Just a few months ago, these two sides met in the League Cup, where Rangers secured a comfortable 2-0 victory. A closer look at the match statistics highlights how controlled that performance was, as Hibernian were largely neutralised in attack. Rangers created more chances (7-3), recorded four shots on target to Hibernian’s none, and also dominated the corner count (8-3).

Hibernian’s away performances against stronger Scottish Premiership sides further underline this pattern. Recent trips have ended in defeats to Motherwell (2-0) and league leaders Hearts (1-0), while a goalless draw against Celtic and the cup loss to Rangers show consistent difficulty in finding the net.