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Last updated : 16 September 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Glasgow Rangers v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 76 of the 95 occassions the two teams have clashed.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, the The Gers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 26 FebRangers2 - 1KilmarnockSPL
2004/2005Sun 19 DecKilmarnock0 - 1RangersSPL
2004/2005Sun 03 OctRangers2 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2003/2004Wed 11 FebRangers2 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2003/2004Sun 08 FebKilmarnock0 - 2RangersSFAC
2003/2004Sun 09 NovKilmarnock2 - 3RangersSPL
2003/2004Sat 09 AugRangers4 - 0KilmarnockSPL

Recent respective form guides

Glasgow Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Gers, with 7 goals against.

Kilmarnock have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Killie's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Rangers's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Kilmarnock are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 13 points from 6 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rangers6312111010
Kilmarnock651018716

FootyMad's prediction ...

Kilmarnock are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rangers. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers 10 games since last home draw.
Kilmarnock Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.