Watch Livingston vs Rangers live on Sky Sports Football from 11am on Sunday; kick-off 12pm
Monday 29 November 2021 19:32, UK
Team news, stats and predictions for the latest round of the Scottish Premiership, as Rangers go to Livingston on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
Livingston have no fresh injuries ahead of their cinch Premiership contest with Rangers.
Loan player Ben Williamson is unable to face his parent club and Ayo Obileye completes a two-match suspension.
Scott Pittman and Sean Kelly remain out along with Adam Lewis (foot) and Daniel Barden (cancer).
Rangers have an unchanged squad for the trip to West Lothian.
Neither Leon Balogun nor Kemar Roofe are ready to return after missing games in the past week.
Filip Helander remains on the sidelines with a knee problem and Nnamdi Ofoborh (heart issue) is also still missing.
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● Livingston have lost nine of their last 10 league meetings with Rangers (D1) since a 1-0 triumph in September 2018.
● Rangers have kept a clean sheet in each of their last seven league games against Livingston, as well as each of their last five such matches away from home.
● Livingston have lost their last two Scottish Premiership matches against the reigning champions by an aggregate score of 9-0 (6-0 vs Celtic, 3-0 vs Rangers). Their last league win over the reigning champions came back in October 2019, a 2-0 home win over Celtic.
● Since losing their first away Scottish Premiership match of the season against Dundee United, Rangers have taken maximum points from all five games on the road, scoring 15 goals in the process. Their 6-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park was the first time they'd scored six in an away top-flight match since September 2002, a 6-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic under Alex McLeish.
● Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Rangers full-back James Tavernier has assisted 50 Scottish Premiership goals, more than any other player. It is also 33 more than any other Gers player over this period (Alfredo Morelos, 17).
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Celtic duo Tom Rogic and Carl Starfelt are closing in on returns from hamstring injuries.
Striker Giorgos Giakoumakis has missed the last two games with a knee problem.
Christopher Jullien is building up his fitness in training after recovering from a long-term knee injury, and fellow defender Greg Taylor is working his way back from a shoulder problem.
Aberdeen will be without the suspended Funso Ojo after they were unable to get his controversial dismissal at Dundee United last weekend overturned.
David Bates returns from injury, while Lewis Ferguson is available after suspension.
Calvin Ramsay, Declan Gallagher and Matty Kennedy are set to remain on the sidelines along with long-term absentees Mikey Devlin and Andy Considine.
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● Celtic have lost just one of their last 21 league matches against Aberdeen (W17 D3) and are unbeaten in 12 such meetings (W9 D3) since a 1-0 defeat in May 2018.
● Aberdeen have lost 29 of their last 31 league visits to Celtic (W1 D1), a stretch that began in the 2004-05 season.
● Celtic are unbeaten in their last 12 home Scottish Premiership matches (W9 D3), conceding only three goals across these games. Their last home game was a goalless draw with Livingston, last failing to score in consecutive home league games in May 2018 against Kilmarnock (0-0) and Aberdeen (0-1).
● Aberdeen's Lewis Ferguson has scored five goals in 11 top-flight appearances against Celtic, netting in each of his last two against them. Since his first appearance against them in April 2018, he has more Scottish Premiership goals against Celtic than any other player.
● Celtic's Jota has been directly involved in eight goals in nine Scottish Premiership appearances this season (4 goals, 4 assists), although he has only one assist and no goals in four such games at Celtic Park.
How to follow: Follow the action with our dedicated Scottish Premiership blog. Free match highlights will be published on the Sky Sports website, app and YouTube channel later that evening.
