Motherwell vs Rangers Prediction: Bears to bounce back from a Boxing Day disaster

Motherwell hold the home advantage when Rangers arrive at Fir Park on Sunday for a 15:00 kick off. Rangers travel to the match looking to respond to a hurtful defeat in Paisley on Boxing Day.

Betfred’s Frank Monkhouse previews the game and gives us those all important Motherwell vs Rangers Predictions...

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The Steelmen are winless in their last two, taking just one of the six points available. The hosts enjoy a spot in the top six but know they must get back to winning ways if they’re to keep the likes of Hibs, Kilmarnock, and Dundee at arm’s length.

Rangers slipped to a fourth defeat of the season when losing 2-1 at St Mirren on Boxing Day. The team sitting second in the Premiership were poor in the opening 45 minutes before finally getting level thanks to Danilo on the hour. St Mirren stole the points with a goal from Caolan Boyd-Munce on 93 minutes. The pressure is well and truly back on.

Motherwell vs Rangers Odds

Despite being the home team and playing an opponent coming in on the back of a morale-crushing defeat to a team in mid-table, Betfred traders price Motherwell like winning isn’t an option.

The Steelmen are a cracking 8/1 to score a shock win over Rangers and claim a first Premiership victory since beating Dundee United in a seven-goal thriller here earlier this month. The 8/1 is sure to attract attention.

It’s a case of two steps forward and one back for Philippe Clement’s Rangers. They were unlucky losers in the Scottish League Cup final when going down in penalties to Celtic at Hampden. They also collected four league wins on the bounce before that pathetic performance in Paisley, which was another slap in the face to fans. Despite that defeat, Rangers are 1/3 favourites at Betfred to beat Motherwell with the draw at 4/1.

Both teams to score

The pressure is on both managers here with Motherwell fans demanding better from their team following two poor performances. If they are to make it to a top-six finish and target a spot in Europe next season, they must make Fir Park a fortress.

There’s also an injury crisis in the Rangers defence, with several key players missing, including Leon Balogun, who was taken off in Paisley.

The stats also suggest backing both teams to score is the right approach on Sunday. The Steelmen and Gers have found the net at least once in their two previous meetings this season in the Premiership and League Cup.

Backing both teams to score would’ve also banked you a profit in the last three and four of the previous six. The 10/11 available on the Betfred app and website is better than I expected.

Motherwell 1-2 Rangers

The 10/11 available on both teams to score will do a job in your weekend accumulators, but I have another bet for those seeking bigger odds. We’ve found a few great wins in the correct score market when betting on Rangers games this season, and I’m confident we’re approaching another nice payout.

Place a bet on Rangers to beat Motherwell 2-1 in the correct score market and enjoy an excellent 7/1, a price sure to spark your Sunday to life. Did you know each of the two games involving Well and Gers this season ended in a 2-1 win for Clement’s men? The game before that run of 2-1 wins for Rangers over Motherwell ended in a 2-0 away win for the team from Glasgow.

Frank Monkhouse covers Scottish Football for us here at Betfred Insights. You can check out all of his work along with that of the rest of our Football Betting Tips desk on our main Football page...