Rangers vs Ross County prediction 27.12.2023
Rangers FC
Ross County
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- Competition: Premiership
- Date: Wednesday, 27th December 2023
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow)
Rangers continue to dominate in Scotland, possessing 55 league titles and a total of 118 titles, outpacing Celtic’s 53 league titles and 116 total titles. However, in recent times, Celtic has shown superior performance and could potentially surpass Rangers soon. This season started off poorly for Rangers, with the possibility of losing the title early on. Yet, after an impressive two and a half months, they’re now trailing by just two points behind the first place, Celtic, despite having a game in hand. Furthermore, Rangers had an excellent run in the Europa League, clinching the 1/8 Finals by topping Group C over Sparta Prague, Real Betis, and Aris.
Last year, Ross County just managed to avoid relegation, winning 4:3 on aggregate against Partick Thistle in the relegation playout. This season, even though it’s still early days, Ross County appears to be headed for another relegation struggle. Currently, they’re sitting in 10th place with 17 points from 17 rounds. However, they’re facing a challenging line-up of opponents in their upcoming games, including Rangers, Hearts, Aberdeen, and Celtic. Therefore, the situation for the Staggies is likely to only deteriorate after these matches.
Rangers vs Ross County pick: Both teams to score &— NO
At the moment, Rangers top the league and are certain to score at least one goal in their upcoming match. Their defense has been astonishing, having only conceded eight goals in eighteen rounds, an average of 0.44 per game. To understand their superiority, consider that Celtic, the second-best defensive team, has let in 14 goals over nineteen rounds (0.74 per game). Moreover, Rangers have not conceded a single goal in their last three matches across all competitions!
Ross County suffered consecutive defeats against Dundee FC and St. Mirren, failing to score in both games. Therefore, it’s difficult to anticipate them scoring away goals against the league’s top defensive team.
Interestingly, both teams had the lowest number of games in the league where both teams scored. Only 22% of the games of Rangers and 24% of Ross County’s games ended with both teams scoring.
In the last head-to-head match, Rangers secured a 2:0 victory on the away ground. Given this, a similar result may be expected. However, due to the low odds on Asian handicaps, our preference leans towards a ‘Both Teams To Score &— No’ bet.
Rangers FC vs Ross County Head to Head (H2H) stats
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26 aug 23
Ross County
0 : 2
Rangers FC
Premiership
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04 feb 23
Rangers FC
2 : 1
Ross County
Premiership
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23 dec 22
Ross County
0 : 1
Rangers FC
Premiership
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27 aug 22
Rangers FC
4 : 0
Ross County
Premiership
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11 may 22
Rangers FC
4 : 1
Ross County
Premiership
Rangers team news
Recent games have seen the Rangers plagued by unfortunate injuries. During the last match against Motherwell, Connor Goldson was injured in the 86th minute, forcing him to leave the field. It is anticipated that he’ll miss the next game. In the preceding match against St. Johnstone, both Kemar Roofe and John Lundstram sustained injuries, sidelining them until at least early January.
In addition to the three players we previously mentioned, those who sat out the previous games will continue to do so: Jose Adoni Cifuentes Charcopa, Danilo, Steven Davis, Ryan Jack, Tom Lawrence, and Nicolas Raskin.
Last matches of Rangers FC
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26 nov 23
Aberdeen
1 : 1
Rangers FC
Premiership
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12 nov 23
Livingston
0 : 2
Rangers FC
Premiership
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09 nov 23
Rangers FC
2 : 1
Sparta Prague
Europa League
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05 nov 23
Hearts
1 : 3
Rangers FC
League Cup
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29 oct 23
Rangers FC
2 : 1
Hearts
Premiership
Rangers FC lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Jack Butland
Defenders
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2
James Tavernier
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5
John Souttar
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27
Leon Balogun
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31
Borna Barisic
Midfielders
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21
Dujon Sterling
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13
Todd Cantwell
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20
Kieran Dowell
Forwards
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45
Ross McCausland
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9
Cyriel Dessers
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19
Abdallah Sima
Ross County team news
Dylad Smith, Ben Paton, and Ross Callachan, who missed previous games, will continue to be sidelined. However, the team is not expected to have any new injuries or suspensions.
A month ago, on November 20th, coach Derek Adams was appointed by the team, succeeding Malky Mackay who was dismissed a few days earlier. With Adams at the helm, Ross County has seen an improvement in their Premiership performance, averaging 1.4 points per game, a significant increase from Mackay’s average of 0.83 points per match this season.
Last matches of Ross County
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16 dec 23
Ross County
0 : 1
Dundee
Premiership
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09 dec 23
St. Mirren
2 : 0
Ross County
Premiership
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05 dec 23
Ross County
3 : 0
Motherwell
Premiership
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28 nov 23
Ross County
1 : 0
St. Mirren
Premiership
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25 nov 23
Ross County
0 : 0
Kilmarnock
Premiership
Ross County lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Ross Laidlaw
Defenders
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4
James Brown
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35
William Nightingale
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5
Jack Baldwin
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42
Ryan Leak
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3
Ben Purrington
Midfielders
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2
Connor Randall
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10
Yan Dhanda
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6
Scott Allardice
Forwards
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26
Jordan White
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15
Simon Murray
4 Reasons why we shouldn’t see both teams scoring
- In the previous three games, Rangers maintained a clean sheet.
- In 18 Premiership rounds, Rangers conceded only eight goals.
- Ross County was unable to score in the previous two games.
- Ross County didn’t score in three out of the last four head-to-head games.
Main prediction Rangers FC &— Ross County
Both Teams to Score &— NO
Best Odds:
Do you agree with Nikola qq ?
16 votes
Yes 94%
16 votes
No 6%