Aberdeen vs Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 30 Aug 2026
Aberdeen vs Rangers Predictions
When Aberdeen meet Rangers, there could be a few goals scored. That leads us to back the Over 2.5 selection when it comes to Total Goals, with the betting odds of -167 looking like excellent value.
Continue reading for our complete Aberdeen vs Rangers betting analysis, delivering an in-depth look at our main match prediction, as well as our correct score prediction, player prop picks, corners prediction and bet builder tips.
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Aberdeen square off against Rangers at Pittodrie Stadium, with kick-off set for 07:00 on Sunday 30 August.
Aberdeen suffered a defeat in their last game. A 2-0 scoreline occurred away from home at Dens Park against Dundee FC. Stephen Robinson's side recorded 53% possession and managed three shots on target.
Rangers were beaten in their previous Premiership game, losing 2-1 at home to Hibernian at Ibrox Stadium. The Old Firm club recorded a mind-boggling 76% of possession and managed nine shots on goal, while Miguel Chaiwa (own goal) found the net.
Three days ago, Rangers were beaten on penalties (1-0 AET) away to Jablonec in the Europa Conference League qualifier.
H2H: 4-1 Win for Rangers in Pair’s Last Meeting
Rangers have racked up four straight victories over Aberdeen. In their last encounter, Rangers banked a 4-1 home win at Ibrox Stadium. The previous 10 H2H games have ended in six Rangers victories, two draws and two Aberdeen wins.
| Scottish Premiership | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | GD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Rangers |
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13:7 | 20 |
| 7 |  Aberdeen |
9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10:10 | 11 |
4 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.2 goals from 2.6 shots on goal and 9.6 attempts. Aberdeen have had 48.2% possession and 4.0 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.6 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 12.1 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 4.5 corners.
Top goalscorer Kevin Nisbet has found the net 4 times, Toyosi Olusanya 2, with Liam Morrison and two other players on 1. The top assist makers are Lewis Mayo, Lyall Cameron and Toyosi Olusanya, all of whom have 1 on the board.
Rangers have 4 victories, 5 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 17.8 attempts, 6.8 shots on goal and 2.6 goals. Derek McInnes' men average 58.6% possession, 6.2 corners awarded and 3.4 corners against them, while 2.1 goals have been conceded from 3.3 shots on goal and 8.6 attempts.
Youssef Chermiti is top of the team’s scoring charts with 6, Thelo Aasgaard has 4, with Nicolas Raskin and Bojan Miovski both on 3. Youssef Chermiti has managed to clock up 3 assists in the last 10 games.
Confirmed Lineups
Aberdeen confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Marius Mueller (GK), Chris Cadden, Lewis Mayo, Daniel Happe, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Connor Ronan, Afeez Aremu, Mitchy Ntelo, Toyosi Olusanya, Tony Yogane, Kevin Nisbet.
Rangers confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ivor Pandur (GK), Dujon Sterling, Emmanuel Fernandez, Olwethu Makhanya, James Penrice, Cameron Devlin, Daniel Neil, Findlay Curtis, Min-Su Kim, Djeidi Gassama, Lawrence Shankland.
Main Match Prediction
The odds of -167 look too big to resist when it comes to wagering Over 2.5 Goals. We are confident of a return in this Premiership game and this provides us with a nice betting angle.
Key stats supporting our main match prediction (league matches):
The football tipsters at Sportsgambler.com regularly look at the injury situatuation along with the Premiership form guide. We have a wide range of stats at our disposal which means we can illustrate the key data to readers.
The best football betting sites make it a 62.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 65-70%. This is why we can recommend this wager.
There are lots of betting alternatives and that includes the BTTS Yes option on the Both Teams to Score market. It’s a nice simple bet where you can land a return if both teams score at least one goal before the full-time whistle.
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Correct Score Prediction
2
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2
Rangers
We think there’s a chance of a 2-2 draw and this can be backed at odds of +800. We like placing a bet on correct score due to the fun element and the big potential return.
Player Prop Picks
Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen) can be backed at -159 to finish with one or more shots on goal. He looks like an attractive wager on the Shots on Target market and we recommend backing this player prop bet selection.
Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen) has scored ten goals in his past ten Premiership games on home soil. It’s worth a play on the +210 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.
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Corners Prediction
There has been six consecutive Aberdeen games where the 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered, while it has been an average of 9.00 corners in the last five Rangers away matches. It looks a logical viewpoint that the line won’t be reached and you can land a price of -133 for this Total Corners wager.
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Bet Builder Tips
We’re happy to go with a same-game multi that has more than two goals in total, Aberdeen with the +0.5 Asian Handicap and also Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen) to end up with one or more shots on target.
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Aberdeen vs Rangers Odds
The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.
With the bookmakers affording them a 56% chance of winning, Rangers might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -127 when it comes to this Premiership encounter. The +285 means that Aberdeen are seen as having the lowest probability of succeeding.
