout has stopped the rot for Dundee United, their latest visit to Ibrox is particularly ill-timed, as Rangers will be fired up to answer their critics. If they can keep the back door closed, the hosts will coast to victory by more than one goal. 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 84.33%. A draw had a probability of 10.9% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 4.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.52%) and 4-0 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.17%), while for a Dundee United win it was 0-1 (1.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
Rangers	Draw	Dundee United
84.33% ( 1.58)	10.86% ( -1.12)	4.81% ( -0.46)

Both teams to score 41.61% (

1.37)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

67.64% (

3.6)

32.36% (

-3.6)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

46.01% (

4.07)

53.99% (

-4.07)

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

94.52% (

5.48% (

-1.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

78.62% (

2.83)

21.38% (

-2.83)

Dundee United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

44.02% (

0.99)

55.99% (

-0.99)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

11.54% (

0.57)

88.46% (

-0.57)

Score Analysis

Rangers 84.33%

Dundee United 4.81%

Draw 10.86%

Rangers	Draw	Dundee United
2-0 @ 12.93% ( -0.89) 3-0 @ 12.52% ( -0.09) 4-0 @ 9.1% ( 0.47) 1-0 @ 8.91% ( -1.2) 2-1 @ 7.5% ( -0.27) 3-1 @ 7.27% ( 0.17) 5-0 @ 5.28% ( 0.56) 4-1 @ 5.28% ( 0.42) 5-1 @ 3.07% ( 0.41) 6-0 @ 2.56% ( 0.41) 3-2 @ 2.11% ( 0.11) 4-2 @ 1.53% ( 0.17) 6-1 @ 1.48% ( 0.27) 7-0 @ 1.06% ( 0.22) Other @ 3.74% Total : 84.33%	1-1 @ 5.17% ( -0.52) 0-0 @ 3.07% ( -0.63) 2-2 @ 2.18% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.45% Total : 10.86%	0-1 @ 1.78% ( -0.3) 1-2 @ 1.5% ( -0.1) Other @ 1.53% Total : 4.81%