FootyMAD's Rangers match preview

Last updated : 19 December 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Rangers v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 96 out of 143 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the The Gers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sun 28 SepHibernian0 - 3RangersSPL
2007/2008Sun 04 MayHibernian0 - 0RangersSPL
2007/2008Sat 22 MarRangers2 - 1HibernianSPL
2007/2008Sun 09 MarRangers1 - 0HibernianSFAC
2007/2008Sun 03 FebHibernian0 - 0RangersSFAC
2007/2008Sat 29 DecHibernian1 - 2RangersSPL
2007/2008Sat 06 OctRangers0 - 1HibernianSPL

Recent respective form guides

Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Gers have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 5.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 40 points from their 18 games. Hibernian's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
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FootyMad's prediction ...

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Rangers may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Hibernian 6 games since last defeat.