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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 22
Jan 18, 2023 at 8pm UK
Rugby Park
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Kilmarnock
2 - 3
Rangers

Stokes (6'), Wright (85')
Power (19'), Armstrong (35')
Armstrong (59')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Morelos (23', 72'), Kent (51')
Morelos (36'), Kent (55')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, January 14 at 5.30pm in Scottish League Cup

We said: Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers

Kilmarnock have performed much better on home soil so far this term and they will fancy their chances of causing an upset on Wednesday. However, Rangers head to Rugby Park as favourites despite their recent record in East Ayrshire, and they should have enough quality in their side to secure a routine victory. 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 63.43%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 15.82%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.09%) and 1-2 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.85%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 1-0 (4.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
KilmarnockDrawRangers
15.82% (0.0039999999999996 0) 20.74% (0.0030000000000001 0) 63.43% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Both teams to score 50.94%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.29% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)44.71% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.93% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)67.07% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.84% (0.0020000000000024 0)41.16% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.3% (0.0019999999999989 0)77.69% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.57% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)13.43% (0.0039999999999996 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.6% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)40.4% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Kilmarnock 15.82%
    Rangers 63.42%
    Draw 20.74%
KilmarnockDrawRangers
1-0 @ 4.91% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-1 @ 4.37% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 2.18% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 1.3%
3-1 @ 1.29%
Other @ 1.77%
Total : 15.82%
1-1 @ 9.85% (0.0019999999999989 0)
0-0 @ 5.53% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 4.39%
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 20.74%
0-2 @ 11.13% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-1 @ 11.09%
1-2 @ 9.89%
0-3 @ 7.45% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
1-3 @ 6.62% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-4 @ 3.74% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 3.32% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.94%
0-5 @ 1.5% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-4 @ 1.47% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
1-5 @ 1.33%
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 63.42%

How you voted: Kilmarnock vs Rangers

Kilmarnock
28.2%
Draw
7.7%
Rangers
64.1%
39
Head to Head
Aug 6, 2022 3pm
Rangers
2-0
Kilmarnock
Colak (51'), Morelos (88')

Taylor (14'), Donnelly (38'), McKenzie (49'), Armstrong (82'), Murray (85'), Cameron (86')
Feb 13, 2021 3pm
Nov 1, 2020 12pm
Kilmarnock
0-1
Rangers

Waters (23'), Tshibola (41'), Power (90')
Tavernier (19' pen.)
Barisic (44'), Goldson (70'), Davis (83')
Aug 22, 2020 3pm
Feb 12, 2020 7.45pm
Kilmarnock
2-1
Rangers
O'Donnell (77'), Brophy (88')
Dicker (16'), Power (44'), Kabamba (87')
Arfield (32')
Kent (44'), Morelos (57'), McGregor (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


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