Motherwell vs Rangers Semi-Final Prediction: Back the holders to scrape through

Rangers and Motherwell clash at Hampden in a Scottish League Cup semi-final, which you can follow live on Premier Sports 1 from 3:00 p.m. Gers are the current holders after beating Aberdeen 1-0 in last season’s final, but they arrive on the back of a painful defeat at Pittodrie in midweek.

Motherwell have won this competition just once before, with that success coming way back in 1950, but they did reach the final as recently as 2017. Will the Steelmen ramp up the pressure on Philippe Clement with an upset win? Betfred’s Frank Monkhouse previews the game and offers a bet at great odds as he goes through his Motherwell vs Rangers Predictions...

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Rangers find themselves facing another must-win game on Sunday following a painful defeat to Aberdeen in the Granite City on Wednesday. That was the Gers’ third loss of the season, with each defeat coming on the road.

A draw at Tynecastle on the opening day of the season means Rangers are now nine points off the pace set by joint leaders Celtic and Aberdeen. Pressure is mounting on Clement and his misfiring squad.

Motherwell bus to the national stadium from Fir Park on a decent run of form.

The Steelmen won 2-1 at Tannadice on Wednesday, taking their recent results to three wins from their last five starts. They are fourth in the Premiership and booked their place in this semi-final with another 2-1 victory over Dundee United in the quarter-finals.

Rangers vs Motherwell Odds

Despite their recent poor form, winning just one of their last three starts in the Premiership, Rangers will kick off Sunday’s game as the betting favourites with Betfred.

Traders expect the Glaswegians to call on their experience of playing at Hampden to grind out a win. If you agree and fancy a timely Gers victory, you can back them at the 2/5 (71% chance) currently available on the Betfred website and mobile app. That’s sure to be popular in Sunday football accumulators.

Motherwell fans will feel this semi-final comes at the perfect time for their club, with Rangers’ confidence at rock bottom and sections of the media calling for Clement to be sacked.

Can the underdogs take advantage by going on the attack and challenging a nervy Gers defence that has conceded four goals in their last three league games? You can support Motherwell at an interesting 13/2 (13% probability) or try the draw at 4/1 (20%).

Both teams to score

As Clement continues to chop and change his starting 11, including the defence, it’s worth betting on Rangers to concede until they show signs of improvement. The Gers' backline did look like they were heading in the right direction after a 3-0 drubbing at Celtic Park in September but is currently fragile and unreliable.

The stats associated with Sunday’s fixture show backing both teams to score would’ve landed you a profit in each of the last two games involving these sides, including a competitive encounter earlier this season.

Both teams scored in each of Rangers’ previous two starts and in half of Motherwell’s games played last month. Both teams to score again here is available at 4/5, and that’s worth a bet.