Rangers vs Aberdeen Prediction

Recent Form

Over their last 20 matches across all competitions, Rangers and Aberdeen have almost identical overall records - both sides have ten wins, three draws and seven defeats. But that longer-run number hides a clear split in recent weeks.

Rangers: 20 completed matches; Aberdeen: 20 completed matches.

Rangers

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

22

Difference

+9

Aberdeen

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

24

Difference

+10

Rangers have won four of their last five outings, including away wins at Celtic and over Aberdeen themselves, with just a defeat at Falkirk breaking the run. Aberdeen's last five have gone the other way - two draws, one of them in the League Cup, and two defeats, among them a 4-0 beating away at Motherwell.

Rangers look to be trending up just as Aberdeen are dipping, which matters more than a season-long average.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rangers vs Aberdeen

Head-to-Head

Rangers have dominated this fixture historically, winning 13 of the last 20 meetings between these two sides, with Aberdeen winning just three and four finishing level.

Rangers have also won each of the last four meetings, including that August game, so the recent head-to-head picture leans even more one-sided than the overall record suggests.

Historical dominance doesn't guarantee the next result, but recent meetings have followed the same pattern.

Where They Stand

Seven games into the league season, Rangers sit second with 16 points from five wins, a draw and just the one defeat. Aberdeen are down in seventh on 8 points, having won two, drawn two and lost three.

That's a sizeable early gap, though it's worth remembering this snapshot is from early October, a month out from the actual fixture, so both tables could shift before these two meet again.

Players to Watch

K. Nisbet has been Aberdeen's standout contributor, with three goals and two assists in seven matches. For Rangers, L. Shankland has matched that scoring tally in fewer games, with three goals in five appearances, while R. Naderi has chipped in with two goals and an assist of his own.

Rangers:

Best scorers:

L. Shankland - 3

R. Naderi - 2

Best assist providers:

R. Naderi - 1

Penalty cards:

D. Sterling x 3

Aberdeen:

Best scorers:

K. Nisbet - 3

Best assist providers:

K. Nisbet - 2

Penalty cards:

L. Mayo x 5

A. Aremu x 3

A. Mouloua x 2

Discipline could be worth watching too. Aberdeen's L. Mayo has already picked up five yellow cards in six matches, by far the busiest card count on either side.

If Mayo's booking habit continues, Aberdeen could find themselves playing with a numerical disadvantage at some stage.