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Scottish Cup | Fifth Round
Feb 12, 2023 at 4pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Partick Thistle

Rangers
3 - 2
Partick

Colak (50'), Tillman (71'), Sands (86')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Holt (35' pen.), Tiffoney (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Cup clash between Rangers and Partick Thistle, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rangers 2-1 Ross County
Saturday, February 4 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Partick 0-1 Cove Rangers
Saturday, February 4 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

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 79.21%. A draw had a probability of 13.2% and a win for Partick Thistle had a probability of 7.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (8.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.17%), while for a Partick Thistle win it was 1-2 (2.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
RangersDrawPartick Thistle
79.21% (-0.179 -0.18)13.21% (0.137 0.14)7.58% (0.0431 0.04)
Both teams to score 49.81% (-0.383 -0.38)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.41% (-0.57000000000001 -0.57)31.59% (0.571 0.57)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.92% (-0.673 -0.67)53.08% (0.674 0.67)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.73% (-0.149 -0.15)6.27% (0.15 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.36% (-0.42 -0.42)23.64% (0.421 0.42)
Partick Thistle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.15% (-0.324 -0.32)46.85% (0.325 0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.62% (-0.248 -0.25)82.38% (0.25 0.25)
Score Analysis
    Rangers 79.2%
    Partick Thistle 7.58%
    Draw 13.21%
RangersDrawPartick Thistle
2-0 @ 11.26% (0.15 0.15)
3-0 @ 10.39% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
2-1 @ 8.54% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
1-0 @ 8.14% (0.182 0.18)
3-1 @ 7.88% (-0.032 -0.03)
4-0 @ 7.2% (-0.027 -0.03)
4-1 @ 5.46% (-0.071 -0.07)
5-0 @ 3.99% (-0.05 -0.05)
5-1 @ 3.02% (-0.066 -0.07)
3-2 @ 2.99% (-0.039 -0.04)
4-2 @ 2.07% (-0.046 -0.05)
6-0 @ 1.84% (-0.04 -0.04)
6-1 @ 1.4% (-0.043 -0.04)
5-2 @ 1.15% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 3.88%
Total : 79.2%
1-1 @ 6.17% (0.083 0.08)
2-2 @ 3.24% (-0.014 -0.01)
0-0 @ 2.94% (0.091 0.09)
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 13.21%
1-2 @ 2.34% (0.011 0.01)
0-1 @ 2.23% (0.049 0.05)
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 7.58%

How you voted: Rangers vs Partick

Rangers
64.9%
Draw
10.8%
Partick Thistle
24.3%
37
Head to Head
Jul 5, 2021 5pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Partick
0-1
Rangers
Itten (83')
Feb 6, 2018 7.45pm
Nov 4, 2017 3pm
Rangers
3-0
Partick
McCrorie (30'), Candeias (39'), Windass (47')

Doolan (60'), Devine (82')
Sep 19, 2017 7.45pm
Quarter-finals
Partick
1-3
Rangers
Doolan (90')
Lawless (13'), Elliot (109')
Pena (55'), Candeias (94'), Herrera (99')
Hodson (114')
Sep 15, 2017 7.45pm
Partick
2-2
Rangers
Spittal (51'), Erskine (60')
McGinn (45'), Keown (46'), Turnbull (79'), Elliot (83'), Bannigan (88')
Erskine (67')
Morelos (19'), Dorrans (77')