Ross County vs Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips - Scottish Premiership

Prediction published on 12/04/2024, 07:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 13/04/2024 at 23:00 in Football Predictions

Frustrated by postponement of their midweek game, Rangers will be back on the pitch, away to Ross County on Sunday. This Premiership game finds the Glasgow giants second in the standings, a point behind rivals Celtic while Ross County are 11th. The gap aside, both teams have much to play for here. At 27 points, Ross County hope to close in on 10th placed St. Johnstone. They are four points from safety after their 1-0 loss at Kilmarnock in their last game. That was their second straight defeat, and a run of just two wins in 17 league matches doesn’t make for a good reading here. From Rangers, Ross County have already taken two defeats this season. The most recent, a 3-1 away loss in February, left Ross County winless in 21 matches against Rangers. In those 21 matches, they’ve suffered defeat in 17. Ross County failed to score in three of their most recent five defeats at the hands of Rangers.

It will not be a surprise to see more attention directed to Rangers in this game. The visitors could be trailing Celtic by four points by the time they take to the pitch at the Global Energy Stadium. Rangers were denied the chance to go top of the table after their game against Dundee was postponed for the second time. Their destiny, however, remains in their hands as they’ll start this match with two games in hand. This game comes right after the dramatic 3-3 draw with Celtic in their last outing. A stoppage time Rabbi Matondo goal in the Old Firm derby delivered Rangers from impending home defeat after coming from 2-0 down. It hasn’t been a smooth run for Rangers, with Scottish Cup and Europa League assignments in recent weeks. However, the focus is now fully on the Premiership, where they target six points from the next two matches.