OLD adversaries Aberdeen and Rangers will square off in the Scottish Premiership at Pittodrie Tuesday night.
The Dons' ultra-defensive approach almost secured them a point against Celtic on Saturday but the reigning champions managed to wear Aberdeen down and secure a 1-0 win in the process.
That late setback coupled with results elsewhere means that Jim Goodwin's third-placed side have seen their lead on the chasing pack cut to just a point ahead of Rangers visit to the north east this midweek.
Michael Beale kicked off his Rangers tenure in dramatic fashion as his side staged a second-half comeback to claim a deserved 3-2 win over Hibernian on Thursday night.
New Teddy Bears boss Beale will be hoping that securing a maiden league win at the first time of asking will act as a springboard for further improvement ahead of Tuesday's trip to Pitordire.
While Rangers still trail Old Firm rivals Celtic by nine points, a win over Aberdeen here would reduce the arrears, at least temporarily ahead of the Hoops' home game with Livingston on Wednesday.
Outright Betting
Aberdeen, who have failed to topple Rangers in each of their last 12 attempts, head into his showdown as 19/4 (Bet 365) outsiders while a point apiece at Pittodrie pays out at 10/3 (PaddyPower).
Rangers romped to a 4-1 win over Aberdeen at the end of October and the same outcome here can be backed at a best 6/10 with Boylesports.
Betting Angles
Rangers are rightful favourites here but they are unlikely to have things all their own way, so much so that backing Both Teams to Score looks like an enticing alternative at 4/5 (Betfred).
While Rangers' defensive woes on the continent have been well-documented this season, the Scottish giants have also struggled to keep their sheets clean when going about their business closer to home as well.
Although the Light Blues hit the ground running Michael Beale's management against Hibs, the defensive issues that have plagued them for the last couple of months were evident to see once more, particularly during the first-half.
In fact, Rangers' patched up rearguard have registered just one clean sheet across their last seven Scottish Premiership assignments, during which time BTTS backers would have been rewarded on a sizeable six of those occasions, not to mention one of those matches was the aforementioned reverse fixture.
Granted, Aberdeen underwhelmed against Celtic on Saturday, however that was just the first time this season that the Dandies have failed deliver a goal in front of their own supporters, and, unlike Saturday, the hosts should be a bit more adventurous when fierce foes Rangers to town.
What’s more, Both Teams to Score has paid out in 18 of the pair's collective 32 (56.25%) top-flight outings this term to date, yet the odds imply a 55.6 % chance of the same bet trapping on Tuesday night, so there is a smidgen of value to be had in the price.
Elsewhere, I'm also going to go for the jugular and chance a Granite City longshot and throw some loose change on the 20/1 (Bet 365) for the Scottish Premiership's joint top soccer Bojan Miovski to notch up two or more goals during this dust-up.
The North Macedonian marksman has made the net bulge twice in four of Aberdeen's eight league games at home this season thus far so he looks worthy of interest to repeat the trick on Tuesday night at a tasty price.
This Scottish Premiership match between Aberdeen and Rangers will be played on Dec 20, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Aberdeen vs Rangers prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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