Hibernian vs Rangers Prediction: Expect goals in this matchup

The last match of this week's Scottish Premiership takes place at Easter Road and features Hibernian taking on Rangers. The host team will be looking to improve their prospects of qualifying for European competition in this match, while the Rangers that are on the road will be playing for pride.

After playing Aberdeen to a scoreless draw in the Premiership, Hibernian will be preparing for this game on the heels of a winning result. During that match, Hibernian had 53% of the possession and 17 shots on goal, with only 5 of those shots hitting the target. On the other hand, Aberdeen had eight shots on goal, with only two of them being successful. Hibernian, under the direction of Lee Johnson, have scored a total of six goals over the course of their most recent six games, averaging one goal per game during this time. The facts indicate that Hibernian have gone their last 18 league games without claiming a victory over the Rangers. Meanwhile, the visitors are winless in their past two matches played at home in the league.

Rangers come into this matchup on the heels of a 3-0 Premiership victory, which they achieved by claiming victory over Celtic in their most recent matchup. During that game, the Rangers had 32% possession of the ball and 16 shots on goal, with 8 of those shots hitting the target. Todd Cantwell in the fifth minute, John Souttar in the 34th minute, and Fashion Sakala in the 70th minute scored goals for the Rangers. Rangers, under the leadership of Michael Beale, have scored a total of 11 goals over the course of their most recent six games, averaging 1.83 goals per game. In the run-up to this confrontation, Rangers have been victorious in all ten of their league contests played away from their home venue. Also, Rangers are winless in their last two league matches when playing away from their home stadium.

Hibernian and Rangers have met 57 times, with Hibernian taking 14 victories and Rangers claiming 33. A total of ten of the games were decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Hibernian scored 68 goals, while Rangers were able to score 105.

With last weekend’s performance against Celtic, I am convinced that Rangers will not let their guard down here. However, the home side are unbeaten in their last four matches, showing their desire for European qualification. Despite this, I do not think Hibernian will be able to withstand the offensive qualities of Rangers here, if the visiting side play at a high level. Hence, I see this match ending in favor of the visitors. Meanwhile, Hibernian are expected to be defensively cautious here, therefore, I look forward to a match with few goals.