Rangers and St Johnstone will battle for a spot in the Scottish FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday, just four days after their 1-1 draw in league action.
The hosts recently confirmed their first Scottish league title in 10 years, and manager Steven Gerrard has firmly set his sights on achieving the double with a cup title, having dumped Old Firm rivals Celtic out at the round-of-16 stage.
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Rangers advanced to the final eight with a 2-0 win over Old Firm rivals Celtic last Sunday.
Steven Davis opened the scoring after just 10 minutes, before a Jonjoe Kenny own goal sealed a third Old Firm victory of the season for Steven Gerrard's side.
Before that, the Gers progressed through the third round with a 4-0 win over Cove Rangers, as Kemar Roofe netted a brace alongside goals from Jermaine Defoe and Nathan Patterson.
That came after the Gers secured their first Scottish League title in 10 years, having gone unbeaten so far in league action this season.
Gerrard has firmly set his sight on the Scottish cup now, as he looks to achieve a domestic double in his second full season in professional management.
To do that, his team will have to get past a St Johnstone side who held them to a draw on Wednesday.
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The visitors will be encouraged by the recent result, as the two sides went head-to-head in league action at McDiarmid Park.
The Gers looked set to see out a 1-0 win thanks to Scott Wright's opener, until the hosts won a penalty in the 95th minute, which Liam Craig converted to seal an impressive point for his side against the new champions.
Callum Davidson's side progressed to the final eight with a 2-0 win over third-tier Clyde, as Guy Melamed and Michael O'Halloran fired their side through.
The Saints will now look to overcome the odds and get past the favourites on Sunday, as they hope to book their place in the semi-finals.
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With Gerrard's main focus now on the Scottish Cup, he is likely to field his strongest side on Sunday.
That could see Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent lead the line, while attacking midfielder Ianis Hagi will also be pushing for a spot in the starting lineup.
At the other end of the pitch, Connor Goldson and Filip Helander have formed a formidable centre-back pairing, conceding just 12 goals in 35 league games.
The St Johnstone line will be led by Stevie May, who has topped their scoring charts with 10 goals in all competitions this season.
Meanwhile, Davidson opted to go with a defensive system of three centre-backs to cope with the threat of Rangers on Wednesday, and he could look to do the same on Sunday.
That could see Jason Kerr, Liam Gordon and Jamie McCart play at the back, shielding Zander Clark in their goal.
Rangers possible starting lineup:
McGregor; Patterson, Goldson, Helander, Barisic; Aribo, Davis, Arfield; Hagi, Morelos, Kent
St Johnstone possible starting lineup:
Clarke; Kerr, Gordon, McCart; Rooney, McCann, Wotherspoon, Craig, Booth; May, Melamed
We say: Rangers 2-0 St Johnstone
Steven Gerrard's side have the domestic double in their sights and, despite their resilient nature, we do not see St Johnstone getting in their way.
The Gers will look to go one better than the recent draw with a dominant victory to book their place in the final four, and go one step closer to that double.
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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 61.02%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 16.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.87%) and 2-1 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.67%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (5.89%).
