Rangers have struck form in recent weeks, winning five of their last six matches across all competitions. The performance against Malmo in winning 2-0 in Sweden in midweek was a particularly assured display from the Gers, during which they created 2.6xG and conceded only 0.4xGA.

Hibs have had a difficult start to the Premiership season. They have won only one of five matches, and while that came last weekend against St Johnstone, they are a far weaker opponent than the one they face on Sunday.

The Edinburgh side have not travelled well this season. Across all competitions have won only one of five away matches, which was against League Two side Elgin. Have lost three of four on their travels since then. The exception was against a struggling Kilmarnock team.

These sides met four times last season in all competitions, with Rangers winning each of these fixtures by at least a couple of goals.

Rangers are set to rotate their team in this game between European fixtures, with Northern Ireland winger Ross McCausland one of the players who is likeliest to see the biggest increase in game time due to his strong performances from the bench and a lack of other wide options.

McCausland excelled off the bench against Malmo in midweek as he showed great directness when coming onto the field. He was rewarded with the second goal of the game, something that ensure he gets to play the vast majority of this fixture.

Has been an impactful player when given a chance to shine in the Premiership, managing shots on target in two of his three outings, despite coming on as a substitute in these games. He has 1.82 shots on target per 90 in these games, suggesting his price of 1.5 is too big.

Only Cyriel Dessers has more shots on target per 90 for Rangers among players who have featured for at least 90 minutes in the Premiership this season.

Sterling had been tipped to play left-back in midweek, but having been overlooked for that role, he is liable to come back into his more habitual position in the midfield for this clash at the expensive of either Connor Barron or Mohamed Diomande.

Sterling has committed 1.6 fouls per 90 in the Scottish Premiership this season. The only game in which he has not given up a foul that he has played in the top-flight was against Celtic. He committed one foul in the home clash against Motherwell when coming off the bench and two against Ross County in his only previous home league start this season.

Central midfield is likely to be something of a battle zone in this game. Among Hibs leading foul makers are Joe Newell, Josh Campbell and Nectarios Triantis, who are candidates to be involved in this area of the park along with Celtic loanee Kwon Hyeok-kyu, who could be targeted for some rough treatment because of his parent club.

Rangers are posing an increasingly big threat to their opponents. In their two previous home league matches, both of which were played at Hampden due to structural work at Ibrox, they managed nine shots on target against Motherwell and Ross County.

Back at Ibrox, they will be eager to put on a show for their home supporters in their first league match since returning to the Govan venue.

Managed five shots on target against Malmo away from home in midweek – a stronger opponent that Hibs will be. Prior to that, Rangers had managed to hit the target at least half a dozen times in six of their previous seven matches across the Premiership, League Cup and Champions League.

When these sides met in the league last season, Rangers managed exactly eight shots on target in each fixture they played. Hibs gave up seven shots on target in each of the two matches they have played against Celtic this season. With Rangers a similar type of opponent this should act as a guide to what the hosts should be capable of.

Rangers may only have won one Premiership match this season by multiple goals, but that could well change on Sunday as Philippe Clement’s increasingly accomplished side host a Hibs team that has suffered multiple-goal defeats in three of its six matches against top-flight opponents across all competitions this season.

Rangers have won their last couple of fixtures by at least two goals, with even their 2-0 success in Malmo on Wednesday deserving of a greater margin of success. Prior to that, they beat a Dundee side 3-0 at home in the League Cup at Ibrox. Last week’s visitors are arguably a better team than the one that comes calling in this clash.

Hibs’ away record suggests their chances of success in this match are limited. They have lost three of their last four road trips, with the exception coming via a 1-1 draw against a Kilmarnock side that is totally out of form.

Recent history in this fixture suggests a comfortable home win. Rangers have won the last six meetings between these teams by at least two goals, while they have netted at least two goals in each of their last nine outings against Hibs dating back to the beginning of 2022.

Dessers has been in hot form for Rangers this season and is likely to play a large portion of this game given that the Light Blues’ options are limited in attack as Danilo and Oscar Cortes are both sidelined through injury issues.

Although he failed to score against Malmo in midweek, he got into good areas in the game, generating a personal total of 0.9xG. It was his shot off the post that created the opening goal in that clash.

Scored in both Rangers’ home league matches this season – albeit both were played at Hampden. After finding the net against Dundee at Ibrox twice last weekend, he continued a streak of three domestic home games in which he has netted.

Excellent personal record against Hibs. Scored exactly one goal in each of the club’s three league fixtures against the Edinburgh club last term, only failing to net in the Scottish Cup match between the clubs.

Australian right-back Lewis Miller to win at least one free kick for Hibernian looks an outstanding bet at 1.67, with excellent value on the 24-year-old to be fouled a couple of times available for the more adventurous at 4.33.

Miller has started four Premiership matches this season and has been fouled at least twice in each of these games. Indeed, he has been fouled three times on three occasions, including Hibs’ home clash against Celtic on August 11.

He stands second in the whole of the Premiership when it comes to winning free kicks behind St Johnstone’s Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka on 13.

Vaclav Cerny is a potential head-to-head opponent in this area. The Czech winger has committed 1.85 fouls per 90 in the Premiership and also gave away a free kick away against Malmo in midweek. Points to Miller being able to draw more fouls in this encounter.

Rangers’ matches this season have been somewhat explosive affairs. They have received 15 cards so far this season while their opponents have had 14 dished out to them. Across their five games, that is nearly an average of six cards per match.

The games Hibs have played have also seen plenty of cards – mostly to their opponents. The Edinburgh club have received 11 cards while their opponents have been given 15, including one red. This averages 5.2 per match.

Referee Nick Walsh has also been liberal with the manner in which he has distributed his cards in the nine matches he has officiated this season. The whistler has presented 48 cards in the nine games he has overseen, an average of 5.33.

There was something of a rivalry developing between these sides late last season. Each of the last two clashes between these teams saw six cards, with Hibs finishing the Scottish Cup semi-final with just nine men. Hibs’ Nectarios Triantis was booked in each of these matches.