Rangers vs Berwick Match Preview: Scotland League Challenge Cup

Berwick travel to Ibrox this Tuesday evening to face Rangers in the second round of the Scotland League Challenge Cup.

Rangers have started their season very well with wins over Brechin (4:1), Stranraer (3:0) and Airdrie last time out (6:0).

Berwick have had a mixed start losing 1:0 to Clyde, winning 4:0 against Queens Park and most recently, drawing 1:1 with Montrose.

Rangers made it to the second round with a 4:0 win over Albion Rovers while Berwick defeated Livingston in extra time to progress (3:2).

Recent form:

Rangers – W W W D L D W

Berwick – D W L L W L D

Rangers have lost 1 in 7 while Berwick have only managed to win 2 of their last 7 games.

Head-to-head

These two sides have met 4 times in recent years and Rangers have come out on top most often (Rangers 3 wins, Berwick 0 wins, 1 Draw).

The last 4 meetings between these two sides finished 1:0, 3:1, 4:2 and 1:1.

Bookmakers see nothing other than a Rangers victory in this match.

Current betting odds: Rangers (1/7) Draw (6/1) Berwick (12/1)

Gamingtips Prediction – Rangers 5:0 Berwick 

Rangers won the Scottish third division last season scoring 87 goals in 36 matches and conceding just 29.

Berwick finished 4th in the Scottish third division scoring 59 goals in 36 matches and conceding 55.

Ultimately Rangers should have more than enough fire power to progress to the third round of the Scotland League Challenge Cup and although Berwick will show up and give it their all, they simply don’t have the same quality Rangers possess to trouble the ex SPL side.

Odds of 1/7 don’t offer much value for punters but over 3.5 goals at odds of 8/11 is reasonable given that Rangers have already won 4:1 and 6:0 in two of their three Scottish Division 2 matches so far this season.

This match gets underway at 19:45 GMT+1