Rangers vs Motherwell Match Preview

Rangers face Motherwell for the 18th round in Scottish Premiership at Ibrox Stadium

In the previous game, the hosts suffered a 3-2 defeat against St. Mirren last Wednesday and were knocked out of the League Cup. This was the first defeat for Steven Gerrard's team after 26 games played in all competitions. It was a difficult game for Rangers and despite taking the lead, St. Mirren made a comeback in the game scoring 2 goals (2-1). They managed to equalize to 2-2 at the 88th minute with Steven Davis, but unfortunately, St. Marrin scored the winner three minutes later.

Their manager Steven Gerrard took full responsibility for this defeat, as he hasn't prepared his team, playing under heavy rotation and failing to field a competitive side. In the Scottish Premiership, Rangers are 1st in the table with 47 points, having a 13-point difference from Celtic who is placed 2nd, but having played 2 games more. They will try to get past this failure in the cup and return to winning ways by prevailing here against Motherwell.

Motherwell, on the other hand, failed to get something positive on their recent home game against St. Mirren. They are in very bad shape, having 1 draw and 4 defeats in the last five games. Despite these negative results, Motherwell is ranked 5th in the table, as they have had a very good start in the league this season. Today, they face the league leaders, Rangers, and this will be the most difficult match for Steve Robinson's team so far. In the following round, they face Aberdeen at home.

After that surprising defeat in the cup, Rangers will try to get back to winning ways by prevailing here against the weak Motherwell. The quality difference between these two teams is huge, and I'm sure it will reflect on the pitch of Ibrox. Rangers to win is my call and also cover the -2,5 Asian Handicap.