Hibernian v Rangers by the numbers

The game tonight between Hibernian and Rangers is the 267th League meeting between the two sides.

Hibernian have won at least one game against Rangers in each of the last three seasons, having not taken a point off them for the three seasons before that.

Hibs have not had the better league record in meetings between the two teams since the 1989/90 season when they won 2, lost 1 and drew one - and haven’t gone undefeated against Rangers since the last time they only met twice, back in 1974/75.

There have been 764 goals in the games between the two, an average of over 2.8 goals a game, with the Rangers 10-0 win against Hibernian in 1898 they highest scoring game - they have also won 7-0 (twice), 6-0 (twice), 6-1 and 5-0 (both home and away)!

Hibs biggest win away from home was 5-2 (in 1902) and won 5-0 at home in January 1912 - the highest scoring draw was 3-3 in April 2007.


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