Probable Lineups

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Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison

(41) 30 Goals 50 (71)
(26) 18 Assists 25 (41)
(6.5) 6.8 Average Ratings 7 (6.8)
27.1 Average Age 27.6
182 Average Height (cm) 184.5
(0.8) 1.1 Shots pg 1.7 (1.4)
(51%) 50% Aerial Duel Success 56% (56%)
(0.7) 0.5 Dribbles pg 0.6 (0.8)
(1.2) 0.9 Tackles pg 1.1 (1.3)
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Premiership.

Team News

Kilmarnock
Rangers
  • It's been a busy summer for Derek McInnes, as an overhaul is taking place in East Ayrshire. So far, so good for Killie as they advanced in the League Cup thanks to three victories from four group stage matches.
  • Goalkeeping duo Will Dennis and Kieran O'Hara have arrived from Bournemouth - on loan - and Colchester United respectively. Central defenders Stuart Findlay, Corrie Ndaba, Robbie Deas and Lewis Mayo have arrived from Oxford United, Ipswich Town, Inverness CT and their opening weekend opponents.
  • Kyle Magennis has signed for Killie from Hibernian. Matty Kennedy has rejoined the club from Aberdeen, with his Dons teammate Marley Watkins joining him in Ayrshire.
  • Rangers manager Michael Beale has signed several summer recruits to the club, in order to wrestle back the Scottish Premiership title from city rivals Celtic and prevent the Hoops from clinching the domestic treble again this campaign.
  • Goalkeeper Jack Butland joins the Gers from Crystal Palace. Defenders Dujon Sterling and Leon Balogun, resigned as cover, join from Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers respectively.
  • Kieran Dowell has followed Todd Cantwell from Norwich to Glasgow. Abdallah Sima has signed on loan from Brighton for the season. And in offensive areas, big money has been spent on former Feyenoord striker Danilo, Cremonense forward Cyriel Dessers and former Atalanta man Sam Lammers.

Prediction

  • Two of the busier Scottish Premiership clubs in the summer meet at Rugby Park, with Kilmarnock hosting Rangers on Saturday evening.
  • For Kilmarnock, they achieved their objective successfully last season with surviving in Scotland's top tier having just come up from the Scottish Championship. Killie seem to have set their sights higher than that this time around, as Derek McInnes has recruited a number of players from elsewhere in the country with several players that played their part last season leaving the club.
  • Rangers' objective is simple, they have to win at least one trophy - with their main focus being on the league title. It's great playing continental matches and trying to go toe-to-toe with Europe's elite but domestic competition in Scotland is the priority. Last season was trophyless and, for a club of the Gers' size and stature, that is simply unacceptable so pressure is on to win every week.
  • The Gers won all three league fixtures between them and Killie last season. While the hosts put up a fight in their last Rugby Park meeting, the visitors will want to lay down a marker here.
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