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Originally Posted by A234
yes please elaborate on Aberdeen!
Thx for the picks.
Historically, this is a pure hatred match-up that easily ranks alongside the same hate shown at any Real vs Barca, West Ham vs Millwall, Palermo vs Catania, Boca vs River Plate, and Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray match. It goes back decades now and has involved horror tackles, media stirring, and crowd violence both inside and outside Aberdeen's Pittodrie stadium on numerous occasions. When Aberdeen sell-out their stadium on any matchday throughout the season you can be sure it will be against Rangers. Come this Saturday lunchtime the whole club will be well up for this one.
From a footballing perspective, things look fairly bleak in both camps. Rangers have just been knocked out of europe on Wednesday after another woeful performance and have injuries, not to mention star centre-back Madjid Bougherra going AWOL. Aberdeen have an impressive injury list aswell, and despite playing some good football in recent weeks, will struggle to field a strong midfield imo. However, Rangers have won only won 1 in the last 8 league games at Aberdeen, with the Dons taking 4 wins.
In terms of sheer value, the Aberdeen @ 4.95 price on Betfair is simply ridiculous. The draw looks tasty aswell, but I'm certainly not ignoring that home price. The fact i'm an Aberdeen fan looks obviously biased, but the stats speak for themselves on this one. Regardless of the fact I'm a fan, I'm sure it would be added to my picks this week for the above reasons anyway. Many Scottish football neutrals will snap up that price aswell. Rangers and Celtic have struggled on the road a lot more this season than previous campaigns i.e. Celtic's recent 3-3 draw away at bottom club Falkirk.