Ross County vs. Rangers Tips: Back Arfield to find the net after Tuesday's brace

Rangers travel to Ross County on Friday evening in the Scottish Premiership and here at BettingOdds, we’ve previewed the action and provided you with our best bets.

Ross County currently find themselves tenth in the standings with just 15 points from their 17 matches under manager Malky Mackay. The Staggies returned after the World Cup break with a 2-1 defeat on home soil to St Johnstone last week and have now won just two of their last nine league matches.

It’s been a positive start for life as Rangers boss for Mick Beale with back to back victories for the Gers. The latest of those came on Tuesday evening with two late goals in the 95th and 97th minute, both from Scott Arfield to secure a 3-2 win against Aberdeen on a dramatic night at Pittodrie. 

Taking a look at the match odds for this game and unsurprisingly Rangers are the bookmakers favourites, priced at 1/4 to take the three points. The draw is on offer at 9/2, while a huge home win for County can be backed at 17/2.

First up on Friday night we are backing the away side to win and for there to be over 2.5 goals in the match. Only Kilmarknock have scored fewer goals than Ross County in the league this season with The Staggies bagging just 14 goals in 17 matches. 

Their record against Rangers over the last few years makes for pretty dire reading with Ross County losing in 13 of the last 14 meetings. Ross County have conceded 3+ goals in all of their last seven fixtures against Rangers and we think it will be another fairly easy victory for Beale’s men here. All things considered, 5/6 looks a fair price for over 2.5 goals and for Rangers to come out on top. 

We’ve also picked out a selection from the anytime scorer market and have taken a lean towards Scott Arfield. The former Burnley man should be high in confidence after his stoppage time heroics when scoring a brace against Aberdeen and should be rewarded with a start here. 

In total, Arfield has scored 4 goals in just 704 minutes of league football this campaign, averaging 0.5 goals per 90 minutes. Ross County’s will be in for a stiff test on Friday and with plenty of goals expected from the visitors, 7/2 looks a little too big for Arfield to find the net, with him averaging well over a shot per game in both the Scottish Premier League and over the three Champions League matches he featured in this term.