Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
After surviving St Johnstone in the Premiership round 14, Rangers will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Kilmarnock on Wednesday evening. Experienced defender Leon Balogun is pushing for a recall to the starting XI as well as Ridvan Yilmaz, while the likes of Lawrence, Kasanwirjo, Matondo, and Cortes remain in the treatment room.
The Killie, on the other hand, are eager to put an end to their four-game winless run, but seeing that they lost three of those four games, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. In their last encounter in Glasgow Rangers crushed Kilmarnock 4-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. You should know that Rangers have defeated Kilmarnock in each of their last seven meetings at Ibrox in the national championship. Both Stuart Findlay and Kyle Magennis are injured for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Tom Lawrence):
Tom Lawrence is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for Championship side Derby County. Born in Wrexham (Wales) on January 13, 1994, Tom Lawrence played for Everton and Manchester United during his youth career.
The 180-cm-tall footballer, though, made no more than one appearances for the Red Devils in the Premier League as he was immediately sent on loan to Carlisle United. The Wales international played for the likes of Yeovil Town, Leicester City, Rotherham United, Blackburn Rovers, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town as well before signing a contract with Derby County. Tom Lawrence’s main position is left winger, but he is used as both second striker and right winger as well.
The Derby County man made his Wales debut in November 2015 in a 3-2 loss to Netherlands. The highlight of his career is the goal he scored against Georgia in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. His preferred foot is right and he wears No. 10 jersey at Derby County.
Highlighted Team (Kilmarnock):
Founded on January 5, 1869, Kilmarnock are the oldest professional club in Scotland. The Killie welcome their opponents at Rugby Park, the stadium with the artificial turf. The venue, which was opened back in August 1899, can hold up to 17,889 people.
Kilmarnock won their first and only Scotland Premier League trophy in the 1964/65 season despite being level on points with Hearts at the end of the season. Fellow Ayrshire club Ayr United are considered the Killie’s bitterest rivals. The two teams have been facing each other in the Ayrshire derby since September 1910.
Dark blue is the dominant colour of the club’s home kit, while Kilmarnock footballers wear yellow and blues kit when playing on the travels. The Killie recorded their biggest win back in 1896, with the team beating Saltcoats Victoria 13-2 in the second round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup. The club suffered their biggest defeat in August 1938 as they were hammered by Celtic 9-1 in the Scottish League Division.