Dundee vs Rangers Match Analysis & Prediction
17/04/2024 10:00 pm
Rangers will be looking to return to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership when they travel to Dens Park to face Dundee on Wednesday night.
The visitors head into the contest desperate to take advantage of their game in hand after their surprise defeat to Ross County on Sunday left them four points adrift of leaders Celtic in the standings.
On the back of securing a last-gasp draw against Celtic in the recent Old Firm derby, Rangers had kept the title race in their own hands ahead of matches against Dundee and Ross County.
However, another wasted trip to Dundee – again through an unplayable pitch – halted their momentum, and their trophy hopes were left in tatters to a certain degree at the weekend.
Second-bottom Ross County produced a surprising second-half performance to come from behind and record a 3-2 victory over Philippe Clement’s side, handing the advantage to Celtic.
If Rangers can prevail on Wednesday, they will remain within one point of Celtic with another Old Firm derby still to come, yet a major pendulum shift occured over the weekend.
The Gers have also now won just three of their last eight matches across all competitions, keeping just one clean sheet, and Dundee will only be encouraged ahead of this rearranged match.
From Dundee’s perspective, they have taken flak from Rangers for the condition of their pitch, and perhaps rightly so given the circumstances of at least one of the postponement.
Dundee will argue different, as well as be increasingly motivated to win this match once it is ultimately played, as they bid to end the season in fifth position.
Tony Docherty’s side already know that they will feature in the top six after the cut-off, a consequence of the goalless draw at Aberdeen at the weekend.
For a team that has won just two of seven matches in the top flight, the pressure has been lifted when their opponents are at the opposite end of the scale.
Dundee vs. Rangers Head to head
In the 43 previous meetings between these two teams, Dundee have claimed four victories while Rangers have won 34, and they have drawn in five. Rangers have scored 109 goals and conceded 25 in the process.
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13/03/2022Dundee0Rangers3FA Cup
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20/03/2022Dundee1Rangers2Premiership
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19/10/2022Rangers1Dundee0League Cup
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01/11/2023Dundee0Rangers5Premiership
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09/12/2023Rangers3Dundee1Premiership
Dundee Team News
Docherty could be prepared to name much of the Dundee XI that earned a point at Pittodrie, aside from Malachi Boateng coming into the midfield to replace Mohamed Sylla.
Diego Pineda and Owen Beck are expected to remain sidelined for this match, but Curtis Main was able to return to the squad after injury at the weekend.
Dundee's Last 5 Matches
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02/03/2024Dundee2Kilmarnock2Premiership
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13/03/2024Dundee1Aberdeen0Premiership
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30/03/2024St. Johnstone1Dundee2Premiership
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06/04/2024Dundee2Motherwell3Premiership
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13/04/2024Aberdeen0Dundee0Premiership
Rangers Team News
Clement is expected to make numerous changes to his Rangers XI, with Dujon Sterling, Tom Lawrence and Rabbi Matondo all in line for recalls.
Leon Balogun and Nicolas Raskin will all feel in contention for an apprearance, with Kieran Dowell and Fabio Silva among those who should drop out.
Rangers's Last 5 Matches
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10/03/2024Hibernian0Rangers2FA Cup
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14/03/2024Rangers0Benfica1Europa League
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30/03/2024Rangers3Hibernian1Premiership
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07/04/2024Rangers3Celtic3Premiership
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14/04/2024Ross County3Rangers2Premiership
Dundee vs. Rangers: Odds and Predictions
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