Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 3

Aug 26, 2023 at 12.30pm UK

Global Energy Stadium

Ross County
0 - 2
Rangers

Baldwin (11'), Loturi (46'), Turner (89')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Roofe (22'), Tavernier (26')
Lundstram (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Ross County and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Ross County

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Airdrieonians 3-4 Ross County
Saturday, August 19 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Rangers

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Rangers 2-2 PSV
Tuesday, August 22 at 8pm in Champions League

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Ross County 1-2 Rangers

Having already scored twice against reigning champions Celtic this season, albeit in a 4-2 defeat, Ross County will fancy their chances of finding the net against a leaky Rangers backline. However, the Gers should have enough quality in their side to outscore their opponents and grind out a victory on Saturday, even if Beale decides to make several changes to his lineup. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 61.43%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Ross County had a probability of 17.79%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.93%) and 0-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.74%), while for a Ross County win it was 2-1 (4.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
Ross County	Draw	Rangers
17.79% ( 0.28)	20.78% ( 0.05)	61.43% ( -0.33)

Both teams to score 55.08% (

0.37)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.68% (

0.22)

41.32% (

-0.22)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.29% (

0.23)

63.71% (

-0.22)

Ross County Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.28% (

0.45)

36.72% (

-0.45)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.49% (

0.45)

73.5% (

-0.44)

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.04% (

-0.03)

12.96% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

60.55% (

-0.05)

39.45% (

0.06)

Score Analysis

Ross County 17.79%

Rangers 61.43%

Draw 20.78%

Ross County	Draw	Rangers
2-1 @ 4.88% ( 0.06) 1-0 @ 4.77% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 2.39% ( 0.03) 3-2 @ 1.67% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 1.63% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.46% Total : 17.79%	1-1 @ 9.74% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.99% ( 0.06) 0-0 @ 4.76% ( -0.05) 3-3 @ 1.13% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.16% Total : 20.78%	1-2 @ 9.95% ( 0) 0-2 @ 9.93% ( -0.12) 0-1 @ 9.72% ( -0.11) 1-3 @ 6.78% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 6.77% ( -0.09) 1-4 @ 3.46% ( -0.01) 0-4 @ 3.46% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 3.4% ( 0.04) 2-4 @ 1.74% ( 0.02) 1-5 @ 1.42% ( -0) 0-5 @ 1.41% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.4% Total : 61.43%