FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 02 January 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Motherwell v Rangers fixture

Rangers face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Tuesday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the The Gers have winning an impressive 70 games, and losing 30.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The 'Well in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 28 OctRangers1 - 1MotherwellSPL
2006/2007Sun 30 JulMotherwell1 - 2RangersSPL
2005/2006Sat 08 AprRangers1 - 0MotherwellSPL
2005/2006Sun 15 JanMotherwell0 - 1RangersSPL
2005/2006Sat 22 OctRangers2 - 0MotherwellSPL
2004/2005Sat 14 MayRangers4 - 1MotherwellSPL
2004/2005Sun 03 AprMotherwell2 - 3RangersSPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While The 'Well have scored 10, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Rangers have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Gers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 25 points from their 22 games played so far, Rangers find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 36 points they have accumulated from 22 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell63129910
Rangers63219511

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Gers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Motherwell. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Rangers 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.