The 2024/25 Scottish Premiership fixtures have been announced and Rangers now know how their league campaign will begin across August and September.
The Light Blues will be determined to get off to a much better start than a year previously when under Michael Beale, they lost two of their first six league clashes.
Those came against Kilmarnock and Celtic which left Rangers with a mountain to climb by the time Beale was sacked in the October and replaced by Philippe Clement.
That cannot be allowed to happen again. However, Rangers will need to adjust to the unique dilemma of playing away from Ibrox for an indefinite period of time at the beginning of the season.
It’s a huge own goal on the Govan giants’ part and hands an early advantage to Celtic before a ball is even kicked.
Couple that with having to navigate the Champions League qualifiers and it could be a tricky start no matter who Rangers face in the league early on.
Regardless, Rangers News takes a look at the first six games facing Gers in the league before comparing those to Celtic.
Do Rangers have a better chance of grabbing maximum points based purely on the opposition compared to the Hoops? Make up your own minds.
Rangers first six Premiership matches
Hearts (A) – August 3
- 2023/24: 3rd in Premiership
- Previous meeting: Hearts 3-3 Rangers (May 18, 2024)
- Last 5 vs Hearts: DWWWW
Motherwell (H) – August 10
- 2023/24: 9th in Premiership
- Previous meeting: Rangers 1-2 Motherwell (March 2, 2024)
- Last 5 vs Motherwell: LWWWW
Ross County (H) – August 24
- 2023/24: 11th in Premiership
- Previous meeting: Ross County 3-2 Rangers (April 14, 2024)
- Last 5 vs Ross County: LWWWW
Celtic (A) – August 31
- 2023/24: 1st in Premiership
- Previous meeting: Celtic 1-0 Rangers (May 25, 2024)
- Last 5 vs Celtic: LLDLL
Dundee United (A) – September 14
- 2023/24: 1st in Championship
- Previous meeting: Rangers 2-0 Dundee United (April 1, 2023)
- Last 5 vs Dundee United: WWWWD
Hibernian (H) – September 28
- 2023/24: 8th in Premiership
- Previous meeting: Rangers 3-1 Hibernian (March 30, 2024)
- Last 5 vs Hibernian: WWWWW
Average opposition SPFL position 23/24: 7th/8th
Celtic’s first six Premiership fixtures
Kilmarnock (H) – August 4
- 2023/24: 4th in Premiership
Hibernian (A) – August 11
- 2023/24: 8th in Premiership
St Mirren (A) – August 24
- 2023/24: 5th in Premiership
Rangers (H) – August 31
- 2023/24: 2nd in Premiership
Hearts (H) – September 14
- 2023/24: 3rd in Premiership
St Johnstone (A) – September 28
- 2023/24: 10th in Premiership
Average opposition SPFL position 23/24: 5th
