FM Preview: Motherwell v Rangers 21 Aug 2011

Last updated : 20 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Motherwell v Rangers fixture

Rangers face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the The Gers have winning an impressive 74 games, and losing 30.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, where Rangers annihilated the The Gers 0 - 5 in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Motherwell 0 - 5 Rangers Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Rangers 6 - 0 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 30 Jan Rangers 2 - 1 Motherwell Scottish League Cup
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Motherwell 1 - 4 Rangers Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Rangers 4 - 1 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sun 09 May Rangers 3 - 3 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Wed 10 Feb Motherwell 1 - 1 Rangers Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Rangers's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the The Gers scoring 16 and conceding 4.

Motherwell are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 4 games giving them a return of 10 points.

Rangers's total of 7 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Motherwell 6 3 1 2 5 7 10
Rangers 6 2 2 2 7 5 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Rangers on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Motherwell. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Motherwell 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Rangers No sequences of note

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