We’ve all seen the difference between Aberdeen’s results against Rangers and their “efforts” against Celtic, and this fixture won’t be any different.
Despite sitting ninth in the Scottish Premiership, Barry Robson will have his side set up as if this is the Viaplay Cup final, and it is up to Philippe Clement to get the result needed to put them back in their place.
Aberdeen won the last encounter between the two teams but Rangers record up at Pittodrie is one that has to be improved, starting on Sunday.
Aberdeen hoodoo is one that Rangers have to put right
The last three games on the North East coast don’t make for pleasant reading.
Aberdeen 2 – 0 Rangers 23rd April 2023
Any chance of Michael Beale closing the gap on Celtic disappeared completely with a sub-par performance.
It would be a worrying trend under the former Rangers boss, struggling against a low block and tactics that would, ultimately, see him lose his job.
Aberdeen 2 -3 Rangers 20th December 2022
Rangers never looked like winning for 90-odd minutes until Scott Arfield’s late double took the three points back to Ibrox.
It was hoped that it would be the result that would act as a springboard for the rest of the low in confidence squad, however, an Old Firm derby win was blown and that was that.
Aberdeen 1 -1 Rangers 18th January 2022
The beginning of the end for Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Unlike later games where points were dropped to Ross County, Dundee United and Motherwell, this is another Aberdeen encounter that Rangers never looked like winning.
Even in our title winning season we only won by one goal each time we visited Pittodrie which shows that three points is all that matters and that getting the first goal is critical.
Philippe Clement has a tough task to close the gap at the top of the table but winning games like this and not just at Ibrox is exactly how that is achieved.
