Dundee host Rangers on Friday in the Ladbrokes Premiership and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Rangers
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership
DATE: Friday 24th November 2017
KICK OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1872
STADIUM: Ibrox Stadium
CAPACITY: 50,817
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 68m
MANAGER: Graeme Murty
CHAIRMAN: Dave King
NICKNAME: The Gers
MASCOT: Broxi Bear
CLUB SPONSOR: 32Red
CLUB COLOURS: Royal blue, white and red
HONOURS: UEFA Cup Winners Cup winners – 1971/72
Scottish League Division One Champions – 31 times
Scottish League A Division Champions – 4 times
Scottish League Premier Division Champions – 12 times
Scottish Premier League Champions – 7 times
SPFL Championship winners – 2015/16
SPFL League One winners – 2013/14
Scottish League Third Division winners – 2012/13
Scottish Cup winners – 33 times
Scottish League Cup winners – 27 times
SPFL Challenge Cup winners – 2015/16
Drybrough Cup winners – 1979/80
Tennents Sixes winners – 1984, 1989
RECORD WIN: 14-2 v Blairgowrie, Scottish Cup 1st round, 20/1/1934
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 118,567 v Celtic, Scottish League, 2/1/1939
WEBSITE: www.rangers.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no 1A or no 24 National Express Dundee bus service, both of which can be boarded at the Albert Square. For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382450450.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Kevin Clancy
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Frank Conner
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Gary Hilland
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Stephen Finnie
Kevin Clancy has been a referee since 2000. He was admitted to SFA Senior List in June 2005 and got promoted to Scotlands Category 1 in June 2009. In 2012 he started his international career as a UEFA category 3 official.
The Rangers match will be Clancy’s third Dundee match of the season having taken charge of the Betfred Cup group match against Championship side Dundee United and against Aberdeen at Pittodrie in August.
Head to Head v Rangers
LEAGUE: Won 49, drawn 46, lost 128
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 5, drawn 6, lost 14
LEAGUE CUP: Won 1, drawn 2, lost 14
TOTAL: Won 55, drawn 54, lost 156
Last Five Dundee v Rangers Matches
9/9/2017 | Away | SPFL Premiership | Lost 4-1 | 49,164 | El Bahktaoui
19/2/2017 | Home | SPFL Premiership | Won 2-1 | 9,017 | O’Hara, Holt
19/11/2016 | Away | SPFL Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 48,733
13/8/2016 | Home | SPFL Premiership | Lost 2-1 | 9,702 | O’Hara
5/3/2016 | Away | Scottish Cup | Lost 4-0 | 30,994 |
Last Meeting
Dundee fell to a 4-1 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox last September. Alfredo Morelos put Rangers ahead late in the first half. Josh Windass added a second midway through the second half and in the last few minutes ran in further goals from Carlos Pena and Morelos. Faissal El Bakhatoui’s fine late goal provided little consolation for the Dee on a tough afternoon for the young Dee side.
Rangers: Foderingham, Tavernier, Cardoso, Alves, Wallace, Candeias (Nemane 86), Jack, Dorrans, Kranjcar (Windass 53), Miller (Pena 63), Morelos
Unused subs: Alnwick (gk), Wilson, Herrera, Rossiter.
Goals: Morelos (40, 85), Windass (68), Pena (83).
Booked: Morelos.
Dundee FC: Bain, Kerr (c), Hendry, Waddell, Holt, Spence, Kamara (McGowan 78), Deacon (Wolters 69), El Bakhtaoui, Allan (Leitch-Smith 37), Moussa
Unused subs: Parish (gk), O’Dea, O’Hara, Aurtenetxe.
Goal: El Bakhtaoui (88).
Booked: Holt, Waddell.
Attendance: 49,164.
Referee: Andrew Dallas. Assistants: Graeme Stewart, Alan Mulvanny. Fourth official: David Lowe.
