Ross County have done the majority of their best work at home this season and they could prove to be awkward opponents for Rangers on Sunday. The Staggies have collected 12 of their overall 15 points total this term on home turf. They have avoided defeat in 6 of their 8 Scottish Premiership home games this season, with only Aberdeen and Celtic emerging victorious from this venue. It’s also worth noting that both Aberdeen and Celtic required late winners to land top honours in Dingwall.

While Rangers will be buoyed by their midweek win over Kilmarnock, they have won just 3 of their last 11 Scottish Premiership away games. Furthermore, the Light Blues have failed to win by a two-goal margin or more in 6 of their 9 Scottish Premiership successes this season so far. With all that in mind, Ross County merit support with a +3 start on the handicap on Sunday afternoon.

A minimum of 3 corners should be within range for Ross County on Sunday afternoon. While the Staggies are averaging just 3.53 corners per game in the Scottish Premiership this season, that average does increase to just over 4 per 90 at their Highland headquarters. They racked up 12 corners in their previous home game with Motherwell. Furthermore, Don Cowie’s side have delivered 3 or more corners in 11 of their 15 Scottish Premiership games this season, including 6 of their 8 outings in front of their own supporters.

Thus, 3 or more flag-kicks looks well within the realms of possibility when they take on a Rangers side that are conceding an average of 3.93 corners per-game this season. The Light Blues have had to defend 3 or more corners in all but one of their 6 Scottish Premiership away games this season, and their latest hosts look well placed to follow suit.

Look to Ross County to collect a minimum of two cards during this contest. While the Dingwall outfit are averaging a shade under 2 cards per-game in the Scottish Premiership this season, they tend to up their aggression when going up against the division’s big-hitters. The Staggies were shown exactly 3 cards during their home games with both Aberdeen and Celtic earlier this season. What’s more, County collected 3 bookings during August’s reverse fixture with Rangers.

Philippe Clement’s side are drawing an average of 2.50 cards per game from their Scottish Premiership opponents this season, with each of the last 6 teams they have crossed paths with all landing in the referee’s notebook at least twice.

Given Ross County’s habit for picking up bookings against the Scottish Premiership’s top teams this season, it makes sense to side with the hosts to collect the most cards during this contest. The Staggies were shown 3 cards when the pair locked horns earlier this season, while Rangers received only 1 booking during that game. Funnily enough, that was also how the final card count read when the 2 teams went head-to-head in the Highlands towards the end of last season.

It’s also worth pointing out that County have picked up the most cards in each of their 2 meetings with Celtic this season, and that was also the case in their one and only encounter with Aberdeen to date. Throw in the fact that Rangers have received fewer cards than 4 of their last 5 Scottish Premiership opponents, then a repeat looks worth getting on board with this weekend.

Ross County tend to get on the scoresheet more often than not in their home games this season, making both teams to score an appealing option at the odds on offer. Don Cowie’s side have only failed to fire in 2 of their 8 Scottish top-flight games at home this term. The Staggies were the first team to score against Celtic in the Scottish Premiership this season when playing host to the champions at the start of October. That was one of 5 Ross County home games that have seen both teams get on the scoresheet this season.

There have also been goals at both ends in 3 of Rangers’ last six Scottish Premiership matches. It’s also worth noting that these 2 teams shared 5 goals between them at this venue towards the tail end of last season.

Rangers could also contribute to the card count on Sunday, with 2 or more bookings worthy of support. Historically, the Old Firm tend to be the most well behaved sides in the Scottish Premiership, but that has not been the case with Rangers so far this season.

Philippe Clement’s team have averaged 2.36 cards per game across their opening 14 Scottish Premiership games of the season. They were shown 2 yellow cards away at St Johnstone last Sunday, meaning they have now received multiple bookings in each of their last five Scottish top-flight road trips. On top of that, the Light Blues went into the book twice or more during recent home games with both St Mirren and Hearts.

With a relatively card-heavy game anticipated in the Highlands on Sunday, it’s logical to look for 4 or more match bookings during this clash. While Ross County’s games this season are averaging 3.27 cards per 90, Rangers’ fixtures are featuring 4.86 per game. In fact, each of the Teddy Bears’ 6 Scottish Premiership away days this season have delivered a minimum of 4 match bookings. That has also been the case in 3 of Ross County’s previous 5 Scottish Premiership home games, one of which was against Celtic.

It’s also worth pointing out that referee Kevin Clancy is averaging four cards per game in the Scottish Premiership this season, flashing exactly 4 bookings when he officiated Ross County’s home game with Celtic back in October.

Connor Randall is expected to be restored to the Ross County starting XI on Sunday. The 29-year-old missed out against Celtic last weekend as he had to serve a suspension. The Ross County midfielder has received a joint league-high 6 yellow cards in this season’s Scottish Premiership. Four of those six cards have been issued to Randall across his last eight starts in the Scottish top-flight, one of which came during County’s 2-1 home defeat to Celtic earlier this season. Thus, Randall looks overpriced to tackle himself in trouble again this weekend when Rangers come to town.

Randall is likely to be tasked with trying to shackle Rangers’ Mohamed Diomande. The Light Blues playmaker has drawn an average of 1.50 fouls per game in this season’s Scottish Premiership, making the aforementioned Randall a prime candidate to have another card flashed in his direction on Sunday.