Thursday , 2 July 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 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

11
4
1
Rangers FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 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
#2 Position #7
69 Points 40
33 Played 33
19 / 12 / 2 W / D / L 9 / 13 / 11
66 Scored 45
31 Conceded 54
+35 GD -9
2.09 PPG 1.21
58% Win % 27%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rangers FC are 2nd (69 pts). Dundee United FC are 7th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ibrox Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' GOAL! Samuel Harding scores on 20. Assisted by Ryan Strain
  • 25' Cyriel Dessers does the damage! The net is bulging and Rangers FC surge ahead!
  • 30' Ross Docherty needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. James Tavernier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rangers FC and Dundee United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Jefte has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Babunski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rangers FC.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Dundee United FC player. Vicko Sevelj gets a card.
  • 65' Dundee United FC is showing some good football. However, Dundee United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' Rangers FC currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cyriel Dessers makes it 2-1.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Nicolas Raskin gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Vaclav Cerny by Oscar Cortes on 80 minute.
  • 81' Dundee United FC ring the changes. Sam Dalby has done his job and it is now time for Jort van der Sande to step up.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Bailey Rice comes on to replace Connor Barron.
  • 87' Kristijan Trapanovski has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Ruari Paton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vicko Sevelj at the 88 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Rangers FC take all three points.

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
Ryan Kent 2
Sam Dalby 2
Fashion Sakala 2
Liam Smith 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
3 / 4
2.6 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC71% Draw18% Dundee United FC11%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Dundee United FC
29%
Rangers FC or Dundee United FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC54% Draw36% Dundee United FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.2%
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.2%
5 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 21% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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