Rangers vs Ross County Prediction: Back the big home win on Sunday

Welcome to February, and the Scottish Premiership opens with a busy six-match programme spread across the weekend. Fans enjoy four games from the top flight on Saturday before Celtic visit Fir Park on Sunday while Rangers host Ross County following the midweek European action.

You can read our in-depth preview of Motherwell vs Celtic, including a pick at a big price, elsewhere on Betfred Insights. Here, our in-form tipster, Frank Monkhouse, arrives fresh from another profitable midweek and now sets his sights on adding more winners, so read on for his Rangers vs Ross County Predictions in his big match preview...

Rangers enjoy home advantage on matchday 25 of the Scottish Premiership campaign. The locals sit second in the table, ten points behind Celtic, with time running out to close the gap.

Philippe Clement’s team played Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise here on Thursday evening but must quickly regroup and focus on adding a fourth league win on the bounce. Will they get the job done, scoring a third victory over County this term?

Ross County make the marathon trip from Dingwall to Govan stuck at the wrong end of the table.

The Staggies are winless in their previous two league starts, claiming just one of the six points available. They have only two teams beneath them in the pecking order, Kilmarnock and St Johnstone, and Betfred traders expect things to get worse this weekend. Will the visitors spring a surprise and pile pressure on the Glaswegians?

Rangers vs Ross County Odds

January was a great month for Rangers. Clement’s side answered their critics with some important wins, eye-catching performances, and stunning goals. They began the year with a memorable 3-0 win over Celtic here in the New Year Old Firm Derby and could’ve scored more.

Gers also thrashed Aberdeen 3-0 at Ibrox and pushed Manchester United hard at Old Trafford in the Europa League. Another home win is a 1/7 favourite at Betfred.

Ross County kick off their 25th game of the season as underdogs. Don Cowie’s side find themselves involved in a relegation battle after failing to win half of their last six games in this competition. Despite lacking consistency, Ross County lost only once in that run, with the spare coming against Celtic in a 4-1 rout in the highlands.

There’s no shame in losing to the champions and runaway league leaders. Will County perform better than their odds suggest? You can back an away win at 16/1 with the draw at 15/2.

Rangers -2 handicap

With a decisive home win likely, we’re happy to take a chance on Rangers -2 goals on the handicap market at the 23/20 offered by Betfred. That quote will catch the eye of bettors who can follow as a single or add to Sunday accumulators.

The odds are attractive, the home team’s recent form encouraging, and the head-to-head stats suggest we’re looking in the right places and will get a run for our money in Glasgow.

When researching Rangers vs Ross County, I noticed backing the Gers -2 on the handicap would’ve earned you a profit in each of the previous two meetings. Rangers won 6-0 at Hampden back in August and followed that with a 3-0 victory in Dingwall.

The aggregate score in the last five renewals of this fixture reads Rangers 16-4 Ross County, with three of those four goals coming in the same game. Take Rangers -2 on the handicap and hope Clement’s side deliver.

Dessers to score first

With a strong home win expected, we turn our attention to the scorers. Rangers number nine Cyriel Dessers slipped down the pecking order at Ibrox, falling behind Hamza Igamane and Danilo. But the Nigerian responded in style, hitting the goal trail in the Premiership, Scottish Cup, and Europa League. We’ll stick with the in form striker, trusting him to open the scoring at Ibrox on Sunday.

Dessers continues to divide the Rangers support and some would be happy to see him move on in this transfer window. But Cyriel is a man who seems unaffected by criticism. He scored a glorious volley to make it 1-1 at Old Trafford and netted a double when Gers beat County in the summer. Back Dessers to score the opening goal against the Staggies at a handsome price using the Betfred website or app.

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