Rangers and Motherwell head into Scottish Premiership match with historical trends
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 4, 2026, 3:50 PM
Last updated Sep 4, 2026
Rangers hosts Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership with both clubs facing distinct performance trends. Rangers seeks to avoid a fourth consecutive home league defeat, a mark the club has never reached in its history. Lawrence Shankland enters the fixture following a brace against Falkirk and holds a record of 10 goals against Motherwell, his highest total against any single opponent. Motherwell arrives at Ibrox having scored eight goals in four league games this season, matching its highest scoring pace since the 2019-20 campaign. The visitors look to secure back-to-back league victories over Rangers for the first time since 1960 following their win at the venue this past April. Rangers has recorded only one victory in its last six league meetings with the Steelmen.
- •Lawrence Shankland has scored 10 goals against Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership.
- •Rangers has lost its previous three home league matches.
- •Motherwell has scored eight goals in four league games this season.
- •Motherwell won at Ibrox 3-2 in April.
- •Rangers has won only one of the last six league meetings between the clubs.
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"Rangers' Lawrence Shankland has scored 10 Scottish Premiership goals against Motherwell, his most against a single opponent. Shankland has three goals in his last two league appearances, including a brace against Falkirk last time out. Motherwell have scored eight goals in four Scottish Premiership games this season, their most at this stage of a campaign since 2019-20 (also eight), last scoring more after four league games in 2005-06 (10).
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