Week 2 brings us a match on Aug 6th where Rangers hosts Kilmarnock in a Premiership match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Rangers sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Teddy Teuma struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 27th minute, then Dante Vanzeir added another in the 76th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Rangers couldn’t muster any offence and Union Saint-Gilloise ran away with the shutout win. Rangers is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Kilmarnock is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Dundee United. Dylan Levitt struck first for Dundee United in the 43rd minute, then Ash Taylor tied it up for Kilmarnock in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Kilmarnock a comeback draw. Kilmarnock looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Kilmarnock’s most prolific scorer has been Kyle Lafferty. The attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Rangers hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Joe Aribo and McCann, and they each have 1 goal.