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Rangers face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 46 of the 132 previous games, with the hosts winning just 37.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Aberdeen running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Oct | Rangers | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Rangers | 1 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 08 Feb | Aberdeen | 2 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Rangers | 0 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 14 Aug | Aberdeen | 3 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 01 May | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 23 Jan | Aberdeen | 1 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Dons in those games, with 7 conceded.
The The Gers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Gers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Aberdeen sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 34 points from their 19 games. Rangers find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 32 points they have accumulated from 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Dons. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Won 5 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Rangers | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |