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Samuel Fabre

Wed 1 April 2026 18:40, UK

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

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.

Back-to-back wins over St Mirren and Aberdeen have left Danny Rohl‘s side three points behind Hearts with just seven games to go.

They now face Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United, who sit eighth in the Scottish Premiership, but come off the back of a fantastic 2-0 win over Celtic before the international break.

Rangers should beat Dundee United comfortably, and could go top ahead of Hearts, even if only for a day, by taking advantage of the visitors’ shaky defence.

Form guide

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

Dundee United (last six games all comps): W D L W L D

Head-to-head

Both meetings this season ended in 2-2 draws, with the Bears needing late equalisers on both occasions to rescue themselves from embarrassing defeats.

However, Dundee United haven’t beaten Rangers in their last 12 meetings, which will give Rohl an abundance of confidence.

Throughout his managerial career, Goodwin has only avoided defeat against the Ibrox outfit on four occasions, with his only win coming in 2020 while he was in charge of St Mirren.

The table above highlights how dominant they’ve been in this fixture over the years, and it would be inexcusable for Rohl’s side to slip up on Saturday.

Team news and predicted lineups

Luckily for Rohl, Rangers have no fresh injury concerns after the international break.

Although Nasser Djiga has been impressive in recent weeks, Rohl may opt to go for John Souttar in defence, as the Bears need some experience and leadership at this point in the season.

While Youssef Chermiti and Ryan Naderi are expected to start up front once again, Andreas Skov Olsen could return to the team in place of Thelo Aasgaard.

As for Dundee United, Isaac Pappoe is the only player they have on the sidelines, which will leave Goodwin thrilled that he has the majority of his squad to choose from.

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

Dundee United predicted XI: Maynard-Brewer; Iovu, Graham, Kereszets; Stephenson, Sevelj, Agyei, Ferry; Farrugia, Fatah; Watters

We say: Rangers 3-0 Dundee United

The Bears may have to win every remaining game of their season if they wish 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 Dundee United, who might be buoyed by their recent results under Goodwin.

Although the game might be even in the opening stages, the Light Blues should pull clear as the match progresses, with a 3-0 scoreline being the most likely outcome.

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