Preview: Hibernian vs. Rangers - prediction, team news, lineups

Rangers volition purpose to physique connected their superb 3-0 triumph successful the Old Firm Derby arsenic they caput to Easter Road Stadium connected Sunday to look an in-form Hibernian successful the Scottish Premiership.

The visitors are 2nd successful the array with 39 points from the archetypal 19 games of the campaign, portion the hosts are seventh successful the standings with 25 points from 21 outings.

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Rangers person faced an highly turbulent clip successful the 2024-25 Scottish Premiership truthful far, including disappointingly making their worst commencement to a run since their archetypal twelvemonth backmost successful the apical formation successful 2016-17.

After 12 matches, they had won seven, drawn 2 and mislaid three, leaving them importantly down Celtic astatine the apical of the table, but an upturn successful signifier saw them triumph 4 connected the bounce and statesman to claw backmost astatine the gap.

A daze 2-1 nonaccomplishment to St Mirren and 2-2 gully with Motherwell followed, sparking concerns that Rangers were returning to their aboriginal play form, but a fantastic 3-0 triumph against Celtic successful their astir caller outing has enactment those fears to bed.

The triumph saw the Gers manus their rivals their archetypal home nonaccomplishment of the campaign, portion it besides closes the spread to 11 points and volition undoubtedly summation content and assurance astir the Ibrox.

Now aiming to physique connected that triumph arsenic they look to dilatory spot distant astatine Celtic's pb astatine the apical of the table, Phillipe Clement's broadside are acceptable to instrumentality connected the astir in-form squad successful the division.

Hibernian narrowly finished extracurricular of the apical six places successful past year's Scottish Premiership, placing seventh successful the pre-split array and conscionable 2 points extracurricular the apical half, leaving them hopeful of climbing into the apical fractional this term.

However, Hibs endured a dismal commencement to the run arsenic they won conscionable 1 of their opening 14 league fixtures, alongside 7 losses and six draws, leaving them firmly successful the conflict against relegation.

Their fortunes person rapidly changed successful the past weeks, though, with Hibernian rising into seventh spot acknowledgment to 5 wins, 1 gully and 1 nonaccomplishment successful their past 7 outings.

David Gray's broadside are really heading into this 1 unbeaten successful their past five, with 4 wins and 1 draw, leaving them arsenic the astir in-form broadside successful the league, a information they volition beryllium aiming to support with different triumph here.

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Team News

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The hosts are expected to beryllium without Kieron Bowie (hamstring), Marvin Ekpiteta (thigh) and Mykola Kukharevych (groin) for this lucifer owed to ongoing wounded concerns.

Elsewhere, having enjoyed a importantly improved tally of results successful caller weeks, Gray whitethorn take to sanction a akin broadside successful this lucifer arsenic helium looks to proceed their beardown form.

As for the visitors, Jack Butland, James Tavernier, Jack Souttar, Neraysho Kasanwirjo and Tom Lawrence are each improbable to diagnostic owed to a assortment of wounded issues.

After defeating rivals Celtic 3-0 successful a fantastic show successful their past outing, Clement is expected to sanction an unchanged starting squad successful this one.

Hibernian imaginable starting lineup:
Smith; Miller, Kiranga, Iredale; C Cadden, Triantis, Kwon, N Cadden; Campbell; Boyle, Gayle

We say: Hibernian 1-2 Rangers

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