Rangers host Hibernian on Sunday 9th August at 4pm, with both sides opening their 2026-27 Scottish Premiership campaign at Ibrox Stadium.
Rangers finished third last season on 72 points and start as short home favourites at 4/9, with Hibernian, who came fifth on 57 points, out at 9/2 and the draw priced at 10/3. It is a meeting of two of last season’s top five, and a useful early gauge of where both stand.
We have gone through the card for our two best bets and the full predictions table below, and you can find more of our football tips across the weekend. All odds are correct at the time of writing.
Premium Tips
Squawka expert tipster Anthony Eadson has picked out two selections he likes the look of at Ibrox, with the prices below taken from bet365.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Mulligan to be carded | 12/5 (with bet365) | No Hibernian player was shown more yellow cards in the league last season than Josh Mulligan. The 21-year-old was shown six yellows in 21 league starts and found his way into the book on the opening weekend of the season. A trip to Ibrox will provide a stiff test, and with Rangers having the majority of possession, he looks a strong candidate to be carded once again on Sunday. |
| Rangers to win 2-0 | 15/2 (with bet365) | Rangers have kept a clean sheet in three of the last four league meetings with Hibernian, and four of those games produced two goals or fewer. Rangers failed to make their dominance count in a 1-1 draw with Dundee United on the opening weekend, registering 21 shots but still allowing the visitors to create the better chances, leaving Derek McInnes demanding an improved defensive display. A tight, controlled home win is very much on the cards, and 2-0 is the standout price in the correct-score market at 15/2. |
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How Rangers go into the game
Rangers went into the new season off the back of a third-placed finish, 72 points and 76 goals scored, the most of any side in this fixture’s recent history. Derek McInnes’ side also created 88 big chances across the campaign, comfortably clear of Hibernian’s 56, so the platform for another strong league push is there.
The attacking group is well stocked. Youssef Chermiti top-scored with 15 last term, Bojan Miovski chipped in with seven and summer signing Lawrence Shankland arrives with a proven scoring record, which is why he heads the anytime market at 4/6. At home, and with that firepower, Rangers are entitled to their short 4/9 quote.
How Hibernian go into the game
Hibernian were the best of the rest last season, taking fifth on 57 points under David Gray, and they will fancy their chances of another top-six finish. They scored 58 and conceded 44, numbers that point to a competitive, honest side rather than a defensive one.
Jamie McGrath and Martin Boyle shared the scoring load with eight league goals apiece, and the Hibernian forward line carries a genuine threat on the counter. They come to Ibrox as clear underdogs at 9/2, but this is a fixture they have had joy in before, winning 2-1 here on the final day of last season.
Rangers vs Hibernian head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/05/26 | Rangers | 1-2 | Hibernian |
| 01/02/26 | Hibernian | 0-0 | Rangers |
| 15/12/25 | Rangers | 1-0 | Hibernian |
| 29/10/25 | Hibernian | 0-1 | Rangers |
| 17/05/25 | Hibernian | 2-2 | Rangers |
Rangers hold the edge over the last 10 league meetings with five wins to Hibernian’s two and three draws, but the recent picture is tighter than that suggests. Four of the last five have produced two goals or fewer, and Hibernian ran out 2-1 winners at Ibrox last time out, so Rangers will not be taking this one lightly.
Rangers vs Hibernian predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers to win | 4/9 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Home favourites with the stronger squad and the better underlying numbers; they have won three of the last five in this fixture. |
| Both teams to score – No | 11/10 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Rangers kept Hibernian out in three of the last four league meetings, and a controlled home display points the same way. |
| Under 3.5 goals | 4/7 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Every one of the last five meetings has come in under 3.5 goals; these games rarely open up. |
| Youssef Chermiti anytime | 1/1 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Rangers’ 15-goal top scorer from last season leads the line at home against a leaky Hibernian back four. |
| Rangers to win 2-0 | 15/2 | ⭐⭐ | Our headline scoreline call, fitting a tight, low-scoring fixture that Rangers should still control. |
Rangers vs Hibernian score prediction
This has the look of a measured home win rather than a goal-fest. Rangers carry the greater threat and, on this fixture’s recent evidence, should be able to keep things tight at the other end. We expect Chermiti to get on the scoresheet and Rangers to see it out without too much fuss. Score prediction: Rangers 2-0 Hibernian.
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