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Samuel Fabre

Wed 18 March 2026 16:10, UK

Rangers return to Scottish Premiership action when they host Aberdeen at Ibrox on Saturday.

Consecutive 2-2 draws with Livingston and Celtic left Rangers six points off the top of the Scottish Premiership table, but the 1-0 win over St Mirren cut that in half immediately.

The Bears have done a brilliant job to get back into the mix for the title, and they need to finish the regular season impeccably before the split.

Danny Rohl’s men now face an Aberdeen side that is ninth in the Scottish Premiership and has just appointed Stephen Robinson, who drew his first game 1-1 against Falkirk.

Rangers should beat Aberdeen comfortably, and they need to apply even more pressure on Hearts by taking advantage of the Dons’ woes.

Form guide

Rangers (last six games all comps): W L D D W D

Aberdeen (last six games all comps): D L L L D L

Head-to-head

Rangers have won their last five home matches against the Dons, with the last meeting ending 2-0 in January.

Thelo Aasgaard and James Tavernier scored at Pittodrie to secure a convincing win, meaning the Bears haven’t lost to the Dons since October 2024.

Five meetings between the sides have taken place since then, with Rangers winning by an aggregate scoreline of 13-2.

Overall, Rangers have beaten Aberdeen 101 times, lost 58 games and drawn 49 meetings.

Team news and predicted lineups

Bailey Rice and Derek Cornelius aren’t available, and Rohl was given even more bad news this week.

Mohamed Diomande could miss the rest of the season after sustaining a shoulder injury in the Scottish Cup loss to Celtic.

Connor Barron featured off the bench against St Mirren, and he could come back into the team for his first start since 6 January.

As for Aberdeen, Louie Marsh is their only player out injured, and Robinson will have the majority of his squad to choose from.

Rangers predicted XI: Butland; Tavernier, Djiga, Fernandez, Rommens; Raskin, Barron; Skov Olsen, Moore, Chermiti, Naderi

Aberdeen predicted XI: Mitov; Milne, Morrison, Molloy; Lobban, Geiger, Shinnie, Frame; Lazetic, Armstrong, Nisbet

We say: Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

The Bears may have to win every remaining game of their season if they want to avoid missing out on silverware in 2025-26.

Rohl has done a brilliant job, but he’ll ultimately be judged for the trophies he wins or fails to win.

Therefore, Rangers can’t afford to slip up against Aberdeen, and as they are in really poor form, it shouldn’t be a tough test.

Although the game might be even in the opening stages, the Light Blues should pull clear as the match progresses, with a 2-0 scoreline being the most likely outcome.

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