Here's my 2/1 pro-Rangers stance ahead of their clash with Alloa.

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• Rangers are unbeaten at Ibrox this season, winning two of their three matches.

• Rangers have kept a clean sheet in each of their two victories at Ibrox this season.

• Alloa won each of their four matches during the group stage of the Scottish League Cup.

• Alloa have won each of their opening two Scottish League One games of the season.

Rangers will begin their Scottish League Cup campaign with a home tie against Alloa on Saturday evening.

On paper, this is the biggest mismatch of the round, with Rangers as short as 1.04 to win in 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Alloa are a whopping 20.0 to spring a shock at Ibrox while the draw is as big as 16.5.

🔵 Rangers Looking Ropey

Rangers took one step closer to Champions League qualification despite falling to a 2-1 defeat to Viktoria Plzen in midweek. I watched that game on Tuesday evening and I would argue that was the Gers’ worst performance under Russell Martin to date. That viewpoint is backed up by the underlying data, with Rangers giving up a sizeable xG of 3.31 in Plzen, with the hosts registering 27 shots, 10 of which hit the target.

On the domestic front, Rangers have made a dismal start to the season, drawing 1-1 with both Motherwell and Dundee.

🟠 Alloa on an Upward Curve

Alloa have made a quietly impressive start to the season. The Wasps won each of their four matches during the group stage of the Scottish League Cup, most notably claiming the scalp of Dundee before winning a group decider away at Championship outfit Airdrie. Andy Graham’s men have carried that momentum into the league season, winning each of their opening two contests of the campaign.

While Alloa did fall to a 2-1 defeat at Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup on Tuesday night, I wouldn’t read too much into that loss as Wasps boss Graham opted to field a youthful second string.

📊 Rangers v Alloa H2H

Rangers and Alloa have not run into each other since they were both in the Scottish Championship way back in 2015/16. Somewhat surprisingly, Rangers won just two of the four meetings between the pair that season, with the other two encounters ending 1-1.

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