Regular Season - 9 · 17 October 2026, 19:00 UTC

Dundee vs Rangers Premiership prediction

Dens Park, Dundee

Our model says: Dundee 1–2 Rangers

The model makes it 27% Dundee, 25% draw, 48% Rangers — fair odds of 3.70, 4.00 and 2.08. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

Expected goals: Dundee 1.30, Rangers 1.88.

Both teams to score: 62%. Over 2.5 goals: 61%, under 2.5: 39%.

Model confidence: Medium.

One-sided: Rangers are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.

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Key facts

  • Dundee are 4th on 13 points from 8 games; Rangers are 2nd on 19 points from 8 games — Premiership.
  • Dundee have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 2-1 win away to Falkirk.
  • Rangers are unbeaten in their last 5 games (5 won), most recently a 3-1 win at home to Kilmarnock.
  • Last 6 meetings: Rangers 4 wins to 0, 2 draws; the most recent, 25 January 2026, ended Rangers 3–0 Dundee.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Dundee vs Rangers

62%
Both teams to score
61%
Over 2.5 goals
39%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Dundee win Draw Rangers win
  1. 1–111%
  2. 1–210%
  3. 0–27%
  4. 0–17%
  5. 2–17%
  6. 2–26%
  7. 1–36%

Scores read Dundee first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 46%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Rangers at 48% here. Across 3,801 settled matches (as of 16 October 2026), 1,771 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.6% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Dundee vs Rangers

Dundee

  • W2-1away to Falkirk10 October 2026
  • W2-1Motherwell19 September 2026
  • L1-2away to Heart of Midlothian6 September 2026
  • D1-1St Johnstone2 September 2026
  • L1-2Hibernian30 August 2026

Rangers

  • W3-1Kilmarnock10 October 2026
  • W1-0away to Celtic20 September 2026
  • W1-0St Mirren9 September 2026
  • W1-0Motherwell5 September 2026
  • W2-1away to Falkirk2 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Premiership table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4Dundee8413118+313
2Rangers8611115+619

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Dundee

Chance to finish in the top four · 39% today

Win 47%
Draw 38%
Defeat 33%

Rangers

Chance to finish top of the regular season · 22% today

Win 26%
Draw 20%
Defeat 17%

From our Premiership season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Dundee vs Rangers

  • 25 January 2026Rangers 3–0 DundeePremiership
  • 9 November 2025Dundee 0–3 RangersPremiership
  • 9 August 2025Rangers 1–1 DundeePremiership
  • 29 March 2025Dundee 3–4 RangersPremiership
  • 9 January 2025Dundee 1–1 RangersPremiership
  • 21 December 2024Rangers 1–0 DundeePremiership

Leading scorers: Dundee and Rangers

Dundee

GoalsAssists

  • J. Westley30
  • O. Bevan20
  • B. Fink20

Rangers

GoalsAssists

  • R. Naderi41
  • L. Shankland30

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

The two sides

Dundee carry a model rating of 6.4 against 6.71 for Rangers. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.30 goals for Dundee and 1.88 for Rangers. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Dundee rate 0.64 in attack and 1.58 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Rangers rate 0.91 and 1.21.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Dundee a 0.3% chance of the title and Rangers 22.2%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,819 correct results out of 3,801 settled predictions (48%), with 383 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Rangers the highest probability at 48%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.30 expected goals for Dundee against 1.88 for Rangers. Dundee's attack/defence rating is 0.64/1.58 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.91/1.21 for Rangers.

Season stats

DundeeRangers
8Matches8
4W 1D 3LRecord6W 1D 1L
11 1.4 per gameGoals scored11 1.4 per game
8 1.0 per gameGoals conceded5 0.6 per game
2 of 8Clean sheets4 of 8
1 of 8Failed to score0 of 8
1 of 1Penalties scored1 of 2
10 1.3 per gameYellow cards14 1.8 per game
1Red cards0
4-4-2 5×Usual shape4-2-3-1 6×

Dundee at home · Rangers away

4Played4
2W 1D 1LRecord3W 1D 0L
6–4Goals for – against5–2
1 of 4Clean sheets2 of 4

League matches only, Premiership, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Position by match

DundeeRangers

1512 Dundee, match 1, 3 August 2026: at Celtic 1-0 → 11thDundee, match 2, 8 August 2026: vs Aberdeen 2-0 → 3rdDundee, match 3, 22 August 2026: at Dundee United 0-2 → 2ndDundee, match 4, 30 August 2026: vs Hibernian 1-2 → 4thDundee, match 5, 2 September 2026: vs St Johnstone 1-1 → 3rdDundee, match 6, 6 September 2026: at Heart of Midlothian 2-1 → 6thDundee, match 7, 19 September 2026: vs Motherwell 2-1 → 4thDundee, match 8, 10 October 2026: at Falkirk 1-2 → 4thRangers, match 1, 31 July 2026: at Dundee United 1-1 → 2ndRangers, match 2, 9 August 2026: vs Hibernian 1-2 → 9thRangers, match 3, 30 August 2026: at Aberdeen 0-1 → 6thRangers, match 4, 2 September 2026: at Falkirk 1-2 → 5thRangers, match 5, 5 September 2026: vs Motherwell 1-0 → 3rdRangers, match 6, 9 September 2026: vs St Mirren 1-0 → 2ndRangers, match 7, 20 September 2026: at Celtic 0-1 → 2ndRangers, match 8, 10 October 2026: vs Kilmarnock 3-1 → 1st 12345678 1512 Dundee, match 1, 3 August 2026: at Celtic 1-0 → 11thDundee, match 2, 8 August 2026: vs Aberdeen 2-0 → 3rdDundee, match 3, 22 August 2026: at Dundee United 0-2 → 2ndDundee, match 4, 30 August 2026: vs Hibernian 1-2 → 4thDundee, match 5, 2 September 2026: vs St Johnstone 1-1 → 3rdDundee, match 6, 6 September 2026: at Heart of Midlothian 2-1 → 6thDundee, match 7, 19 September 2026: vs Motherwell 2-1 → 4thDundee, match 8, 10 October 2026: at Falkirk 1-2 → 4thRangers, match 1, 31 July 2026: at Dundee United 1-1 → 2ndRangers, match 2, 9 August 2026: vs Hibernian 1-2 → 9thRangers, match 3, 30 August 2026: at Aberdeen 0-1 → 6thRangers, match 4, 2 September 2026: at Falkirk 1-2 → 5thRangers, match 5, 5 September 2026: vs Motherwell 1-0 → 3rdRangers, match 6, 9 September 2026: vs St Mirren 1-0 → 2ndRangers, match 7, 20 September 2026: at Celtic 0-1 → 2ndRangers, match 8, 10 October 2026: vs Kilmarnock 3-1 → 1st 12345678

Dundee are 4th after 8 Premiership matches (between 2nd and 11th so far); Rangers are 1st after 8 (between 1st and 9th). Rebuilt from the season's results after each side's matches (x-axis: that side's match number); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Premiership matches this season: Dundee 8, Rangers 8.

Dundee scored 122302
Rangers conceded 101003

Dundee score most often in the 46–60 minute window (3 goals); Rangers have let in 0 there.

Rangers scored 313112
Dundee conceded 012113

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

Dundee

Rangers

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.