Glasgow Rangers Back to Premier League Action this afternoon as they play their last game before Christmas.
Dundee are the visitors to Ibrox and Philip Clement His team will be looking for the other three points.
The Dens Park side sit seventh in the league table and the Light Blues will be looking to repeat the result that saw them beat the club 3-0 in the League Cup quarter-final in September.
What is noteworthy is that this is the first meeting in the league between the two clubs.
Rangers' last game against Dundee
Despite the poor start to Geer's campaign He made progress in the quarter-finals From the League Cup, which witnessed a confrontation with Dundee.
Cyril Desers gave the home team a deserved lead, before James Tavernier converted a penalty, and the Nigerian then scored his second goal of the evening to secure a direct passage to the semi-finals.
Their previous league fixture against Dundee at Ibrox was a 5-2 win which came during the dying embers of the 2023/24 campaign. the The Gers found themselves 2-0 down Before recovering to get the three points.
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Rangers vs Dundee results 2023/24 |
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date |
a result |
place |
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05/14/2024 |
5-2 to Rangers |
Ibrox |
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04/17/2024 |
Draw 0-0 |
Her park |
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09/12/2023 |
3-1 to Rangers |
Ibrox |
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01/11/2023 |
5-0 to Rangers |
Her park |
Three points are all that matters this weekend.
Rangers vs Dundee team news
Clement spoke to the media on Friday afternoon ahead of their Premier League match against Dens Park.
He praised the team after the strong performance in the League Cup final despite the previous defeat Discuss his options Of the Dundee clash, he said: “There's some flu going around the building, but don't expect to lose anyone. No new infections from the last game.”
Good news for fans, who expect to see a full-strength squad take the field this afternoon as the club chases another league win.
Rangers expected line-up against Dundee
Of course, Jack Butland will remain in goal while the back four players in James Tavernier, Robin Propper, Leon Balogun and Gifty are likely to be used again.
In midfield, Nico Raskin and Mohamed Diomandi did excellent work throughout the League Cup Final, with the latter scoring to make it 2-2 in the match, and they will continue their partnership.
Ianis Hagi started that match on the left wing, but could be dropped on the bench to be replaced by Hamza Eghamani. It is assumed that Nedim Bajrami and Vaclav Cerny will retain their places after the League Cup final.
Danilo should also be given the nod for leading the line against Dundee. the A £6m striker will be sought To continue his excellent partnership with Igamani which has seen the duo score in the previous two league matches against Kilmarnock and Ross County respectively.
On the face of it, this is a starting line-up with plenty of talent to register a fairly comfortable win today, one that could see the Light Blues move back to second place in the table.
While a strong performance would be nice, three points is what fans want at Christmas.
Predict the full Rangers vs Dundee line-up -Butland; Tavernier, Propper, Balogun, Gifty; Ruskin, Diomande; Cerny, Bajrami, Igamani; Danilo