Asian Handicap betting is popular and you can wager Rangers -0.5 at -127 should you want to go for the favourites, with Aberdeen +0.5 available at -103 and you will also win with the latter if it’s a draw.
If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 is the shortest odds. If you think both teams will score, then you can back BTTS Yes at -185.
Premiership games are always really well covered at the top betting sites. Customers are able to find a suitable betting angle thanks to the hundreds of football markets which are made available.
Lawrence Shankland is available at +130 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer, with the favourite priced at odds of +380 to find the net first.
Stats: Last 10 Scottish Premiership matches only.
Aberdeen have secured five victories, four defeats and one draw in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 1.70 goals per match and conceding 1.30.
Rangers have four wins, four draws and two losses in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 2.00 goals per match and conceding 1.40.
When the sides last met at Pittodrie Stadium, Rangers beat Aberdeen 2-0. Rangers have four wins from the past 10 H2H meetings at Pittodrie Stadium, with four draws and two Aberdeen victories also happening.
| Last 10 League Games | W-D-L | G | GF | GA | O2.5 | U2.5 | B-Y | B-No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Home Stats |
5-1-4 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Rangers Away Stats |
4-4-2 | 3.40 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
- W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
- G = Avg. Goals
- GF = Avg. Goals For
- GA = Avg. Goals Against
- O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
- U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
- B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
- B-No = Matches BTTS No
- Scottish Premiership: 21/03 2026 Rangers 4 Aberdeen 1
- Scottish Premiership: 11/01 2026 Aberdeen 0 Rangers 2
- Scottish Premiership: 06/01 2026 Rangers 2 Aberdeen 0
- Scottish Premiership: 11/05 2025 Rangers 4 Aberdeen 0
- Scottish Premiership: 13/04 2025 Aberdeen 2 Rangers 2
- Scottish Premiership: 15/01 2025 Rangers 3 Aberdeen 0
- Scottish Premiership: 30/10 2024 Aberdeen 2 Rangers 1
- Scottish Premiership: 06/02 2024 Rangers 2 Aberdeen 1
- Scottish Premiership: 26/11 2023 Aberdeen 1 Rangers 1
- Scottish Premiership: 30/09 2023 Rangers 1 Aberdeen 3
Aberdeen League Stats
Rangers League Stats
- 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
- 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
- 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
- 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 1.20 goals scored and 1.60 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.70 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.80 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 3.00 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 4 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.60 goals scored and 2.10 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.00 goals scored and 1.40 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 4.70 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 3.40 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 10 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 9 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 4.00 corners awarded and 4.50 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 4.70 corners awarded and 5.00 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 8.50 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 9.70 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 6.20 corners awarded and 3.40 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 7.10 corners awarded and 4.20 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 9.60 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 11.30 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 3 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 5 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 away matches
- An average of 48.20% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 49.90% possession in the last 10 home matches
- Most possession in 5 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 7 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 58.60% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 52.20% possession in the last 10 away matches
- Most possession in 7 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 5 of the last 10 away matches
- Top Scorers for Aberdeen this season are Kevin Nisbet (2)
- Top Assistors for Aberdeen this season are Lewis Mayo (1)
Aberdeen vs Rangers Lineups & Team News
Stay ahead of the game by checking the Aberdeen vs Rangers team news before betting. Receive the predicted and confirmed Premiership lineups from us, plus the most recent injury updates.
Aberdeen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Rangers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Aberdeen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Rangers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Aberdeen Substitutes
- 5Mats Knoester
- 9Ayoub Mouloua
- 10Alexander Briedl
- 11Lewis Smith
- 13Nicholas Suman
- 17Stuart Armstrong
- 21Gavin Molloy
- 22Jack Milne
- 53Andrew Fasanya
Rangers Substitutes
- 4Ben Godfrey
- 8Connor Barron
- 11Thelo Aasgaard
- 17Daisuke Yokota
- 18Kosta Nedeljkovic
- 20Ryan Don Naderi
- 22Vanja Dragojevic
- 31Liam Kelly
- 42Tochi Chukwuani
Previous Aberdeen Lineups
Previous Rangers Lineups
Injuries & Suspensions
Aberdeen Player Stats & Squad
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Rangers Player Stats & Squad
Premiership Table| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23:5 | 24 |
| 2 | Rangers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13:7 | 20 |
| 3 | Hearts | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20:15 | 16 |
| 4 | Dundee FC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13:10 | 14 |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11:11 | 12 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11:12 | 12 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10:10 | 11 |
| 8 | St Mirren | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9:17 | 10 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:12 | 9 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11:16 | 8 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10:20 | 8 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:14 | 7 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:2 | 12 |
| 2 | Celtic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:3 | 12 |
| 3 | Rangers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | 9 |
| 4 | Dundee FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8:6 | 8 |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8:7 | 8 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5:4 | 7 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | 5 |
| 8 | St Mirren | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:8 | 4 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 4 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5:13 | 4 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | 3 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4:9 | 1 |
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