Rangers Season So Far
Rangers’ season started back in June when they faced Luxembourg side Progres Niederkorn in a Europa League first qualifying round tie and despite winning the first leg 1-0 at Ibrox thanks to a Kenny Miller goal, crashed out in one of the worst results in their history with a 2-0 defeat in the second leg.
Manager Pedro Caixinha has over hauled the squad in his first pre season at Ibrox and it was one of his new signings Graham Dorrans who scored a double at Fir Park to give them a 2-1 win over Motherwell on the opening day in the Premiership season.
This was followed up with a convincing 6-0 win at home to Dunfermline in the Betfred Cup second round but their league campaign has stuttered since.
Back to back home games against the Edinburgh sides saw just one point taken from six after a surprising 3-2 defeat to newly promoted Hibernian and a 0-0 draw with Hearts.
Rangers did however get their Premiership campaign back on track in the last game before the international break with a 3-1 win over Ross County in Dingwall; The Gers first ever league win over the Highland side.
That win was followed up with the 4-1 win over Dundee at Ibrox and then a double header with Partick Thistle at Firhill and after a 2-2 Premiership draw, Rangers knocked The Jags out of the League Cup quarter-final 3-1 after extra-time.
This set up a semi-final meeting with Motherwell at Hampden and The Steelmen bullied Rangers out of the game and progressed to the Betfred Cup Final with a 2-0 win.
It was a result that was to do serious damage to manager Pedro Caixinha’s tenure at Ibrox and after a 1-1 home draw with bottom of the league Kilmarnock, the Mexican was relieved of his duties after just eight months.
Graeme Murty was put in caretaker charge for the second time in a calendar year and his first game was a 3-1 victory over Hearts at Murrayfield. Murty’s side then recorded a 3-0 win over Partick Thistle at Ibrox but after the international break went down surprisingly 2-0 at home to Hamilton.
Murty therefore comes to Dens as Rangers’ caretaker manager for the second time this year and while he will be looking to bounce back from that disappointing defeat to the Accies, Dundee will be looking to repeat the victory they secured the last time he was on Sandeman Street.Â
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Moussa 6; El Bahktaoui, Leitch-Smith 4; Hendry, Waddell 2
RANGERS: Morelos 8; Dorrans 5; Pena, Santos 4; Miller, Windass 3
Ticketing Information
Fans are reminded that the Rangers match will be all ticket tickets are now on sale. Home fans are reminded that to be able to buy for this Category A match you would need to have accumulated a number of points by buying tickets for a Category B match.
A limited number of tickets for the AWAY end are also on sale. These tickets are available only for locally based Rangers fans. Fans should be aware that proof of identity and address will be required to purchase these tickets.
AWAY tickets are priced at ÂŁ26 each and are limited to 2 per person and are only available in person at the ticket office at Dens Park.
Prices for this match are ÂŁ26 (adults) and ÂŁ19 concessions (Over 65 or Students with valid student photo ID), Juveniles under 18 are ÂŁ12
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox (Home)Stand Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 ÂŁ31
Two adults and two children under 12 ÂŁ57
With additional children under 12 at ÂŁ 5
Under 12 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Home tickets can be bought at the ticket office, in person or by phone, or via the website at www.dundeefc.co.uk then click on “TICKETS” where you will be able not only to choose your seat but check on the view from seats in a particular area.
Matchday Programme
Dundee’s 2017/18 match programme The Dee will be available to buy at the Rangers game in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 52 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from manager Neil McCann
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- This Week in History
- DFC in the Community update
- The regular series of articles looking at the players who have worn the different squad numbers over the years featuring this week number 29
- Where are they now?
- Profile on visitors Rangers
- Junior Dees News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Saturday for just ÂŁ3 and can also be ordered on the Curtis Sport website
How To Watch
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to subscribers of DEETV on Friday evening while a shorter highlights package will be available to view on Saturday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Thursday.
You can sign up for DEETV for just ÂŁ5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game.
