Overview
- The Scottish Premiership fixture is on Sunday 9 August with a 4pm BST kick-off at Ibrox and will be shown live in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streamed in the US on Paramount+; Don Robertson is the referee and VAR will be in use.
- Rangers remain without a win after a 1-1 draw at Dundee United and a 2-1 Europa League loss on Thursday, leaving McInnes under early pressure to produce a home response before the Europa return leg.
- Defensive and midfield injuries are shaping Rangers' selection with Ben Godfrey sidelined for three to four weeks, Connor Barron and Jose Cifuentes unavailable, and new signing Olwethu Makhanya cleared to play.
- Hibernian arrive with recent Conference League momentum but notable absences in defence and midfield: Rocky Bushiri is ruled out, Nicky Cadden and Jamie McGrath are doubts, and Jack Iredale is unlikely after surgery.
- Bookmakers list Rangers as favourites but previews warn that Thursday's travel and fixture congestion could blunt the home side and that Hibs' European form may make the contest more open than odds suggest.