Rangers vs Queen’s Park preview: Team news, lineups, prediction
Rangers continue their Scottish Cup campaign on Sunday with Championship outfit Queen’s Park coming to town.
The Gers are in impressive form, having won seven of their last eight games in the league, and will look to continue that at Ibrox.
Rangers beat Kilmarnock 5-1 on Wednesday evening to go within three points of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts.
As for Queen’s Park, they come into the clash looking to cause an upset, off the back of four defeats in their last five games.
Head-to-head
Rangers were shocked by Queen’s Park at the exact same stage of the Scottish Cup last season, losing 1-0 to the Championship outfit at Ibrox.
Seb Drozd scored the only goal of the game, with James Tavernier missing a last-minute penalty on an embarrassing day for the Gers.
Before that, the Glasgow outfit had won their last five games against Queen’s Park, dating back to their Division 3 (League Two) clashes in 2012.
Danny Rohl will be hoping his side avoid a shock on Sunday afternoon and seal an easy route through to the quarter-finals.
Form guide
Rangers (last six all comps): W D L W W W
Queen’s Park (last six all comps): L W L L L W
Team news and predicted lineups
This game gives Rohl the perfect chance to rotate during a busy schedule, and continue to blood some of his new signings from the winter window.
The former Sheffield Wednesday manager is likely to ring the changes, bringing in the likes of Oliver Antman, Chermiti, Max Aarons, and Liam Kelly.
Tuur Rommens, who signed from Westerlo for £2.6million, could be given his first start at left-back, in the place of Jayden Meghoma.
Rohl may stick with Nicolas Raskin and Mohammed Diomande in the centre of midfield to ensure there is no repeat of the upset from one year ago.
Prediction: Rangers 4-0 Queen’s Park
There will be nerves among the Rangers squad, especially for the likes of Diomande, Tavernier and Liam Kelly, who were all part of the defeat to Queen’s Park last season.
However, lightning is unlikely to strike twice, and the Gers should have more than enough to avoid another big Scottish Cup shock.
Rohl has got his side playing with a bit more confidence and belief over the last few months, and they are a very different set of players from this time last year.
Rangers will be hoping to rack up a big scoreline, as they did in the previous round against Annan Athletic, and advance to the next stage of the competition.