Rangers will be looking to secure a fifth successivve Scottish Premiership victory when they play host to Livingston at Ibrox on Saturday.
The hosts currently sit second in the league table, two points behind leaders Celtic, while the hosts are 10 points and four places further back in sixth place.
While the Gers have experienced a disappointing Champion League campaign so far, losing all four group-stage matches and conceding 16 goals in the process, they have fared much better on the domestic front this season, winning 10 and drawing one of their 12 matches across all competitions.
Rangers followed up a 2-1 Premiership victory away at Motherwell last weekend with a narrow 1-0 win in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals at home to Dundee, through a first-half header from Steven Davis.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side could find themselves five points behind Celtic before taking on Livingston, with the Hoops facing Hearts in the afternoon kickoff, so there will be an element of pressure to come away with maximum points in front of the Ibrox faithful.
Meanwhile, after suffering successive league defeats to St. Mirren and Ross County, Livingston bounced back with a narrow 1-0 home victory over St. Johnstone last weekend.
Summer signing Dylan Bahamboula scored his first goal for the Lions 10 minutes before half time and they ultimately heldd on to secure their fifth league win of the season.
David Martindale’s sid have endured an inconsistent campaign so far, winning and losing five Premiership matches each, but they have collected five more points than at this satge last season.
The Lions can take confidence from their most recent encounter with Rangers on the opening day of this season, despite losing 2-1 on home soil, though their chance of gaining revenge against the Gers at Ibrox appears to be slim.
Rangers vs Livingston head to head
These two teams have previously met on 41 occasions across all competitions, where Rangers have claimed 30 victories while Livingston have won three, and they have drawn in eight. Rangers have scored 80 goals and conceded 20. Rangers have claimed victory in each of the last five mettings home and away.
Rangers 3-0 Livingston 31/07/21
Rangers 2-0 Livingston 22/09/21
Livingston 1-3 Rangers 28/11/21
Rangers 1-0 Livingston 26/01/22
Livingston 1-2 Rangers 30/07/22
Rangers latest home form
Rangers have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They defeated Dundee FC 1-0 in their last home game in the League Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded 11.
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 1-0 Dundee 19/10/22
Rangers latest away form
Rangers have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Motherwell 2-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded 11.
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 1-2 Rangers 16/10/22
Livingston latest home form
Livingston have recently kept a mixed run of form at home, as they have won just three of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat St. Johnstone 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded three.
Livingston 1-2 Dundee United 31/08/22
Livingston 1-0 Hearts 03/09/22
Livingston 1-0 Kilmarnock 17/09/22
Livingston 0-1 Ross County 08/10/22
Livingston 1-0 St. Johnstone 15/10/22
Livingston latest away form
Livingston have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to St. Mirren in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded nine.
Cove Rangers 1-2 Livingston 16/07/22
Dundee United 0-1 Livingston 07/08/22
Motherwell 1-0 Livingston 20/08/22
Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston 27/08/22
St. Mirren 2-1 Livingston 01/10/22
Rangers news
Rangers have a several concerns, with Ryan Jack, Nnamdi Ofoborh, Connor Goldson, Ianis Hagi, John Souttar, Tom Lawrence and Filip Helander all sidelined with their respective injuries.
However, they were boosted by the return of striker Kemar Roofe on Wednesday, who came off the bench to make his first appearance since May.
Livingston news
Tom Parkes remains absent for Livingston with a long-term knee injury, while Esmael Goncalves, Jamie Brandon and Staphane Omeonga are all doubtful.
Bruce Anderson will be hoping to force his way into the starting lineup ahead of Kurtis Guthrie, while Jack Fitzwater could return at centre-back at the expense of Sean Kelly.
Prediction and Odds
With several key players set to return to the starting lineup on Saturday, Rangers will be regarded as strong favourites to claim a victory over Livingston.
The visitors will fancy their chances of breaching their hosts’ backline like in the reverse fixture three months ago, but the Gers come out victorious.
Odds: 1 1.62 X 2.10 2 3.21
Probable outcomes
Rangers 2-0 Livingston
Rangers 2-1 Livingston
Rangers 3-0 Livingston
Rangers 3-1 Livingston
Rangers 4-1 Livingston
