Sunday , 16 August 2026

Rangers FC vs Dundee United FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Rangers FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Dundee United FC
Wed 14 May 2025 · 18:45 UTC Ibrox Stadium 49,361 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Samuel Harding
Cyriel Dessers 25' 1–1
Cyriel Dessers pen 73' 2–1
Nicolas Raskin 75' 3–1
Y 60' Vicko Sevelj

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Dundee United FC — Premier League at Ibrox Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Calum Scott (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 David Roome
  • Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (Scotland)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

11
5
1
Rangers FC 17 games · Avg 3.0 goals Dundee United FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Dundee United FC 2025-01-26 Dundee United FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2024-11-23 Rangers FC 1–1 Dundee United FC 2024-09-15 Dundee United FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2023-04-01 Rangers FC 2–0 Dundee United FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Dundee United FC H 3–1 W
11 May Aberdeen FC H 4–0 W
04 May Celtic FC H 1–1 D
26 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
17 Apr Athletic Club A 0–2 L
13 Apr Aberdeen FC A 2–2 D
Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Rangers FC A 1–3 L
10 May St. Mirren FC H 0–2 L
03 May Hibernian FC A 1–3 L
26 Apr Celtic FC H 0–5 L
12 Apr St. Johnstone FC H 1–0 W
06 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Rangers FC Dundee United FC
#9 Position #11
1 Points 1
2 Played 2
0 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 1
2 Scored 1
3 Conceded 5
-1 GD -4
0.50 PPG 0.50
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Dundee United FC this season

Rangers FC are 9th (1 pts). Dundee United FC are 11th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Dundee United FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rangers FC is hosting Dundee United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Dave Richards is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jefte suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' GOAL! Samuel Harding scores on 20. Assisted by Ryan Strain
  • 25' The Nigeria Cyriel Dessers breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 1-1!
  • 30' Hamza Igamane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Declan Gallagher, as he is very good at scoring at Ibrox Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' Dundee United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 65' David Babunski, a North Macedonia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' GOAL! Cyriel Dessers fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 75' Nicolas Raskin makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Rangers FC are in front.
  • 80' Rangers FC ring the changes. Vaclav Cerny has done his job and it is now time for Oscar Cortes to step up.
  • 81' Another change for Dundee United FC made on 81 minute. Sam Dalby leaves to be changed by Jort van der Sande.
  • 82' Another change for Rangers FC made on 82 minute. Connor Barron leaves to be changed by Bailey Rice.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' Dundee United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ruari Paton is hanging Vicko Sevelj on the field on 88 minute.
  • The points are shared — Rangers FC 3-1 Dundee United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Ferguson

Dundee United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cyriel Dessers 4
Antonio-Mirko Colak 3
James Tavernier 3
Malik Tillman 3
Ross Graham 2
Ryan Kent 2
Sam Dalby 2
Fashion Sakala 2

Head to Head

2025-05-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Dundee United FC 2025-01-26 Dundee United FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2024-11-23 Rangers FC 1–1 Dundee United FC 2024-09-15 Dundee United FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2023-04-01 Rangers FC 2–0 Dundee United FC

Rangers FC Form

2025-05-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Dundee United FC W 2025-05-11 Rangers FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC W 2025-05-04 Rangers FC 1–1 Celtic FC D 2025-04-26 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2025-04-17 Athletic Club 2–0 Rangers FC L 2025-04-13 Aberdeen FC 2–2 Rangers FC D

Dundee United FC Form

2025-05-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Dundee United FC L 2025-05-10 Dundee United FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC L 2025-05-03 Hibernian FC 3–1 Dundee United FC L 2025-04-26 Dundee United FC 0–5 Celtic FC L 2025-04-12 Dundee United FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2025-04-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC70% Draw19% Dundee United FC11%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Dundee United FC
30%
Rangers FC or Dundee United FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC52% Draw40% Dundee United FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.9%
1 – 0
12.3%
3 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
5.6%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
5 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 23% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.