FM Preview: Dundee United v Rangers 03 Mar 2011

Last updated : 02 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dundee United v Rangers fixture

Dundee United prepare to entertain Rangers at Tannadice Park on Thursday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 41 of the 87 previous games, with the The Terrors winning just 20.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tannadice Park was less than a year ago, in May 2010, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Terrors in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Rangers 4 - 0 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Dundee Utd. 1-2 Rangers Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Wed 14 Apr Dundee Utd. 0 - 0 Rangers Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Wed 24 Mar Dundee Utd. 1 - 0 Rangers Scottish F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sun 14 Mar Rangers 3 - 3 Dundee Utd. Scottish F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Wed 30 Dec Rangers 7 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Tue 15 Dec Dundee Utd. 0 - 3 Rangers Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Dundee United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

Rangers have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Gers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Dundee United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank , picking up 34 points from their 25 games so far.

Rangers's total of 59 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank .

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dundee United 6 2 2 2 8 7 8
Rangers 6 2 3 1 15 8 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Tannadice Park for the The Terrors and the Madmen are unable to see past Rangers claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dundee United 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Rangers Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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