HIBS have been unable to even come close to laying a glove on Rangers so far this season.
But Nick Montgomerie's improving side will fancy their chances of changing that against the Ibrox men, who must recover from their gruelling Europa League draw in Portugal with Benfica.
Hibs have been disappointing for the vast majority of the season, but things are suddenly looking up for them on and off the pitch.
A £6 million investment from Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has their fans dreaming of challenging for silverware in future and they are also unbeaten in their last five games.
The loan signings of Myziane Maolida and Emiliano Marcondes have transformed them and they look a different animal now, with a top six finish the minimum requirement.
However, they still have to play a Rangers team who are going for the treble.
Philippe Clement's men have shown their first real signs of fatigue perhaps after their shock 2-1 defeat to Motherwell at Ibrox last week.
And that was followed up by a real backs-against-the-wall performance in Lisbon where they threw bodies on the line to take a draw back to Glasgow.
Injuries are starting to mount up with Todd Cantwell, Abdallah Sima, Oscar Cortes, Rabbi Matondo and Danillo all absent and their squad depth will be tested.
How the bookies view it
Rangers are heavy odds-on favourites across the shop and 4/9 with Coral is the top price currently.
Hibs will have their backers at 6/1 with bet365 and the draw is 19/5 with Coral.
Recent head to heads
As stated, Rangers have wiped the floor this season so far with Hibs, blizing them 4-0 at Ibrox and 3-0 in Leith.
In fact, you need to go back to 2016 when both sides were in the Championship for Hibs' last win over Rangers at home. Their last success over Rangers in the Scottish Cup in the capital was as far back as 1965.
Players to watch
Myziane Maolida is a class act and has three goals in six games. He is getting better with each game too and is certainly of interest at a large 7/1 to score anytime with bet365.
James Tavernier will always be a threat due to the amount of penalties and set pieces Rangers get, due to them dominating possession in most games. The full back is 21/10 to score anytime with UniBet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing Hibs against the Old Firm is often a shortcut to the poor house, but there are increasing signs they are finally gelling and improving each week and they should be able to give a tired Rangers side a real run for their money at the very least.
They look a good shout at 9/5 on the double chance with Paddy Power which gives you the draw on their side too.
Hibs will have a go here and with a three-pronged attack force, should get plenty of corners too. The 5/6 on over 3.5 with bet365 – they managed nine on their own against Hearts at Tynecastle for example.
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