Rangers v Hibernian betting tips

CLICK TO BET:  Rangers (1/5),  Draw (19/4),  Hibernian (25/2)

It may turn out to be for less than 24 hours, but Celtic could find themselves an arm and a leg behind Rangers this weekend if the Ibrox side, as expected, see off the challenge of Hibernian, a result given very short odds of 1/5 on bwin.com.

A comfortable 4-0 win in Dunfermline last Saturday was followed by a 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock back in Glasgow. Odds of 83/100 for the Gers to win to nil for a third successive game should therefore attract the attention of many punters.

The challenge from Colin Calderwood’s men could be tricky, however, and their shock 3-0 win at Ibrox last season hasn’t been forgotten by the Hibernian support.

Another away win this time around is priced at 25/2 and with the Edinburgh-based outfit winning in midweek against St Johnstone, expect some confident play from them as they have nothing to lose.

Hibernian also enjoyed success at Rangers the season before last when they earned a 1-1 draw. A repeat of that scoreline is 19/2, while the 3Way odds for a draw, the result their Edinburgh rivals, Hearts, achieved at Ibrox on opening day, are 19/4.

With SPL top scorer Steven Naismith suspended, Gers boss Ally McCoist will need to find another man to put the ball in the net this weekend.

Nikica Jelavic and Greg Wylde stepped up on Tuesday night to seal the three points against Kilmarnock, but we will have to wait to see if McCoist can find someone to score the goals when Hibs come to town.

Bearing Naismith’s absence in mind, odds of 15/2 against Rangers scoring a goal would return £212.50 to any new customer to bwin.com who uses their free £25 bet here, if the Hibernian defence does finish the match with that clean sheet.

Finally, it is worth noting that Hibernian’s last two road games have ended 2-2 and a bet on another 2-2 result is available at odds of 25/1.