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Dundee vs Rangers prediction

Round
Regular Season - 9
Venue
Dens Park, Dundee
Referee
Duncan Nicolson
Form

Recent form

Dundee
61Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

Rangers
81Excellent

Last 5 matches · 4W-1D-0L · +7 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Rangers or Draw

BetGenius backs Rangers or Draw (Double Chance) at 77% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

77%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Fourth-placed Dundee host second-placed Rangers in round nine of the Premiership. The home side enter the contest with positive momentum after consecutive 2-1 victories over Motherwell and Falkirk, lifting their points total to 13 from eight games. Dundee have scored in all four of their home league fixtures, averaging 1.5 goals per game on familiar territory.

Rangers travel to Dundee sitting on 19 points after winning each of their last five matches, including consecutive clean-sheet victories over Celtic and St Mirren. Defensively, the visitors have been exceptionally stingy on the road, conceding only twice in four away league matches while scoring five. Attacker R. Naderi leads their scoring chart with four goals, while D. Gassama has provided two assists.

Historical meetings between the clubs heavily lean toward the visitors. Over the last ten encounters, Dundee have failed to record a single victory, with Rangers collecting seven wins alongside three draws. With Rangers unbeaten on their travels and Dundee steady at home, the fixture presents a tight test between two sides currently in the top four.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Rangers are unbeaten away from home in the league this season, recording three wins and one draw while conceding only two goals.
  2. Dundee have not won any of their last ten head-to-head meetings against Rangers, suffering seven defeats and drawing three.
  3. Rangers have won each of their last five matches in all competitions, keeping clean sheets in three of them.
  4. Dundee have scored in every home league fixture this season, averaging 1.5 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per home game.
  5. Rangers possess the division's tightest defense in this fixture, allowing only five goals in eight league matches.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Dundee at homeRangers away
5
Played
5
2-2-1
W-D-L
3-2-0
1.6
Scored /game
1.4
1.2
Conceded /game
0.8
20%
Clean sheets
40%
0%
Failed to score
0%
100%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3 goals per game (Dundee at home plus Rangers away).

Players

Key players this season

Rangers

  • R. Naderi4G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1CelticPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+1824
2RangersPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+620
3Heart Of MidlothianPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+516
4DundeePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+314
5ST JohnstonePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9012
6Dundee UtdPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9-112
7AberdeenPremiership (Relegation Group)9011
History

Head-to-head

0
Dundee
3
Draws
6
Rangers

Rangers have won 6 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 3.1 goals a game.

  • 2026-01-25Rangers3-0Dundee
  • 2025-11-09Dundee0-3Rangers
  • 2025-08-09Rangers1-1Dundee
  • 2025-03-29Dundee3-4Rangers
  • 2025-01-09Dundee1-1Rangers
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Predictions

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FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Rangers or Draw
77%
Confidence

Rangers hold the upper hand in form and structure, having posted five straight victories while conceding only five goals across eight league matches overall. Their away record is particularly solid, with three wins and one draw alongside an average of just 0.5 goals conceded per match. Head-to-head history reinforces this advantage, as Dundee have failed to win any of the last ten meetings between the teams, losing seven and drawing three.

Dundee nonetheless pose a threat on home soil, having scored in every home league fixture this season and winning their last two matches overall. Because Dundee have managed two draws in their last four home games against Rangers, covering both the away victory and the draw provides balanced protection against a spirited home display. The under 2.5 total goals angle is supported by Rangers conceding only 0.5 goals per game on the road and Dundee conceding just one goal per game at home.

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