Fresh from their Europa League win over Real Betis in midweek, Rangers will be attempting to claim all three points in the Scottish Premiership when they host Motherwell on Sunday.
While the hosts are already trailing Celtic in the league, the visitors sit one point and place above them in the table, adding plenty of excitement to this fixture.
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Rangers have not started the new campaign as well as they would have wanted to, with the club already four points behind Celtic in the title race.
That gap was created as a result of the 1-0 Old Firm derby defeat at home to rivals Celtic earlier this month. However, Rangers have since reacted positively with consecutive victories in different competitions, firstly defeated St Johnstone 2-0 at McDiarmid Park last weekend.
That was then followed up by a slender 1-0 victory over Real Betis in the Europa League group stage on Thursday, with Abdallah Sima scoring the crucial goal in the game.
With back-to-back clean sheets and two positive results, Michael Beale will be hoping his team can bring the confidence back into the league as they aim to put pressure on those above them, including Motherwell.
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The visitors do find themselves sat above Rangers as present, though, with the Steelmen sitting one point clear of the Gers, and they are hoping to extend that gap with a positive result on Sunday.
However, Motherwell will need an improved performance than the one they provided last weekend against St Mirren when they were defeated 1-0.
That was the first time that Stuart Kettlewell's men have been defeated in the SPL this season, with this weekend now being a test for how they will react to that.
Motherwell are undefeated on the road this season, while Rangers have had mixed results at Ibrox, which should create a test for both teams.
While the Steelmen might be looking to ensure that they are not overtaken by the Gers, they do have the possibility of finishing the weekend in top spot if other results go their way and they can secure a victory of their own, adding further pressure.
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Todd Cantwell is expected to miss this weekend's game as he continues to rehabilitate his knee injury, while the Gers will also be missing Steven Davis and Kieran Dowell with knee injuries of their own.
Rangers are also without Danilo, who has been a key attacking threat for them this season, but Sima filled his boots in midweek by finding the back of the net and he should lead the line once again.
The visitors also have a host of injury problems to deal with right now as Calum Butcher, Mika Biereth, Pape Souare, Conor Wilkinson and Jon Obika are all unavailable.
Kettlewell was pleased to have Liam Kelly back in goal last weekend, though, as he overcame an injury concern, and he should find himself between the sticks once again.
Rangers possible starting lineup:
Butland; Tavernier, Goldson, Davies, Yilmaz; Raskin, Lundstram, Matondo, Roofe, Lawrence; Sima
Motherwell possible starting lineup:
Kelly; Casey, Mugabi, McGinley; O'Donnell, Paton, Slattery, Miller, Spencer; Shaw, Bair
We say: Rangers 1-1 Motherwell
With very little to separate the two teams in the league table, this is set to be a closely contested fixture that could be decided by very small details.
However, with both Rangers and Motherwell thriving at the moment, this could end up being a fixture where they share the points.
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