Aberdeen v Rangers Predictions & Betting Odds – 6th February 2019

Dons can hold off Rangers again

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Aberdeen v Rangers Betting Tips – Scottish Premiership, 6th February 7.45pm

There is a high-pressure game in midweek in the Scottish Premiership as Aberdeen play host to Rangers in a top three clash. Rangers start the midweek action in second place, six points adrift of leaders Celtic. Aberdeen would leapfrog Rangers into second place if they bagged all three points at home. Read our predictions for Aberdeen v Rangers.

Aberdeen v Rangers Betting Odds*

Rangers 10/11
Draw 5/2
Aberdeen 14/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on February 3rd, 2019 at 8:23 p.m.)

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Aberdeen News and Form

Aberdeen really can ill afford to suffer a defeat in this fixture. If they do that they will lose some serious ground on the top two in the table. Aberdeen earned a 2-1 victory over Hibernian on the weekend. That leaves them on a four-match undefeated streak of form in the Premiership, winning three of their games in that sequence. Aberdeen have lost just one of their last nine League fixtures, which was a clash against Celtic back on Boxing Day. The Dons really have been very consistent in front of goal as they have scored at least two goals in all but one of their nine top-flight games.

Aberdeen’s home record this season in the League is W7 D2 L3. They have averaged just a shade under two goals per game in that sequence of fixtures. Less than half of their home games have ended up over 2.5 goals this season. In 42% of their home fixtures have Aberdeen earned a clean sheet this season. Aberdeen have two clean sheets in their last three home games. Aberdeen have been winning at half-time in exactly half of their home fixtures this season, and 62% of their home goals conceded have been in the second period of fixtures. Aberdeen are the third-highest scorers in the Premiership this season behind only Celtic and Rangers.

Aberdeen v Rangers Head to Head

Aberdeen have a W2 D1 record against Rangers this season
Each of the last five meetings have ended under 2.5 goals
Aberdeen are currently undefeated in four games in all competitions against Rangers W2 D2
Rangers are unbeaten in their last four League visits to Pittodrie (W2 D2)

 

Key-Facts – Aberdeen v Rangers

  • Aberdeen have scored at least two goals in eigh of their last nine games
  • The Dons are unbeaten in four against Rangers
  • Rangers have the second best defensive record in the League (behind Celtic)

 

Rangers News and Form

It has been back-to-back League wins Rangers have produced after beating St Mirren 4-0 at home on the weekend. Each of their last three League wins, including a 1-0 success over rivals Celtic at the back end of December, have all been with a clean sheet. Rangers have produced seven unanswered goals in their last two League fixtures they are going to need something big in this one. Overall this term, Rangers have produced an away record of W5 D4 L3. Victory in this one would move them five points clear of Aberdeen.

Away from home, this season Rangers have averaged 1.6 goals per game. They have done pretty well defensively as they have conceded at an average of exactly a goal per game on their travels. In 25% of their away games, Rangers have earned a clean sheet. Only twice away from Ibrox have they been losing at the halftime break in a League game this term. Home and away combined they have scored in each of their last six Premiership games and each of their last three on the road have ended up over 2.5 goals. In their last five away games Rangers are at W2 D2 L1.

Aberdeen v Rangers Tips & Odds

Under 2.5 goals at 4/5
Aberdeen double chance at 4/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on February 3rd, 2019 at 8:23 p.m.)

Aberdeen v Rangers Predictions

Aberdeen To win: there has to be something here for Aberdeen in this game of high importance for them. If they lose their shot at a top two finish really fades away. Rangers have been far from perfect on their travels this season and the Dons may have enough on home soil to, at the very least, avoid defeat. Aberdeen double chance.