Kilmarnock vs Rangers Predictions

Jon Wilde 01 Aug 2019

Kilmarnock vs Rangers predictions for their Scottish Premiership match on Sunday
We are backing Killie to deny the Gers a winning start to the campaign
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Kilmarnock vs Rangers Score Prediction

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1-1 draw 13/2

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Kilmarnock vs Rangers Match Info

Date: Sunday August 4 2019
Kick-off time: 1.30pm BST
Venue: Rugby Park
Referee: William Collum

Kilmarnock vs Rangers Head-To-Head Record

Last season’s Premiership matches

May 19 2019: Kilmarnock 2-1 Rangers
March 16 2019: Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock
January 23 2019: Kilmarnock 2-1 Rangers
October 31 2018: Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Total head-to-head league matches played: 218
Kilmarnock wins: 32
Rangers wins: 147
Draws: 39

Kilmarnock vs Rangers Stats

These clubs also met in three cup matches across two different competitions last season, Rangers progressing from both ties
Rangers have not won any of their last six away league games against Kilmarnock
In their first nine pre-season and competitive matches of 2019-20, Rangers conceded only one goal

Kilmarnock vs Rangers Match Preview

These clubs begin the 2019-20 Scottish Premiership season exactly the same way they finished the last one – but Kilmarnock have undergone a significant change since then.

It’s only 11 weeks since Killie won 2-1 at home to Rangers to secure an excellent third position in the table and give manager Steve Clarke the ideal send-off before taking the Scotland job, which was reward for his excellent 19-month spell at the club.

Kilmarnock have appointed Angelo Alessio as Clarke’s successor, the 54-year-old Italian taking his first managerial role since 2008 having been assistant to Antonio Conte with Juventus, Italy and Chelsea since then.

But a decision by Killie that appeared to carry a certain amount of risk has already been called into question because Alessio’s first test, a Europa League qualifying tie against Welsh club Connah’s Quay Nomads, ended in an embarrassing exit after a 2-0 home defeat.

Rangers, in contrast, continue to go from strength to strength and could really challenge their arch-rivals Celtic this term. They are showing ambition in the transfer market and their pre-season results, as well as in the Europa League qualifiers, have been excellent.

A couple of factors are against the Glasgow giants here, however – they have a poor recent record at Rugby Park (see stats above) and were in Luxembourg for a Europa League game on Thursday. Alessio has had two-and-a-half weeks to get things right at Killie since the Connah’s Quay debacle and is given this chance to show he is a worthy successor to Clarke.

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