Rangers go look to go top of Scottish Premiership table on Saturday afternoon as dem welcome bottom-side Kilmarnock to Ibrox.
Rangers head into international break on a very high, as dem follow up 3-0 League Cup quarter-final victory over Celtic at Ibrox by going to Celtic Park seven days later and winning 0-1 in Premiership.
After dem pick just one point from opening two league games, Derek McInnes don see him side win each of next five, as well as each of last six and eight of past nine matches in all competitions, to move within two points of Celtic.
Kilmarnock endure far worse start to Premiership campaign, as dem lose each of opening four matches, shipping 14 goals in process.
But Neil McCann don manage to steady ship, as ex-Rangers man see him draw at home to Aberdeen and Hearts either side of win away at Hibs.
Nevertheless, Ayrshire outfit remain at foot of Premiership table, one point behind 11th-placed Falkirk and two adrift of automatic safety.
As alluded to, Rangers return from international break off back of six consecutive victories in league and cup, with strong defensive record being key to that winning run.
Derek McInnes hosts don record five clean sheets in that winning run, with only goal dem concede in that run being Kosta Nedelkovic own goal away at Falkirk at beginning of last month.
Despite recent improvement, Killie don strike just twice across last five league outings, and e go tough for dem to breach solid Rangers backline.
Neil McCann know say massive challenge await on Saturday against Rangers side wey brim with confidence, but im talk say Kilmarnock go head to Ibrox firmly believing dem can secure three Premiership points.
Rangers dey on six-match winning run before international break, including back-to-back victories over Celtic in League Cup quarter-final and Premiership.
McCann talk say: ‘I just feel like dem dey in brilliant place probably mentally which is, anybody wey don involve with Rangers go tell you, that na big part of job there.’
‘So we know we go get really difficult game coming up at Ibrox, but dem probably suffer maybe small pass us in terms of their international numbers away. So not any different in terms of broken preparation.’
‘We need to be at our best if we want to get something from game.’
Killie remain bottom of table after difficult start, but McCann see enough from him side in away victory over Hibernian and home draw with Hearts just before break to head to Ibrox with confidence.
‘I never dey one to dey frightened of challenge in terms of taking any team anywhere,’ na wetin he talk.
‘I always get full belief in wetin we get in our dressing room. I think we know who we be as group now. We don find small confidence within ourselves in wetin we want do.’
‘I think there dey knowledge and realisation in wetin we want do because of new guys coming in.’
‘And we go set up to try go win game as normal, but e go tough. No way we go Ibrox not believing we can win, but we go have to be at our very best.’
