RANGERS face Motherwell in the second semi-final of the Premier Sports Cup and surely anything other than a win will spell the end for under-pressure Philippe Clement.
The Ibrox side slumped to yet another away defeat in midweek at Pittodrie and they are now a distant nine points behind joint leaders Aberdeen and Celtic.
You would expect them to perhaps make up the ground on the Dons if they slip, but there's virtually no chance they will catch Celtic and in a week where they announced a £17 million loss, it's been a desperate few days for Rangers.
They face a Well side who should be full of confidence here after a fine win against Dundee United in midweek. They've enjoyed a really good season and although they ended up being blown away by Celtic last week, midfielder Lennon Miller twice hit the woodwork in the first half.
They won't be fazed by the occasion having already ran Rangers close at Hampden this season when the hosts were decamped to the National Stadium when Ibrox was being redeveloped.
How the bookies view it: Well big outsiders
Rangers are still overwhelming favourites despite their recent problems and are 21/50 with UniBet.
Motherwell can be backed at 13/2 with Betfred and the same firm are offering 4/1 on the draw.
Recent head to heads: Hampden dress rehearsal
As stated, the sides have already met at Hampden this season and Rangers edged out Well with a 2-1 win in August.
Well also seriously derailed Rangers' title bid last season when they won 2-1 at Ibrox in March. And Well also won their last League Cup meeting at Hampden with a 2-0 win in 2017.
Players to watch: Maswanhise the man
Ex-Leicester City striker Tawanda Maswanhise netted a midweek double at Dundee United and the Zimbabwean star is a big price at 13/2 to score anytime with bet365.
Cyriel Dessers is on a poor streak of seven games without a goal and the much-maligned Nigerian striker is surely due one soon. He is 5/4 to score anytime with bet365.
Predicted line-ups:
Motherwell will welcome back Liam Gordon from suspension but will be without the injured Paul McGinn, Callum Slattery, Sam Nicholson, Harry Paton, Ross Callachan and Jack Vale.
Rangers are without Danilo, Oscar Cortes, Rabbi Matondo and Ridvan Yilmaz.
Motherwell: Oxborough, O'Donnell, Blaney, Balmer, Kaleta, Halliday, Zdravkovski, Miller, Wilson, Watt, Maswanhise.
Rangers: Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Propper, Jefte, Barron, Raskin, Cerny, Diomande, Bajrami, Dessers.
Anything else catch the eye?
There is nothing that could realistically tempt a punter to plunge in on Rangers at those odds. In fact, any odds the way they are playing away from Ibrox at the moment.
They will face a Motherwell side who will rightly regard this as a free hit and will be full of confidence. They will look to unsettle Rangers by pressing them and the call is for the Lanarkshire side to earn at least a draw on the double chance at a big price of 2/1 with bet365.
Rangers' defence is flimsy and there to be got at right now and you would expect Well to contribute to the goals here.
Back both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 23/20 with Coral.
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