Motherwell vs Rangers Match Analysis and Prediction

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Motherwell will be looking to get back to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday when they play host to Rangers at Fir Park.

The hosts head into the contest looking to break into the top six, while the visitors will be looking to keep pressure on Celtic at the top of the table.

Motherwell have endured a mixed start to the 2022-23 campaign, having picked up 13 points from their first 10 matches, which has left them seventh in the league standings.

The Steelmen’s last game ended in disappointment away to Hibernian last weekend, when a header from Ryan Porteous was enough to condemn Steven Hammell’s side to their third league defeat in four matches.

Motherwell’s only victory in a run of six matches came away to Ross County last week, when a hat-trick from Kevin van Veen and goals from Callum Slattery and Joseph Efford earned them a third away win of the season.

Meanwhile, Rangers make the trip to Fir Park in a good run of form domestically after winning their last three matches, sitting second in the league table and two points behind leaders Celtic.

They defeated St. Mirren 4-0 at home in their last league game, with a double from Colak and goals from James Tavernier and Fashion Sakala securing a comfortable three points which helped them keep pace at the top of the table.

However, their recent form in Europe has created concern among fans for understandable reasons, having been beaten 7-1 by Liverpool on Wednesday at Ibrox in the Champions League, despite being level with one goal each at half time.

The Reds went on to score six goals in the second half, condemning Rangers to their biggest defeat on home soil, in which Mohamed Salah scored the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history.

Motherwell vs Rangers head to head

These two teams have previously met on 94 occasions across all competitions, where Motherwell have claimed 10 victories while Rangers have won 65, and they have drawn in 19. Rangers have scored 215 goals and conceded 82. In their last five meetings, Rangers have won two while they have drawn three.

Motherwell 1-1 Rangers 17/01/21

Rangers 1-1 Motherwell 19/09/21

Motherwell 1-6 Rangers 31/10/21

Rangers 2-2 Motherwell 27/02/22

Motherwell 1-3 Rangers 23/04/22

Motherwell latest home form

Motherwell have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They were beaten 3-0 by Hearts in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded five.

Motherwell 1-2 St. Johnstone 06/08/22

Motherwell 1-0 Livingston 20/08/22

Motherwell 4-0 Inverness CT 31/08/22

Motherwell 0-0 Dundee United 03/09/22

Motherwell 0-3 Hearts 18/09/22

Motherwell latest away form

Motherwell have recently kept a mixed run of form on the road, as they have won three of their seven most recent matches. They were beaten 1-0 by Hibernian in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded seven.

Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell 13/08/22

Kilmarnock 2-1 Motherwell 27/08/22

Celtic 2-1 Motherwell 01/10/22

Ross County 0-5 Motherwell 04/10/22

Hibernian 1-0 Motherwell 08/10/22

Rangers latest home form

Rangers have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just two of their 10 most recent matches. They lost 7-1 to Liverpool in their last home game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 12.

Rangers 3-1 Queens of the South 30/08/22

Rangers 0-3 Napoli 14/09/22

Rangers 2-1 Dundee United 17/09/22

Rangers 4-0 St. Mirren 08/10/22

Rangers 1-7 Liverpool 12/10/22

Rangers latest away form

Rangers have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their seven most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Liverpool in their last away game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded 10.

PSV 0-1 Rangers 24/08/22

Celtic 4-0 Rangers 03/09/22

Ajax 4-0 Rangers 07/09/22

Hearts 0-4 Rangers 01/10/22

Liverpool 2-0 Rangers 04/10/22

Motherwell news

Connor Sheilds will be sidelined for Motherwell on Sunday after the midfielder picked up a straight red card in the defeat at Easter Road last weekend.

Jake Carrol will also miss out due to a long-term knee injury, while Paul McGinn is at risk of suspension if handed a yellow card here.

Rangers news

Connor Goldson is ruled out for several months after picking up a serious injury during the week, with Ben Davies also unavailable through injury he sustained in the same game.

Filip Helander and John Souttar are long-term absentees, while Tom Lawrence, Ianis Hagi and Ryan Jack will all be out of contention.

Prediction and Odds

With both sides looking to bounce back to winning ways, we expect this to be a keenly-contested affair with plenty of chances to be created.

Motherwell will be keen to avoid defeat on home soil, but we expect Rangers to have more than enough quality to overpower they hosts and secure victory.

Odds: 1 3.10 X 2.05 2 2.22