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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 17
Dec 15, 2022 at 8pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
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Rangers
3 - 2
Hibernian

Sakala (15'), Jack (58'), Morelos (62')
Davis (88')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Porteous (8'), Nisbet (16')
Magennis (38'), Porteous (60'), Stevenson (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Scottish Premiership clash between Rangers and Hibernian, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rangers

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: B. Leverkusen 0-3 Rangers
Saturday, December 10 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

Hibernian

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hibernian 0-2 Middlesbrough
Saturday, November 26 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Rangers 2-1 Hibernian

 In a match with significant permutations, we expect a tight affair that will more than likely be settled by fine margins as both teams seek to claim an important result. On this occasion, Rangers will do enough to secure the three points and move to within six points of leaders Celtic, who play on Saturday. 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 68.99%. A draw had a probability of 17.7% and a win for Hibernian had a probability of 13.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 1-0 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.21%), while for a Hibernian win it was 1-2 (3.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
RangersDrawHibernian
68.99% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 17.73% (0.0030000000000001 0) 13.28% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 54.89% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.76% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)36.23% (0.021999999999998 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.64% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)58.35% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.48% (-0.0080000000000098 -0.01)9.51% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
68.1% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)31.89% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Hibernian Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.66% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)39.33% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.96% (-0.016000000000002 -0.02)76.03% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Rangers 68.98%
    Hibernian 13.28%
    Draw 17.73%
RangersDrawHibernian
2-0 @ 10.35% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.66% (0.0010000000000012 0)
1-0 @ 8.8% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
3-0 @ 8.12% (0.0019999999999989 0)
3-1 @ 7.58% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
4-0 @ 4.78%
4-1 @ 4.46% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 3.54% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
5-0 @ 2.25% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 2.1% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-2 @ 2.08% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
5-2 @ 0.98% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 4.31%
Total : 68.98%
1-1 @ 8.21% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 4.51% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 3.74% (0.004 0)
3-3 @ 1.1% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 17.73%
1-2 @ 3.83% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-1 @ 3.49% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 1.63%
2-3 @ 1.4% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 1.19% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 13.28%

How you voted: Rangers vs Hibernian

Rangers
78.2%
Draw
10.3%
Hibernian
11.5%
87
Head to Head
Aug 20, 2022 12.30pm
Hibernian
2-2
Rangers
Boyle (51'), Campbell (90+3')
Henderson (18'), Doyle-Hayes (25'), Bushiri (44'), Porteous (55')
Tavernier (45' pen.), Lawrence (58')
Goldson (20'), Colak (52')
Lundstram (66'), Morelos (75')
Feb 9, 2022 7.45pm
Rangers
2-0
Hibernian
Tavernier (5' pen.), Morelos (57')
Barisic (21'), Goldson (28'), Tavernier (78')

Bushiri (50'), Stevenson (60')
Dec 1, 2021 7.45pm
Hibernian
0-1
Rangers

Doyle-Hayes (29'), McGinn (90+4')
Roofe (85' pen.)
Goldson (24')
Nov 21, 2021 4pm
Semi-Finals
Rangers
1-3
Hibernian
Arfield (40')
Barisic (83')
Boyle (9', 21', 38')
Hanlon (1'), Newell (3')
Oct 3, 2021 3pm
Rangers
2-1
Hibernian
Roofe (60'), Morelos (78')
Aribo (26'), Hagi (73'), Barisic (90')
Nisbet (8')
Allan (33'), McGinn (37'), Nisbet (45+1')
Porteous (30')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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