On Oct 16th, Motherwell will host Rangers at Fir Park in a clash of the Premiership. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Motherwell sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Hibernian. Ryan Porteous scored the first goal for Hibernian in the 67th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Motherwell was frustrated by Hibernian’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hibernian ended the match with the shutout victory. Motherwell is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Rangers, recorded a 1-7 blowout loss against Liverpool. Scott Arfield struck first for Rangers in the 17th minute on a feed from Ryan Jack, but Roberto Firmino got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 24th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 55th minute on a goal by Roberto Firmino to cap off a wild match. Rangers looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Rangers won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 2 draws.
Rangers is glad to have Antonio Čolak in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 6 goals. Kevin van Veen has been the most prolific scorer on Motherwell in the last five matches with 3 goals.