Random Scottish Football Fact #375:
Since the start of last summer, Rangers have signed 29 players including players who made their loans permanent.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE PLAY-OFF ROUND FIRST LEG
Heart of Midlothian 2 - 2 Rapid Vienna
KAA Gent 0 - 0 Hibernian
Motherwell 1 - 3 Freiburg
Rangers 1 - 0 FK Jablonec
LATEST NEWS
⚽ Hearts were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Rapid Vienna last night. The Austrians had gone ahead in the first half before Josh McPake and a worldie from James Wilson had put the Jambos ahead. The visitors equalised with 11 minutes to go to set up a finely poised second leg next week.
🟢 Hibs are all square ahead of next week’s second leg at Easter Road. It could have been even better had Owen Elding not missed from the penalty spot in the first half.
⚽ Motherwell took a very early lead against Freiburg last night through a wonderful team goal scored by Regan Charles-Cook. The Germans equalised in the first half before Motherwell went down to 10 men. Freiburg scored from the penalty awarded for the red card and put the tie all but out of reach for the Steelmen with a goal deep in added time.
🔵 Rangers take a one-goal lead to Czechia next week thanks to a Ryan Naderi goal. The Ibrox club will be without Cammy Devlin for the second leg after the Australian midfielder received a straight red in the second half.
✍️ Dundee bolstered their frontline after the news of Simon Murray’s ACL injury. The Dens Park side have signed 21-year-old former Kilmarnock striker Bobby Wales on loan from Swansea City. - Dundee FC website
⚪ Ayr United have signed Celtic’s 20-year-old winger Thomas Hatton on loan. - Ayr United website
✍️ Stoke City have completed the signing of Scotland international striker George Hirst from Ipswich Town. The 27-year-old has 10 caps for Scotland. - Stoke City website
🤝 Dumbarton and Celtic have entered a co-operation agreement. - Dumbarton FC website
🟢 Hibs fans in Gent yesterday got a free pint or two thanks to owner Ian Gordon putting £40,000 behind a bar in the city.
👮 The head of the Scottish police watchdog published in his annual report that he wants to combat football disorder by introducing facial recognition technology and drones. - Chris McLaughlin, BBC
😔 Unfortunately, a Celtic fan passed away after falling ill at Celtic Park during Wednesday’s 3-0 win over LASK. - Celtic FC website
🆚 A reminder that only one SPFL Premiership game will be played this weekend due to European postponements. It should be a cracker as the two Dundee clubs face each other at Tannadice.
There is a full lower-league card and the second preliminary round of the Scottish Cup takes place.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle (7.30pm)
➡️ LOWLAND LEAGUE WEST
Celtic B v Cumnock Juniors (7.45pm)
🏆 SCOTTISH GAS SCOTTISH CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND TWO
St Cadoc’s v Burntisland Shipyard (8pm)
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Friday
The STV Football Takeover (STV: 7pm)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle (BBC Scotland: 7.30pm)
📺 Saturday
Dundee United v Dundee (Premier Sports 1: 5.45pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 9pm)
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