• Ross County have lost 11 of their 13 home games against Rangers in all competitions, with the only times they’ve avoided defeat at home coming in November 2016 (1-1) and January 2022 (3-3).

• Rangers are unbeaten in all 24 of their previous meetings with Ross County across all competitions (W20 D4) and have never faced an opponent more often without losing in their history.
• Ross County are unbeaten in four home league games (W2 D2), their longest run since going seven without defeat from January to April 2022.
• Rangers have won 11 of their last 13 away league games (D1 L1), including each of their last four in a row.
• Rangers’ James Tavernier has scored 49 penalties in the Scottish Premiership. Since the competition was rebranded in 2013, this is 33 more than the nearest player for penalty goals (Adam Rooney, 16).

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There are five County changes as they bid for a historic first-ever win over Rangers - the most eye-catching change being in goals where George Wickens is dropped in place of Ross Laidlaw.

Wickens has come in for a bit of criticism in recent weeks, having dropped a few clangers, and it appears interim boss Don Cowie has finally lost patience with his loanee keeper.

George Harmon, Victor Loturi, Josh Sims, and Hearts-bound Yan Dhanda come in. Loick Ayina, Eamonn Brophy and Jordan White drop to the bench, while Josh Reid drops out completely.

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Philippe Clement has changed four from the Rangers side that fought back to claim a 3-3 draw in last weekend's Old Firm at Ibrox.

Borna Barisic returns at left-back, making only his fifth league start of 2024. Dujon Sterling drops to the bench.

Mohamed Diomande has had surgery on a thumb injury picked up last weekend, and is replaced by Kieran Dowell - who makes his first league start since 2 January.

Todd Cantwell and Abdallah Sima are the other changes, with Tom Lawrence on the bench and Scott Wright dropping out completely.

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Ross County: Laidlaw, Efete, Randall, Baldwin, Leak, Harmon, Loturi, King, Sims, Dhanda, Murray.

Substitutes: Wickens, Borthwick-Jackson, Brown, Sheaf, Henderson, Khela, White, Brophy, Ayina.

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Souttar, Barisic, Lundstram, Dowell, Cantwell, Silva, Sima, Dessers.

Substitutes: McCrorie, Lawrence, Matondo, Sterling, Roofe, Balogun, King, Raskin, McCausland.

It is a fine day up in the Highlands, and the County pitch looks particularly pristine.

A Rangers win would see them move a point behind Celtic, with a game in hand - which will, all things being well, be played on Wednesday night at Dens Park. A draw, or a County win, could be catastrophic for Philippe Clement's side.

From a County perspective, a home win would see them move a point behind St Johnstone, opening up the battle for the relegation play-off spot.

Plenty to play for, then. Let's have a look at the teams.

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