This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rangers and Hamilton Academical at 15:00 on Saturday, 29th August 2009 in the Scottish Premier.
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Hamilton Ac. face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 39 of the 44 occasions the two teams have clashed.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Rangers annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 08 Mar | Rangers | 5 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Rangers | 7 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SLGC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 3 | Rangers | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Rangers | 3 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Gers, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Rangers, Hamilton Ac. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Accies have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rangers's total of 6 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Hamilton Ac. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Accies are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Rangers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Hamilton Ac. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
