FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 14 January 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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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 68 games, and losing 30.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The 'Well in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 22 OctRangers2 - 0MotherwellSPL
2004/2005Sat 14 MayRangers4 - 1MotherwellSPL
2004/2005Sun 03 AprMotherwell2 - 3RangersSPL
2004/2005Sun 20 MarMotherwell1 - 5RangersSLGC
2004/2005Mon 27 DecRangers4 - 1MotherwellSPL
2004/2005Sun 17 OctMotherwell0 - 2RangersSPL
2003/2004Sat 01 MayRangers4 - 0MotherwellSPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

Rangers have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Gers have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Motherwell's 29 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Rangers find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 34 points they have accumulated from 21 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell6303799
Rangers642016614

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Rangers on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Motherwell. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Rangers 8 games since last defeat.