Rangers will be playing host to Queen’s Park in the Scottish Cup at Ibrox on Sunday evening.
Danny Rohl’s side are high on confidence following the 5-1 win against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership, and will be hoping to continue the winning momentum.
This could also be a good opportunity for some of Rangers’ new signings and fringe players to show the German why they deserve more game time in the coming months.
Scottish Cup match postponed amid adverse weather conditions
The United Kingdom has faced three different named storms this year, so weather conditions all across the country are not ideal.
These have caused significant infrastructure damage, including destroying parts of a coastal road, and have disrupted plans in a lot of places.
On Wednesday, the SPFL game between Aberdeen and Celtic was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Pittodrie.
It has now been announced that Aberdeen’s Scottish Cup game against Motherwell, which was scheduled to be on Saturday, has also been postponed due to the same reason.
Rangers vs Queen’s Park match status revealed based on Met Office update
The Met Office keeps the public up to date in such situations, issuing warnings and advice for people in different parts of the UK.
On Friday, a yellow alert was sent in Northern Ireland, but it is understood that Scotland, and in particular Glasgow, will not be encountering any adverse weather over the weekend.
No alerts have been issued by the Met Office on their official website as of Friday evening, and that is expected to be the case.
It is, however, expected to be raining all day on Sunday, so fans should take that into consideration before going to the stadium for the game.
However, with regard to a postponement, it appears that the game is very likely to go ahead.
BBC pundit delivers verdict on Rangers vs Queen’s Park clash
Former St Mirren and Falkirk midfielder Ryan Flynn has issued a verdict ahead of the game, with the hosts being the overwhelming favourites.
A lot has been made about this fixture as Queen’s Park caused an upset the last time these two teams met, and that match was also played at Ibrox.
It was viewed as one of the biggest shocks in Scottish Cup history, with Philippe Clement’s side losing 1-0.
However, Flynn expects things to be different this time around and has backed the Gers to win it.
Speaking on the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast, he said: “Queen’s Park will be hoping for deja vu, won’t they?
“Danny Rohl has galvanised that club. They’re three points off top of the league, who would have thought come the start of February, that’s where Rangers would be? It’s incredible.
“Queen’s Park have had a hard run of fixtures, I just can’t see it being the same. Hopefully, there’s that drama and upset because that’s exactly what everybody wants.
“Everyone will be favouring the underdog, but I think it’s really going to be a tough ask for Queen’s Park second time around.”
