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Dundee will take on Rangers on Saturday, 17 October, with the hosts looking to pile the pressure on Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership table.
After being eliminated from Europe during the qualifying rounds, Rangers have a much lighter schedule than their great rivals this season, and they can take advantage of that this weekend.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Dundee vs Rangers key stats
- Rangers have won seven matches in a row in all competitions.
- Dundee have won just two of their last five matches in all competitions.
- Rangers have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five matches.
Dundee vs Rangers preview: Visitors to come out on top
Dundee vs Rangers — Tale of the Tape
| Dundee | vs | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Position | 2nd |
| 13 | Points | 19 |
| 11 | Goals For | 11 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 5 |
| 2 | Clean Sheets | 4 |
| 6th | Home / Away Rank | 2nd |
Dundee come into this match with a spring in their step after winning their last two Scottish Premiership matches, but Rangers will provide a much tougher test than Motherwell and Falkirk.
The two wins have lifted Dundee up to fourth in the table, and although the season is still young, their fans are already dreaming of a potential European tour next season.
If the hosts are to get something from the match on Saturday, they will have to battle against history as they have not won any of their last 20 matches against Rangers, a record that goes back nearly a decade.
Manager Steven Pressley will be without the injured quintet of Finlay Robertson, Ryan Finnigan, Bobby Wales, Joe Westley and Simon Murray this weekend.
As for Rangers, they picked up where they left off before the international break last weekend, dismantling Kilmarnock 3-1 at Ibrox.
The win proved to many that Derek McInnes' side are well equipped to challenge Celtic for the title this season, particularly on the back of back-to-back Old Firm triumphs for Gers in the league and cup.
This weekend, they play before Celtic, who are still licking their wounds after losing 4-1 to Benfica on Thursday night, which gives them a chance to temporarily go into top spot.
McIness has injury problems of his own, though, with Cameron Devlin, Daisuke Yokota, Lawrence Shankland, Youssef Chermiti and Jose Cifuentes all in the treatment room.
Dundee vs Rangers form guide & betting tips
| Dundee | vs | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
LDLWW |
Form | WWWWW |
| 7 | Points | 15 |
| 6th | Form Table | 1st |
| 7 | Goals For | 8 |
| 7 | Goals Against | 2 |
LWW |
Form (Scottish Premiership) | WWW |
Whispers predicts: Dundee 0-2 Rangers
Nobody in Scotland looks a match for Rangers at the moment, making an away win to nil a likely outcome on Saturday. Rangers to win to nil has been best priced at 13/8.
Rangers have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their league games this season. BTTS – No has been priced at 11/10.
Ryan Naderi has scored three goals in his last two Rangers matches. Naderi to score anytime has been priced at 1/1.
> Celtic to win to at 13/8 (2.63) | Likelihood: Possible
> BTTS – No at 11/10 (2.10) | Likelihood: Probable
> Naderi to score anytime at 1/1 (2.00) | Likelihood: Probable