📊 Form Guide

Dundee

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Dundee prepare for this fixture following on from a 0-0 Premiership drawn result vs Aberdeen.

In that game, Dundee managed 45% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Aberdeen had 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target.

Matches with Dundee have often been exciting affairs of late with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen games alone, a total of 21 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 8 of those coming from Dundee.

Coming into this fixture, Dundee have not emerged victorious against Rangers in their previous 9 matches in the league.

Rangers

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Ross County in Premiership competition, Rangers and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Rangers had 67% possession and 27 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer for Rangers was James Tavernier (89'). For their opponents, Ross County got 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Jack Baldwin (15' Own goal), Simon Murray (47'), George Harmon (50') and Josh Sims (69') scored for Ross County.

Showing their partiality to productive encounters, goals have been scored 22 times in the prior 6 matches in which Rangers have taken to the pitch, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have managed 10 from this total. In any event, time will tell whether that pattern might be replicated here in this match.

Ahead of this meeting, Rangers haven't been beaten by Dundee in away games against them for the last 4 matches in the league. Away fans have certainly had plenty to cheer about.

👥 Head to head

Looking at past results between these clubs stretching back to 04/12/2021 tells us that these fixtures have been miserable for Dundee. They’ve not been able to register any wins whatsoever while Rangers have maintained the edge over them, winning in 100% of those ties.

A combined total of 19 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 2 from The Dark Blues and 17 being from The Gers. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The last league game between the two was Premiership match day 17 on 09/12/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Rangers 3-1 Dundee.

On that occasion, Rangers managed 55% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. The goals were scored by Cyriel Dessers (20'), James Tavernier (26') and Abdallah Sima (34').

At the other end, Dundee had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. Amadou Bakayoko (5') scored.

The referee was Kevin Clancy.

📰 Team News: Dundee

The Dundee boss Tony Docherty does not have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group ready to go.

📋 Team News: Rangers

Rangers manager Philippe Clement has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ryan Jack (Muscle injury), Kieran Dowell (surgery) and Óscar Cortés (Muscle injury) are not ready for selection.

💡 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Dundee are capable enough to find the back of the net against this Rangers lineup, although just one goal probably won’t quite be enough to give them the result that they want.

We are therefore anticipating a close game with a 1-2 victory for Rangers at the end of this one. We’ll have to see what happens.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 18:06 17/04/2024