Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Motherwell
Match Time & Date:
2 August 2025
17:30
Prediction: 1-2
Rangers
Motherwell will try to claim a major scalp when they take on Rangers in the opening match of their Premiership campaign. The Well were producing fine performances in League Cup in July, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the title hopefuls. Both Sam Nicholson and Zach Robinson are sidelined with injuries, while Serbian forward Filip Stuparevic is a major doubt.
The Gers, on the other hand, must be brimming with confidence following the Champions League triumph over Panathinaikos. In their last meeting in the Scottish top flight, Motherwell shocked Rangers at Ibrox, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge. Summer signing Djeidi Gassama is widely expected to return to the Rangers’ starting XI after scoring as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Panathinaikos. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the season opener.
Highlighted Player (Jon McLaughlin):
Jon McLaughlin is a goalkeeper who plays for Sunderland. The 188-cm-tall shoot-stopper played for non-League sides Harrogate Railway Athletic and Harrogate Town in the past, but in 2008 he joined Bradford City. After spending six years at Valley Parade, McLaughlin signed a contract with Burton Albion and he has been playing for the Pirelli Stadium outfit ever since.
Jon McLaughlin made 45 appearances for Burton Albion in both 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons and he has established his self as the team’s first-choice goalkeeper. He was producing scintillating displays for Burton in the 2015/2016 League One campaign and, no doubt, he helped the team secure promotion to the Championship.
Jon McLaughlin was born on 9 September, 1987 in Edinburgh, but he has yet to make his debut for the Scotland national team. Speaking of his honours, the goalkeeper won the Football League Two play-offs with Bradford City in the 2012/2013 season.
Highlighted Team (Motherwell):
Motherwell are professional football club that compete in the Scotland Premiership. The Steelmen play home games at Fir Park, the stadium which can hold up to 13,677 spectators, wearing amber and claret shirts.
White, on the other hand, is the dominant colour of the club’s away kit. Founded in 1886, Motherwell won their first domestic trophy in the 1931/32 season, leaving Scottish giants Rangers and Celtic behind them in the standings. Speaking of the Scottish Cup, the Steelmen have two titles in the cup competition. In the 1951/52 season, Motherwell defeated Dundee 4-0 in the Scottish Cup final, with the team repeating the success 39 years later as they outplayed Dundee United 4-3 in the title game.
The likes of Hamilton Academical and Airdrieonians are regarded as the club’s bitterest rivals. The games between these clubs are known as the Lanarkshire derby. Hughie Ferguson is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart as he netted 284 goals for the Steelmen in league matches.
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