FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 16 January 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Glasgow Rangers v Motherwell fixture

Rangers prepare to entertain Motherwell at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The The Gers have won 97 of the 120 matches the two teams have contested.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2003, as the The Gers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sun 19 OctMotherwell1 - 1RangersSPL
2002/2003Sat 19 AprRangers4-3MotherwellSFAC
2002/2003Wed 19 MarRangers2 - 0MotherwellSPL
2002/2003Thu 26 DecMotherwell1 - 0RangersSPL
2002/2003Sat 19 OctRangers3 - 0MotherwellSPL
2001/2002Sat 16 FebRangers3 - 0MotherwellSPL
2001/2002Sat 15 DecMotherwell2 - 2RangersSPL

Recent respective form guides

Glasgow Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Gers, with 6 goals against.

The The 'Well have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.

Rangers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 19 games. Motherwell's 24 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rangers6303799
Motherwell6213657

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rangers may be coming up against a decent side in Motherwell, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Gers. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers 14 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 15 .
Motherwell 4 games since last defeat.