Motherwell bring an unbeaten Scottish Premiership start into Rangers' next league test, while Rangers have just put together back-to-back wins against Aberdeen and Falkirk. The home side are looking steadier, but this is still a hard fixture to wave away. Lawrence Shankland has scored all of Rangers' last three goals, and Motherwell have already won at Ibrox this year.
Rangers' recent lift
Rangers' last two league results tell the story of a team that has stopped the slide, at least for the moment. The 1-0 win over Aberdeen was followed by a 2-1 victory against Falkirk, which is a better base than they had a couple of weeks ago.
That improvement has been built on tight margins. Rangers have taken six points from their last five competitive matches, and the scoring burden has sat heavily on Shankland, who has scored all of their last three goals. If Rangers are to keep this revival going, they need more of the same control in the final third rather than another evening where one player carries almost all the end product.
Motherwell's away threat
Motherwell arrive with the more convincing start to the league campaign. They are unbeaten after four Premiership matches and have gone five games without defeat, so this is not a side turning up to admire the occasion. Sports Mole's preview also expects a tight game, going for a 2-2 draw.
The warning for Rangers is sharper than that prediction alone. Motherwell won 3-2 at Ibrox in April thanks to Emmanuel Longelo's 90th-minute winner, and they have won three of their last five away matches against Rangers. Derek McInnes will also be in the stands for the final game of his two-match suspension, with Tuur Rommens, Youssef Chermiti and Jose Cifuentes unavailable through injury. Motherwell have their own absentees, with Jordan McGhee, Callum Hendry and Paul McGinn expected to miss out.
The match at Ibrox on Saturday is a proper test of where Rangers are after those two wins. Motherwell have the cleaner league start and the recent head-to-head edge, so Rangers will need more than a narrow upturn to make this feel like a routine home job.
Written by Sam Whitfield with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 1 outlet. How we work →
