FootyMAD's Rangers match preview

History of the Rangers v Dundee United fixture

Dundee Utd. face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 53 out of 80 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 13 Dec	Dundee Utd.	2 - 2	Rangers	SPL
2008/2009	Tue 04 Nov	Rangers	3 - 3	Dundee Utd.	SPL
2007/2008	Sat 10 May	Rangers	3 - 1	Dundee Utd.	SPL
2007/2008	Sun 06 Apr	Dundee Utd.	3 - 3	Rangers	SPL
2007/2008	Sun 16 Mar	Dundee Utd.	2 - 2	Rangers	SLGC
2007/2008	Sat 05 Jan	Rangers	2 - 0	Dundee Utd.	SPL
2007/2008	Sun 28 Oct	Dundee Utd.	2 - 1	Rangers	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Gers have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 3.

Dundee Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Those games have seen the The Terrors pummel 11 goals, and let in 3.

Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 50 points from their 23 games. Dundee Utd. find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 38 points they have accumulated from 23 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rangers	6	4	1	1	11	2	13
Dundee Utd.	6	3	2	1	10	8	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Terrors, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Rangers	8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Dundee Utd.	Undefeated in last 6 away games.