Scotland - PremiershipKilmac Stadium at Dens ParkData current as of 14 October 2026

Dundee vs Rangers: match statistics

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Dundee vs Rangers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dundee play Rangers in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park.

Current form

Dundee: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Rangers: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dundee scores 1.38 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Rangers scores 1.38 and concedes 0.63. League average: 2.56 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dundee 63%, Rangers 50%. Over 2.5: Dundee 50%, Rangers 38%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Rangers has higher xG: 2.16 vs 1.34. Dundee: 12.6 shots per match, Rangers: 20.1.

Match halves

Dundee: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.75. Rangers: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Dundee: 46-60 (3 goals). Rangers: 0-15 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.56 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-2. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(7.55)
(4.80)
(1.37)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.38Goals scored / match1.38
DundeeRangers
1Goals conceded / match0.63
DundeeRangers
38%Average possession55%
DundeeRangers
4.5Shots on target / match6.38
DundeeRangers

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.63Shots per match20.13
DundeeRangers
4.5Shots on target6.38
DundeeRangers
10.9%Shot conversion6.8%
DundeeRangers
38%Possession55%
DundeeRangers
1.34xG for2.16
DundeeRangers
1.97xG against1.07
DundeeRangers

Shooting quality

Dundee: BalancedRangers: Dominant
DundeeRangers
Accuracy (shots on target)36%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Rangers is 114% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Dundee · 3 pts / match - Rangers

Dundee
LDLWW
Season result split
50% W13% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-3
1.63 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
WLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 2.04BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Rangers
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
75% W13% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-1
2.38 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 away
3-1-0
DWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.99Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rangers is 59% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Dundee · 0.63 goals / match - Rangers

Dundee scoring profile: strong

Dundee scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 matches).

Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Rangers scores in 100% of matches (8 of 8 matches), while Dundee keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

11Goals scored (season)11
DundeeRangers
8Goals conceded (season)5
DundeeRangers
2.38Average goals in match2
DundeeRangers
7Goals scored (last 5)8
DundeeRangers
7Goals conceded (last 5)2
DundeeRangers

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal100%
DundeeRangers
50%2 goals25%
DundeeRangers
0%3 goals13%
DundeeRangers
0%4 goals0%
DundeeRangers

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal50%
DundeeRangers
25%2 goals13%
DundeeRangers
0%3 goals0%
DundeeRangers
0%4 goals0%
DundeeRangers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time13%
DundeeRangers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
DundeeRangers
25%Scored in both halves13%
DundeeRangers

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
DundeeRangers
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
DundeeRangers
100%BTTS - last 540%
DundeeRangers

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
DundeeRangers
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
DundeeRangers
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
DundeeRangers

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
DundeeRangers
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time13%
DundeeRangers
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
DundeeRangers

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Dundee is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.75 pts / match - Dundee · 1.5 pts / match - Rangers

Dundee - half-time state
50% leading25% draw25% trailing
Rangers - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.75Points per match (1st half)1.5
DundeeRangers
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.75
DundeeRangers
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
DundeeRangers
1Average goals (1st half)1.13
DundeeRangers
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
DundeeRangers
50%No goal before half-time50%
DundeeRangers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.88
DundeeRangers
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
DundeeRangers
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
DundeeRangers
1.38Average goals (2nd half)0.88
DundeeRangers
50%Clean sheet after half-time75%
DundeeRangers
38%No goal after half-time38%
DundeeRangers

Dundee - second-half results

38% W38% D25% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rangers - second-half results

50% W38% D13% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding197%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Dundee - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.60
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.40.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+5+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Dundee
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Rangers
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
2
2
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.19
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
88%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dundee

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.63
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.97
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.78
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
50%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

DundeeLigaRangers
Average goals in match▼ 2.382.56▼ 2.00
Both teams scored▲ 63%50%• 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 50%52%▼ 38%
Clean sheets▼ 25%27%▲ 50%
Goal before half-time▼ 75%81%▼ 75%
Goal after half-time▲ 88%75%• 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.56
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.31
Away goals / match
+-5%
Home attack advantage
+-5%
Home defence advantage
+-2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Dundee 0 - 1 - 2 Rangers. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Rangers FC
3 : 0
Dundee FC
Dundee FC
0 : 3
Rangers FC
Rangers FC
1 : 1
Dundee FC

FAQ

When do Dundee and Rangers play?

Dundee face Rangers on 17 October 2026 in Premiership at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Dundee and Rangers?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Dundee won 0, Rangers won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Dundee vs Rangers?

Dundee score 1.38 goals per game on average and Rangers 1.38. The Premiership average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Dundee's matches and 50% of Rangers's.

What form are Dundee and Rangers in?

Over the last 5 games Dundee have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Rangers 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dundee vs Rangers?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Dundee vs Rangers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.