Rangers will square off against Glasgow rivals Queen’s Park in a Scottish Cup fifth-round tie on Sunday (February 8th). The game will be played at Ibrox Stadium.
The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 5-1 thrashing of Kilmarnock at the same venue in the Scottish Premiership last weekend. Their visitors were reduced to 10 men when Dominic Thompson was sent off in the fourth minute and James Tavernier opened the scoring from the resultant penalty. Bojan Miovski, Andreas Skov Olsen, Oliver Antman and Mikey Moore scored a goal each in the second half.
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Queen’s Park, meanwhile, fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Ross County in the Scottish Championship. Uche Ikpeazu stepped off the bench late on and scored the match-winner in the 79th minute.
Sean Crighton’s side will shift their attention to the Cup and booked their spot in controversial circumstances. They were eliminated on penalties away to Stanraer in the last round but their hosts fielded an ineligible player, leading to their removal from the tournament. Rangers thrashed Annan 5-0 at home to get here.
Rangers vs Queen’s Park Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Rangers have seven wins from 12 historical head-to-head games. Queen’s Park were victorious four times while one game was drawn.
- Their most recent clash came in February 2025 when Queen’s Park claimed a 1-0 away win in last season’s cup.
- Queen’s Park’s last eight away games across competitions have produced three goals or more, with seven games witnessing goals at both ends (excluding the game against Stanraer).
- Rangers have lost just one of their last 11 games across all competitions, winning nine games in this run.
- Rangers have won their last eight competitive home games.
Rangers vs Queen’s Park Prediction
Rangers had a disappointing continental campaign, as they failed to make it to the knockout rounds of the Europa League. However, things are looking brighter on the domestic front after a poor start and they are the nearest challengers to Hearts in the Scottish Premiership.
Queen’s Park completed one of the biggest shocks in Scottish Cup history when they eliminated Rangers at this same stage last season.
Rangers will be keen to avoid a repeat. We are backing them to advance with a routine victory and clean sheet.
Prediction: Rangers 3-0 Queen’s Park
Rangers vs Queen’s Park Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Rangers to win
Tip 2 – Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 – Over 2.5 goals
Edited by Peter P
