Hibernian vs Rangers Match Preview


In this week 4 match on the 20th of August, Hibernian will host Rangers in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Hibernian recorded a 1-2 loss against Livingston. Jon Nouble scored the first goal for Livingston in the 6th minute, but Nohan Kenneh got the equalizer for Hibernian in the 51st minute. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Rangers, recorded a 2-2 draw against PSV. Ibrahim Sangaré scored the first goal for PSV in the 37th minute, then Antonio Čolak tied it up for Rangers in the 40th minute on a feed from James Tavernier . Rangers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Rangers won the head to head battle with 3 wins.

Antonio Čolak has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Rangers. James Scott has been the most prolific scorer on Hibernian in the last five matches with 3 goals.