FM Preview: Rangers v Annan Athletic 18 Dec 2012

History of the Rangers v Annan Athletic fixture

Rangers prepare to entertain Annan Athletic at Ibrox on Tuesday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season	Date	Team	Result	Team	Comp
2012/2013	Sat 15 Sep	Annan Ath.	0 - 0	Rangers	Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Gers have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 3.

In complete contrast to Rangers, Annan Athletic are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Black and Golds have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Rangers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 13 games giving them a return of 30 points.

Annan Athletic see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 16 points from their 14 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rangers	6	6	0	0	24	4	18
Annan Athletic	6	2	0	4	14	15	6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Rangers fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, we just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Gers. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team	Sequences
Rangers	Won 4 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 13 .
Annan Athletic	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.

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