Livi V Rangers Match Preview

Last updated : 24 October 2003 By Dov
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Andrews & Mols
Rangers will be coming to Almondvale without a win in four competitive and probably a little tired after Wednesday nights 1-0 defeat at the hands of English champions Manchester United. Livingston will probably start the match with the same eleven that comfortably gubbed Hibs last Saturday. The Lions did have a slight doubt over in form Lee Makel, but the Englishman looks as if he has shrugged off the knock and will face the Champions.

Davide Fernandez will be in for a tough time from the Rangers supporters, but the little wizard will be able to handle it, and hopefully he’ll be back to the same form we saw from him a couple of seasons ago.

Rangers have a couple of doubts in Michael Mols (cold) and Shota Arveladze (knee) and will maybe have to draft in a couple of youngsters for this match.

The Lions will probably play with a 5-3-2 formation, one that was used last week and proved to be a great success. Roddy Mackenzie will start in goals; the back five will consist of McNamee, McAllister, Rubio, Andrews, and Dorado. In the Midfield will be Makel, Lovell and Kerr with the option of McAllister pushing up in to Midfield if circumstances allow. Fernandez and Lilley will be the target men, and hopefully the two forwards will be fed with quality balls.

It will be a tough match for the Lions, the management team will have to fire them up for this and if they are on top form, they could maybe sneak something out of the match. If the ref lets the game flow, and isn’t a usual Rangers/Celtic supporter in black, then we may see another upset on the cards.

Recent encounters between the teams:

2002/2003 Sun 02 Mar Livingston 1-2 Rangers SPL
2002/2003 Wed 04 Dec Rangers 4 - 3 Livingston SPL
2002/2003 Sat 14 Sep Livingston 0 - 2 Rangers SPL
2001/2002 Sat 13 Apr Livingston 2 - 1 Rangers SPL
2001/2002 Sat 12 Jan Rangers 3 - 0 Livingston SPL
2001/2002 Sat 27 Oct Livingston 0 - 2 Rangers SPL
2001/2002 Sat 04 Aug Rangers 0 - 0 Livingston SPL



Fanzine prediction

Livingston 1 Rangers 1