# Rangers vs Hibernian > Premiership · Kickoff Wed 13 May 2026, 19:00 UTC · [Canonical HTML](https://betsprinter.com/fixtures/826) **Status:** Scheduled ## Pre-match deep dive ### Rangers' attack momentum meets Hibs’ defensive sting ahead of midweek test ## The stage This is a midweek Premiership fixture kicking off on Wed 13 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC. [^fact-1] ## Form & momentum Rangers arrive on the back of a patchy sequence: LLLWW in their last five, sitting 5-2-3 across the most recent ten matches and averaging 1.70 points per game in that window. [^fact-2] That group of results comes with an attacking profile of 2.70 goals scored per match and a defensive return of 2.00 conceded per match over the same run. [^fact-2] Hibernian’s recent sequence reads WLLLW across their last five, amounting to a 4-3-3 record over the most recent ten matches and 1.50 points per game in that period. [^fact-3] Their recent matches have been lower-scoring relative to Rangers: 1.50 goals scored per match and 1.10 conceded per match in that run. [^fact-3] Put bluntly, Rangers have been more productive in front of goal while also leaking at a higher rate; Hibernian combine a tighter defensive average with less output going forward. [^fact-2] [^fact-3] ## Personnel Rangers’ clear attacking go-to in the recent run is Youssef Chermiti, who has delivered three goals and two assists across his last five appearances and carries an average match rating of 7.38 in that spell. [^fact-4] Hibernian’s form player over the same sort of short window is Jordan Obita, credited with one goal and two assists in his last five appearances and an average rating of 7.06. [^fact-5] Two absences matter for selection and match rhythm. Rangers will be without Ryan Naderi due to injury; he logged 402 minutes in the recent run and his absence removes a substantial minutes-share from the squad. [^fact-6] Hibernian will be missing Jamie McGrath through suspension; McGrath accumulated 698 minutes in the recent sample, underlining the scale of disruption to their continuity. [^fact-7] ## Where the model sees value — top edges vs the market, with odds The supplied facts do not include market odds, so the following highlights are model edges expressed qualitatively rather than as numeric price differentials. - Edge 1 — Expect rhythm to favour Rangers’ attacking nucleus: Rangers’ recent 2.70 goals scored per match contrasts with Hibernian’s 1.50, and that differential is concentrated in the form of a clearly identified attacking figure, Youssef Chermiti, who has three goals and two assists in five appearances. [^fact-2] [^fact-4] - Edge 2 — Defensive fragility is a vulnerability Rangers carry: conceding 2.00 per match in their recent run means matches involving Rangers are more likely to see both sides score or higher totals; Hibernian’s lower concession rate of 1.10 suggests they can blunt some of the threat but not necessarily stop an in-form forward line. [^fact-2] [^fact-3] - Edge 3 — Personnel disruption matters more for Hibernian’s build-up than Rangers’ finishing: Jamie McGrath’s suspension removes a player who contributed 698 minutes in the recent sample, which can alter the patterns that produced Hibernian’s 1.50 goals per match. [^fact-7] In contrast, Ryan Naderi’s absence costs Rangers 402 minutes, notable but smaller in scale. [^fact-6] - Edge 4 — Match script lean: Rangers’ higher scoring rate and the presence of a hot forward form player imply a model lean toward a game with multiple goals. [^fact-2] [^fact-4] Hibernian’s compact recent defensive numbers temper that slightly, meaning a sensible market edge is to expect a competitive match with an elevated chance of goals rather than a low-scoring stalemate. [^fact-3] Because explicit market prices are not part of the supplied facts, these edges are framed as relative probabilities derived from the provided performances and minutes data rather than as quantified price discrepancies. ## Verdict The model leans toward a contest where Rangers’ attacking momentum and Chermiti’s form push the game into a higher-goal profile, while Hibernian’s recent defensive sting and McGrath’s absence suggest a slightly less fluid visiting attack; overall, expect a competitive, higher-scoring match shaped by Chermiti’s finishing and the two teams’ contrasting goals-for and goals-against trends. [^fact-4] [^fact-2] [^fact-3] [^fact-7] [^fact-6] ### Cited facts [^fact-1]: **Kickoff** — Wed 13 May 2026, 19:00 UTC — Premiership [^fact-2]: **RAN recent form** — LLLWW last 10: 5-2-3 (W-D-L), 1.70 PPG, 2.70 goals scored / 2.00 conceded per match. [^fact-3]: **HIB recent form** — WLLLW last 10: 4-3-3 (W-D-L), 1.50 PPG, 1.50 goals scored / 1.10 conceded per match. [^fact-4]: **RAN in-form player** — Youssef Chermiti — 3 goals, 2 assists in last 5 appearances, avg rating 7.38. [^fact-5]: **HIB in-form player** — Jordan Obita — 1 goals, 2 assists in last 5 appearances, avg rating 7.06. [^fact-6]: **RAN key absence** — Ryan Naderi out (injury), 402 minutes in recent run. [^fact-7]: **HIB key absence** — Jamie McGrath out (suspension), 698 minutes in recent run. --- Methodology: . Canonical HTML: .