Rangers vs Livingston Match Analysis and Prediction

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Livingston will make a trip to face Rangers on Wednesday, with the hosts hoping to continue their impressive season as they will be looking to maintain or extend their four-point gap at the summit of the Scottish Premiership.

Livingston will be looking for a victory to put some pressure on the teams above them, something they have failed to do against their opponents on three occasions this season.

Rangers continued their dominant campaign at the weekend when they sailed through into the next round of the Scottish Cup, recording a 4-0 victory over Stirling Albion.

That was a much-needed result after the Gers drew their first match back in the SPL following the winter break, with Aberdeen frustrating the league leaders.

Despite Ianis Hagi putting them in the lead, Lewis Ferguson’s goal brought the Dons back into the match to earn a point, which was only made worse when Ryan Kent was sent off.

That was the first time the Gers had failed to win in four matches across all competitions, and that was an opportunity for Celtic to close the gap between them.

Meanwhile, Livingston also secured their spot in the next round of the Scottish Cup at the weekend when they defeated fellow SPL side Ross County 1-0.

A penalty from Ayo Obileye was enough to separate the two teams in that match, which extended their unbeaten start to 2022 after they defeated Dundee in their first match back from the winter break.

However, Livingston have struggled when facing Rangers this season, as they were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup by the Gers in a 2-0 scoreline.

These two sides have already had two encounters in the league, and David Martindale’s side have conceded three goals in each of those meetings, something they shall be looking to improve upon this week.

Rangers vs Livingston head to head

The two teams have previously met on 39 occasions across all competitions, where Rangers have taken 28 victories while Livingston have won 3, and they have drawn in 8. Rangers have scored 77 goals and conceded 19. Rangers have won in all their last five meetings home and away.

Livingston 0-1 Rangers 03/03/21

Livingston 0-3 Rangers 12/05/21

Rangers 3-0 Livingston 31/07/21

Rangers 2-0 Livingston 22/09/21

Livingston 1-3 Rangers 28/11/21

Rangers latest home form

Rangers have recently been on an impressive run of form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last six matches. Their last home defeat came on November 21 when they lost 3-1 to Hibernian. In their last five, they have scored 12 and kept clean sheets in all.

Rangers 3-0 Dundee 04/12/21

Rangers 2-0 St. Johnstone 15/12/21

Rangers 1-0 Dundee United 18/12/21

Rangers 2-0 St. Mirren 26/12/21

Rangers 4-0 Stirling Albion 21/01/22

Rangers latest away form

Rangers have recently been on a good run of form away from home, as they have been unbeaten in their last eight matches. They recently drew 1-1 with Lyon in the Europa League. In their five most recent away matches, they have scored 8 goals and conceded 3 in the process.

Livingston 1-3 Rangers 28/11/21

Hibernian 0-1 Rangers 01/12/21

Lyon 1-1 Rangers 09/12/21

Hearts 0-2 Rangers 12/12/21

Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers 18/01/22

Livingston latest home form

Livingston have recently been on good run of form at home at home, having been unbeaten in their last four matches. Their last home defeat came on December 5 when they lost 1-0 to Hearts in the league. They have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five.

Livingston 0-1 Hearts 05/12/21

Livingston 1-0 Hibernian 08/12/21

Livingston 1-1 Ross County 18/12/21

Livingston 2-0 Dundee 18/01/22

Livingston 1-0 Ross County 22/02/22

Livingston latest away form

Livingston have recently failed to keep up with a good run of form on the road, having failed to be consistent in their results. They lost their last away match 2-1 to Motherwell. They have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five.

Celtic 0-0 Livingston 30/10/21

St. Mirren 1-1 Livingston 20/11/21

Aberdeen 2-0 Livingston 01/12/21

Dundee United 0-1 Livinston 11/12/21

Motherwell 2-1 Livingston 26/12/21

Rangers news

Rangers will be missing the services of Kent due to his red card against Aberdeen, which will force at least one change in the starting XI for Wednesday.

Hagi scored in the match against Aberdeen, but had to be replaced during the Scottish Cup game where he damaged his knee.

Livingston news

Anderson is expected to lead the line for Livingston once again, and after his brace against Dundee, he will be hoping to continue his fine form.

Meanwhile, Matindale is not likely to make a change to his defensive structure for Wednesday’s contest, after they have kept consecutive clean sheets.

Prediction and Odds

Livingston enter this contest with a lot of confidence, after having put together two strong performances to kickstart 2022.

However, Rangers have been good this season and have dominated their opponents three times this season. With their quality, we expect the Gers to take the victory again or pick up a draw.

Odds: 1 1.80 X 2.05 2 2.50