Kilmarnock v Rangers

Kilmarnock vs Rangers Preview

Kilmarnock face a tough opening fixture in this Scottish Premiership season opener against Rangers despite holding home advantage at their BBSP Stadium Rugby Park where the hosts will be seeking an improvement upon last term's second from bottom finish at the end of the regular season.

However, Kilmarnock managed to successfully avoid being sucked down into the dreaded relegation play-off spot as they registered desperately needed back-to-back victories over Dundee United and Ross County by virtue of 3-0 and 3-1 wins respectively which resulted in Killie finishing third from bottom in the Relegation Group and six points above the play-off dwellers, Ross County.

Last season therefore was something of a warning shot across the bows for Kilmarnock who had managed to collect just five wins from their final 14 games overall in the domestic top flight along with being handed no fewer than seven defeats within this period as well.

Results on home soil were fairly solid as Kilmarnock were dealt just four defeats during the regular season but nevertheless, the hosts lost 3-2 at home to Rangers in their last meeting whom they've lost against in each of their last six matches as well.

Rangers finished seven points adrift of their old rivals, Celtic, at the conclusion of the Championship Group phase but The ‘Gers will be hoping that the change of management at Celtic Park will have a negative effect on their biggest rivals to the league title this time around.

Rangers did manage to reduce the points deficit on Celtic towards the end of last season as they picked up four wins in their final five games of the campaign which included a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Celtic but they ultimately missed out on securing the league title.

Despite that setback, Rangers will be in confident mood as they prepare for this upcoming trip to face Kilmarnock on Saturday evening as the visitors have won 10 of their last 12 outings on the road in the Scottish Premiership where goals have also featured prominently as well.

Indeed, no fewer than nine of these 12 away games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals while six of these 12 games have also seen both teams score as well.

Kilmarnock v Rangers Verdict

Kilmarnock will be cursing their luck that the fixture schedule has handed them a tough opening game of this new season but the hosts will be glad to get this one out of the way as soon as possible.

Accordingly, the omens look good for Rangers to open their account here on Saturday while goals also look set to feature as the last two meetings have produced a total of nine goals with both teams also scoring.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & Both Teams To Score YES @ 1.95

Correct score: Rangers 2-1 @ 8.50