Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Rangers
Match Time & Date:
19/12/2020
10:00 AM
Prediction: 3-0
Motherwell
After suffering a shocking 3-2 loss to St. Mirren in the League Cup quarter-finals, Rangers will be looking to cement top position in the standings when they host Motherwell at their Ibrox Stadium on Matchday 18. Rangers are enjoying a season to remember, and it is more than obvious that they will give 100% to win their first Premiership title since 2011. Steven Gerrard’s men aim to keep their 100% record at home intact, and anything but a routine home victory would be a big surprise.
Both Edmundson and Jones are suspended, while Katic remains in the recovery room. The Well, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Hibernian and St. Mirren, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Rangers’ party at Ibrox Stadium. In their last encounter in the Scottish Premier League Rangers outclassed Motherwell 5-1.
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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