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Rangers have only lost two of their last 75 Scottish Premiership matches, but one of those came at Tannadice in August. Overall, Dundee United have won seven of their last 30 meetings with the Gers.
Both teams to score is 11/10.
Rangers to win and over 2.5 goals is 20/21.
Alfredo Morelos has now netted 17 times this season. The Colombian is 3/1 to break the deadlock and 5/6 to add to his tally.
Match preview
One of the most famous victories in Rangers’ modern European history.
On Thursday, the Gers travelled to Westfalenstadion to take on German giants Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League first knockout round.
John Lundstram then curled home to make it 3-0 with the sides then exchanging goals but Alfredo Morelos’ second of the night, given by VAR, helping it finish 2-4.
This is just the second time a Scottish club has scored 4+ in Germany, after Hibs’ 4-0 win in the European Cup against Rot-Weiss Essen in 1955.
So, while the tie is far from over yet, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side are in a fantastic positition ahead of the second leg at Ibrox.
Before then, it’s back to league business and a fascinatingly tight title race.
In their last Premiership outing, Rangers beat Hibernian 2-0 at home with Tavernier and Morelos the men for goals again.
This means they remain one point behind Celtic, so will the champions go top of the league, for three hours at least, with a victory?
Dundee United meanwhile became the first side to beat Rangers in the Scottish Premiership for 521 days earlier this season.
Left-back Jamie Robson ghosted in and cooly slotted home the only goal of the game.
More recently, the Tangerines beat Motherwell 2-0 in their last league engagement, just their second victory in 12.
In the table, Tam Courts’ men are up in fourth and, if they stayed there, the Arabs will be back in Europe for the first time since 2012.
Will Rangers win, what should be, a tough assignment at Tannadice?
Dundee United team news
Tam Courts doesn’t have any major injury concerns ahead of this huge game.
Tony Watt was the Tangerines’ big January signing and, as is often the case, he scored against his former side Motherwell ten days ago.
Benjamin Siegrist is one of the best goalkeepers in the division and will certainly have to be at his best again here.
Jamie Robson, who scored the winner in the first meeting in August, left for Lincoln City just a few weeks later.
If Adrián Spörle isn’t available to return, Ilmari Niskanen will continue in Robson’s former positition of left-wing-back.
Rangers team news
For Rangers, it’s a very tight turnaround with the final whistle in Germany blowing just 64 hours or so before this one kicks off.
However, with the title race as it is, there is no room for rotation in Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team.
Ianis Hagi is out for the season while, mysteriously, neither Kemar Roofe nor Fashion Sakala travelled in mid-week.
Cedric Itten can be back on the bench again though; he’s not registered in the Europa League squad.
Neither is Filip Helander, who’s only just back after a long-term knee injury, but the Swede will be involved here.
Aaron Ramsey started a club game for the first time since 20 October last weekend against Annan but could come into the XI here.
Alfredo Morelos will continue to lead the line, looking to add to his tally of just one goal in five appearance against Dundee United.
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