Rangers can ill-afford to drop too many more points in their quest to close down Celtic at the summit, and they will hope that the appointment of Clement can act as a catalyst for a turnaround in fortunes.
Hibs cannot be taken lightly on Saturday considering their bright start made under Montgomery, but we believe that the Gers will come out on top in a closely-fought contest.
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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 67.83%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Hibernian had a probability of 13.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.75%) and 1-0 (9.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.5%), while for a Hibernian win it was 1-2 (3.98%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.