When Rangers and Aberdeen play in the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday, they will have a chance to win their first trophies of the year.
The Dons enter this game fresh off a Europa Conference League victory, while the Gers have won their last 14 games in all competitions.
Rangers is the side with the most Scottish League Cup victories, which will give them a lot of confidence going into this game, especially as they are currently enjoying a fantastic run of play across all competitions.
But the Gers will be looking to go above and beyond this season to offer the supporters something to cheer about after losing 2-1 to Celtic in the championship game the previous year.
With no losses since the beginning of October, Philippe Clement’s team should be full of confidence, especially after a spirited victory against Real Betis during the week.
Abdallah Sima, Cyriel Dessers, and Mar Roofe all scored goals to seal the 3-2 victory in the Europa League, their second straight game with three goals.
Rangers has been quite strong offensively in the competition this season, and they will be hoping that will make the difference on Sunday. Rangers also scored three goals in the semi-final as they easily defeated Hearts.
Although the two sides may be separated by seven spots in the Scottish Premiership standings, Aberdeen will be looking to strike a stir in the.
Given that they defeated Eintracht Frankfurt midweek to clinch their lone win in the Europa Conference League group stage, the Dons should feel confident in their own abilities.
Duk and Oster Sokler’s goals proved to be sufficient as Barry Robson’s team managed to maintain a clean sheet. Considering their opponents’ offensive prowess, a solid defensive effort will be required in this game.
Bojan Miovski’s strike in the 78th minute proved to be the game-winning goal in a close match against Hibernian, which meant Aberdeen had to work hard to earn their spot in the final on Sunday.
In their two encounters with Rangers so far this season, the Dons have also caused issues for the team, winning and drawing both contests to demonstrate
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Rangers will make use of Sima’s attacking abilities this weekend after he scored again in the middle of the week.
Ross McCausland was able to hold onto his spot in the lineup during their midweek Europa League victory, and his recent strong performances should help him hold onto it.
Midweek, Angus MacDonald entered the Aberdeen starting lineup as the team’s captain. Based on his strong showing, he may be able to stay in the starting lineup.
Due to suspension, the visiting team will be missing full-back Jack McKenzie for the championship game after he was sent off in the semifinals.
Rangers possible starting lineup:
Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Balogun, Barisic; Lundstram, Cifuentes, Cantwell; McCausland, Dessers, Sima
Aberdeen possible starting lineup:
Roos; Devlin, Gartenmann, MacDonald; Milne, Clarkson, Shinnie, Hayes, McGrath; Duk, Sokler
