Hibernian vs Rangers – Predictions and Free Bets

Published: May 21, 2023
Author: Joe Kizlauskas
Last Updated: May 21, 2023

Posted in: Football Match Predictions, Hibernian, Rangers, Scottish Premier League Predictions

Hibernian face Rangers at Easter Road Stadium in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Premiership campaign.

Hibernian vs Rangers Stats

Hibernian have scored in 14 of the last 16 matches
In 7 of the last 9 matches Hibernian played, both teams scored
In 8 of the last 10 Hibernian home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In the last 5 Hibernian matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Hibernian have scored in the last 6 home matches in a row

Rangers have scored in 30 of the last 32 matches
Rangers have won 9 of the last 11 away matches
Rangers have scored in 12 of the last 13 away matches
Rangers have not lost 10 of the last 12 away matches
In 5 of the last 6 Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

Hibernian vs Rangers Squad lists

Hibernian Squad

The 41-year-old manager of Hibernian, Lee Johnson, will select the lineup against Rangers from the players listed below:

Marshall, Delferriere, Egan-Riley, McGregor, Campbell, Miller, Stevenson, Cabraja, Devlin, Hanlon, Bushiri, McGeady, Cadden, Henderson, McKirdy, Doyle-Hayes, Newell, Magennis, Fish, Tavares, Jeggo, Nisbet, Boyle, Hoppe, Bojang, Kukharevych, Hauge, Youan.

Rangers Squad

Here is the full team squad of Rangers. The 42 year-old Michael Beale will select his starting lineup from the following players:

McGregor, McLaughlin, McCrorie, Devine, Davies, Barisic, Goldson, Helander, Tavernier, Lundstram, Souttar, King, Yilmaz, Lowry, Kamara, Roofe, Tillman, Raskin, Ofoborh, Niso, Jack, Arfield, Davis, Cantwell, Morelos, Colak, Sakala, Hagi, Matondo, Kent, Wright, Lawrence.

Hibernian vs Rangers Lineups

Hibernian vs Rangers Preview

Hibernian are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with St. Johnstone, beating St. Mirren 2-1 and drawing 0-0 with Aberdeen. Hibernian managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premiership. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 13 goals and conceded eight times. Hibernian are among the three teams scoring the least goals at home in the Premiership this season. They managed 31 goals at Easter Road Stadium, while conceding 22.

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In their last three matches, Rangers lost against Aberdeen by 2-0, beat Aberdeen by 1-0 winning 3-0 against Celtic. Rangers performed a very admirable four wins in six Premiership away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored 16 times, while also conceding eight goals. Rangers are in the top three when it comes to scoring goals on their travels in the Premiership this season. They claimed 37 goals so far, whilst allowing 23 goals against.

Hibernian vs Rangers H2H

Hibernian won just one of their 20 most recent encounters against Rangers. Rangers won 4-1 and 3-2 in the two most recent meetings with Hibernian, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Rangers will be excited about a meeting with Hibernian, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Rangers go into the match with a 8-2-0 advantage. The bookies have Rangers to win this match at best price odds of 1.53.

Current Premiership standings

While Rangers are chasing the lead in the Premiership after collecting 85 points in 35 rounds, Hibernian trail by 48 points after 35 rounds, leaving them as number 5 in the table.

Full Time Betting

Hibernian claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Rangers won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing two in this series of matches. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 Premiership matches for Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium. Both teams also found their way to the target in five of the previous 10 away games for Rangers.

Both Teams to Score

The last time the pair played each other Rangers came away as 1-4 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Sunday. Both teams scored six times in the previous ten matches between home side Hibernian and Rangers. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.75. The last 3 encounters in the Premiership between Hibernian and Rangers offered a fantastic minimum of four goals scored. In six of the previous ten matches between Hibernian and Rangers both teams scored.

Over/Under Tips

In the last ten encounters between Hibernian and Rangers over 2.5 goals came out six times, as Hibernian averaged 0.9 goals a game. Rangers scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hibernian, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Rangers, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches.

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