Rangers vs Aberdeen betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Ibrox Stadium

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ibrox Stadium (51082 seats)

A key match in Premiership as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 2nd position and the visitors placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

It's no vacation for neither Rangers nor Aberdeen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Rangers form and stats

Rangers must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Premiership games here at Ibrox Stadium.

Rangers are returning here after visiting Livingston in a League Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting St. Johnstone and winning 4-0.

Rangers are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W6-D2-L0.

Rangers are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (9 goals in 3 games). On the other hand, Rangers have conceded 4 goals.

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Aberdeen form and stats

Aberdeen are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premiership, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Aberdeen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Hearts (placed 8th). Preceding that game was the away Premiership victory against Livingston with the score of 2-0.

You'll want to know how Aberdeen managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 2 home wins.

The attacking power of Aberdeen when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Aberdeen are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Rangers victories, 3 draws and 3 Aberdeen wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 8 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Defoe
5 goals
A. Morelos
4 goals
S. Cosgrove
4 goals

Rangers missing players

Aberdeen missing players

Rangers Aberdeen
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 0 3 6
5 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
16 9 0 Scored S 0 2 9
5 4 2 Conceded C 0 1 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 83%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 67%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
50% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 50%
17% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 33%
 
8.5 10.3 8 Corners For (avg) C F 0 5.3 5.3
2.7 3 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 2.7 3
1.2 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.5
1 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Aberdeen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • All of Rangers's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rangers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Rangers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Rangers
All Premiership Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup
All Home Away
01-09-19 PR Rangers 0 - 2 Celtic
14-09-19 PR Rangers 3 - 1 Livingston
19-09-19 EL Rangers 1 - 0 Feyenoord
22-09-19 PR St. Johnstone 0 - 4 Rangers
25-09-19 LC Livingston 0 - 1 Rangers
28-09-19 PR Rangers 14:00 Aberdeen
03-10-19 EL Young Boys 16:55 Rangers
06-10-19 PR Rangers 14:00 Hamilton Academical
20-10-19 PR Hearts 11:15 Rangers
24-10-19 EL Porto 16:55 Rangers
Aberdeen
All Premiership Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup
All Home Away
24-08-19 PR Kilmarnock 0 - 0 Aberdeen
31-08-19 PR Aberdeen 3 - 0 Ross County
14-09-19 PR Aberdeen 1 - 1 St. Johnstone
21-09-19 PR Livingston 0 - 2 Aberdeen
25-09-19 LC Hearts 2 - 2 Aberdeen
28-09-19 PR Rangers 14:00 Aberdeen
05-10-19 PR Aberdeen 14:00 Hibernian
19-10-19 PR Motherwell 14:00 Aberdeen
27-10-19 PR Aberdeen 12:15 Celtic
30-10-19 PR Hamilton Academical 19:45 Aberdeen

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Celtic 6 6 0 0 21 4 3 3 0 0 13 2 3 3 0 0 8 2 17 18
2 Rangers 6 5 0 1 16 5 3 2 0 1 9 4 3 3 0 0 7 1 11 15
3 Aberdeen 6 3 2 1 9 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 5 11
4 Motherwell 6 3 1 2 12 10 3 1 0 2 6 7 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 10
5 Ross County 6 3 1 2 8 9 3 2 0 1 6 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 -1 10
6 Livingston 6 2 2 2 9 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 7 6 0 8
7 Kilmarnock 6 2 1 3 5 7 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 2 5 -2 7
8 Hearts 6 1 2 3 9 12 3 0 2 1 4 5 3 1 0 2 5 7 -3 5
9 Hamilton Academical 6 1 2 3 5 9 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 0 2 1 2 5 -4 5
10 St. Mirren 6 1 1 4 3 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3 4
11 Hibernian 6 1 1 4 5 15 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 4
12 St. Johnstone 6 0 3 3 5 17 3 0 1 2 2 7 3 0 2 1 3 10 -12 3

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