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Hibernian v Rangers: Fenlon effect to hinder SPL leaders

Scottish Football RSS / / 08 December 2011 /

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The pressure is on Rangers as Celtic have closed the gap to four points

The pressure is on Rangers as Celtic have closed the gap to four points

"Rangers have won just two of their last eight SPL fixtures – and none of their last three – by more than one goal."

Michael Lintorn thinks that Hibs will avoid defeat in their first game under Pat Fenlon's stewardship, even though their opponents are the mighty Rangers...

Hibernian v Rangers, Saturday 12.30 BST, ESPN, Match odds: Hibernian [8.6], Rangers [1.47], The Draw [4.5]

Rangers' staggering run of 14 straight away SPL victories was ended by Kilmarnock a fortnight ago at Rugby Park, and the champions could find it difficult to rediscover that swagger on their Saturday lunchtime trip to Edinburgh to face Hibernian.

The Hibees sit just a point off the bottom after an awful start to the season but recently acted upon that by sacking Colin Calderwood and making the intriguing decision to replace him with Bohemians boss Pat Fenlon, a five-time title winner in the League of Ireland.

His first match in charge last Friday at Motherwell was ended early due to a half-time floodlight fire. However, that was pretty much the sole thing that went wrong for them on the night as they led 1-0 at the time against the third-placed team, whose only four defeats have come against top-four rivals.

Fenlon took the positives from what must have been a frustrating situation, and his players certainly gave Hibs fans reason to get excited about this first home game as manager.

Rangers are big favourites at [1.47], though this writer thinks that price has huge lay appeal. Indeed, it will be 13 months to the day since the capital club stunned them at Ibrox with a 3-0 triumph, their heaviest domestic loss at Ibrox since another inflicted on them by Hibs in February 2006.

More risk-averse punters should instead see the merit in backing the hosts with a 1.5 goal headstart in the Asian Handicap market at odds of around [1.73]. After all, the table-topping Gers have won just two of their last eight SPL fixtures - and none of their last three - by more than one goal.

Best Bet: Lay Rangers to win @ [1.48]
Other Recommended Bet: Back Hibernian +1.5 (Asian Handicap) @ [1.73]

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