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Rangers 2ndWDWWW
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Aberdeen 9thLWLDW

Rangers vs Aberdeen prediction

Data modelGoals model, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

Rangers to win: 54%, about 1 in 2

Rangers54%
Draw25%
Aberdeen21%

Goals call2 goals or fewer 54%

No bookmaker prices: these numbers come from our goals model only.

The Verdict

All three readings converge on a Rangers win, with the Coach and Dressing Room close to the published 54% and the Sceptic trimming it slightly on Aberdeen's away scoring. On totals, two see under 2.5 as more likely and one leans over, matching the published 46% over as a genuinely balanced call.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

Our analysts read the numbers only.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Rangers' home defence should decide a low-noise afternoon

Aberdeen fail to score in half their matches and have kept only 20% clean sheets.

RangersRangers: slightly underrated Low

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Second hosts ninth and the table says only one winner

Rangers sit 2nd on 23 points from 10 games, seven wins and just one defeat, while Aberdeen are 9th on 11 points with five losses. Rangers have won five straight at home; Aberdeen's away run reads L D W L L. Both had 7 days' rest, so freshness is even.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Aberdeen's away scoring keeps the totals case alive

The 46% over 2.5 line looks fair but slightly shy: Aberdeen have scored 7 in their last five away games and average 1.40 away, while Rangers concede just 0.70 per game. Both teams score in 48% of cases and the league runs at 2.82 goals per match, so I lean marginally over.

✓ In line with bookmakers

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Rangers are favourites at 54%, with Aberdeen on 21% and the draw on 25%. Rangers are 2nd and Aberdeen 9th in the Scottish Premiership. In their last five league games, Rangers won four and Aberdeen two.

More markets

Win or draw (double chance)

Rangers win or draw
79%
Either team wins (no draw)
75%
Aberdeen win or draw
46%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
72%
3+ goals
46%
4+ goals
25%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
48%
No
52%

We expect about 1.6 goals from Rangers and 0.9 from Aberdeen. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–0 (13%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 8. Next: 1–1 (12%), 2–0 (10%), 2–1 (9%), 0–0 (8%).

How these numbers are made

No bookmaker priced this match, so the numbers come from our goals model: attack and defence ratings from this season's results in this league, with home advantage. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 54%25%21%Stats preview (goals model, no bookmaker prices)#1978

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Rangers: last 6

WDWWWW · 12 scored, 3 conceded

24 Octvs ST Johnstone4–0W
17 Octat Dundee2–2D
10 Octvs Kilmarnock3–1W
20 Sepat Celtic1–0W
9 Sepvs ST Mirren1–0W
5 Sepvs Motherwell1–0W

Last 5 at home: WWWWW

Aberdeen: last 6

LWLDWD · 10 scored, 6 conceded

24 Octat Dundee Utd2–3L
17 Octvs ST Mirren3–1W
11 Octvs ST Johnstone0–1L
19 Sepat Hibernian1–1D
15 Sepat Motherwell4–0W
5 Sepvs Kilmarnock0–0D

Last 5 away: LDWLL

Season stats

RangersAberdeen
1.70Goals scored per game1.20
0.70Goals conceded per game1.30
2.00Scored per game at home1.00
1.40Scored per game away1.40
50%Matches over 2.5 goals50%
50%Both teams scored40%
50%Clean sheets20%
0%Failed to score50%

League matches only, 10 games each.

Scottish Premiership table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
1Celtic10+1927WWWLW
2Rangers10+1023WDWWW
3Heart Of Midlothian10+719WLWDL
4Dundee Utd10+015WDWWD
5Dundee10+214LDWWL
6ST Mirren10-713WLLLL
7Falkirk10+012WWLDW
8ST Johnstone10-412LDWDL
9Aberdeen10-111LWLDW
10Motherwell10-78LLLLL
11Kilmarnock10-138LWLDW
12Hibernian10-67LLLDL

Full Scottish Premiership table

Match context

Travel for Aberdeen
194 km
Rest days
Rangers 7Aberdeen 7
Matches in the last 14 days: Rangers 2 · Aberdeen 1
Weather at kick-off
12°C · wind 3 km/h
Rain expected
Goals in this league
Scottish Premiership average: 2.82 per match

Published UK time (GMT) · Updated UK time (GMT)

This analysis was generated automatically by an AI model from public sources. How it works →

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