Kilmarnock have been dealt a blow ahead of their weekend trip to Rangers after their losing run was extended to six matches on Wednesday night.
Killie have been in dire form in recent times and are now very much in a relegation battle.
The Ayrshire club lost three successive matches in January which ultimately led to the departure of Alex Dyer as manager.
In the week that the position lay vacant, 4-0 and 2-0 defeats at the hands of Celtic and St Mirren followed, as their problems deepened.
The appointment of Tommy Wright on Sunday looked to be a substantial boost to their hopes of beating the drop. Yet, there was to be no new manager bounce in his first game, as Killie were downed 1-0 by Motherwell at Rugby Park.
It was an improved performance from the hosts but they were wasteful in front of goal and a 71st-minute Allan Campbell strike was enough to secure all three points for the visitors.
Kilmarnock are tenth in the Premiership, just four points above bottom of the table Hamilton and having failed to score in five of their last six outings, they could scarcely be in worse form ahead of a trip to Ibrox.
Rangers haven’t been at their rampant best in recent weeks. Steven Gerrard’s side have only scored three times in their last three matches and dropped points at Accies on Sunday.
However, their home record is nothing short of remarkable.
In 13 matches at Ibrox this season, they have secured 13 wins, scored 39 goals and conceded just once.
Given their form on their own patch and the contrasting fortunes of their opponents, the Gers will feel confident of adding another win and some more goals to those numbers on Saturday afternoon, which would bring them a step closer to the Premiership title.
A recently dropped player could return to the Rangers starting XI against Killie following a sub-par performance from his rival against Hamilton.
