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Scottish League Cup | Second Round
Aug 13, 2021 at 7.30pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Dunfermline Athletic

Rangers
5 - 0
Dunfermline

Lundstram (3'), Wright (17'), Hagi (19'), Roofe (33', 58' pen.)
FT(HT: 4-0)

Dow (66'), Watson (84'), Pybus (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Scottish League Cup clash between Rangers and Dunfermline Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 67.4%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Dunfermline Athletic had a probability of 13.94%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 1-0 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.76%), while for a Dunfermline Athletic win it was 1-2 (3.98%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
RangersDrawDunfermline Athletic
67.4%18.66%13.94%
Both teams to score 53.35%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.85%39.15%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.52%61.48%
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.31%10.69%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.4%34.6%
Dunfermline Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.73%40.27%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.1%76.9%
Score Analysis
    Rangers 67.4%
    Dunfermline Athletic 13.94%
    Draw 18.66%
RangersDrawDunfermline Athletic
2-0 @ 10.76%
2-1 @ 9.79%
1-0 @ 9.63%
3-0 @ 8.02%
3-1 @ 7.29%
4-0 @ 4.48%
4-1 @ 4.08%
3-2 @ 3.32%
5-0 @ 2%
4-2 @ 1.85%
5-1 @ 1.82%
Other @ 4.35%
Total : 67.4%
1-1 @ 8.76%
2-2 @ 4.45%
0-0 @ 4.31%
3-3 @ 1.01%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 18.66%
1-2 @ 3.98%
0-1 @ 3.92%
0-2 @ 1.78%
2-3 @ 1.35%
1-3 @ 1.21%
Other @ 1.7%
Total : 13.94%

How you voted: Rangers vs Dunfermline

Rangers
87.1%
Draw
6.5%
Dunfermline Athletic
6.5%
31
Head to Head
Aug 9, 2017 7.45pm
Second round
Rangers
6-0
Dunfermline
Miller (5'), Alves (9'), Morelos (23', 75'), Tavernier (27'), Candeias (57')
Morelos (24'), Rossiter (41')

Cardle (50')
May 3, 2014 3pm
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2-0
Dunfermline
Smith (45'), Gallagher (90')
Mohsni (9'), Foster (27'), McCulloch (45')

Grainger (19'), Whittle (25'), Forbes (44')
Grainger (78')
Feb 7, 2014 7.30pm
Fifth Round
Rangers
4-0
Dunfermline
Shiels (8', 24', 47'), Templeton (37')
Mohsni (88'), Templeton (90')

Wallace (44'), Morris (82')
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Dunfermline
0-4
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Falkingham (29'), Young (49'), Geggan (58')
Aird (22'), Clark (51'), Law (70'), Crawford (90')
Mohsni (49'), Aird (58')
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