In a mid week match on Thu Dec 15th, in week 17, Rangers and Hibernian will play a match in Glasgow in a meeting of these two mismatched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rangers sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against St. Mirren. Jonah Ayunga scored the first goal for St. Mirren in the 47th minute, then James Tavernier tied it up for Rangers in the 84th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Rangers. Rangers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Hibernian, recorded a 0-1 loss against Kilmarnock. Danny Armstrong scored the first goal for Kilmarnock in the 51st minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hibernian couldn’t manage to score, and Kilmarnock took the shutout win. Hibernian is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 20th of August, Hibernian hosted Rangers in their last match together. Hibernian and Rangers battled to a 2-2 draw. James Tavernier struck first for Rangers in the 45th minute from the penalty spot, then in the 51st minute, Thody Elie Youan sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Martin Boyle .
M. Kukharevych has been the most effective weapon for Hibernian lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. For Rangers, their top scorers are James Tavernier and Malik Tillman, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.