Is Aberdeen vs Rangers on TV: date, time, live stream, channel and how to watch Scottish Premiership clash

Second placed Rangers face fourth placed Aberdeen in a match which promises to have an impact on this year’s title race.

Neither team, despite Aberdeen’s strong start, have much of a chance of winning the title this year, but it still remains a match which has implications for when Celtic can begin their title celebrations after another dominant campaign.

Rangers know that if Celtic win, they will need all three points to ensure the title race is not wrapped up before the split, meanwhile a defeat for the Light Blues would guarantee the Hoops the title even if they fall to a second consecutive league defeat.Meanwhile, Aberdeen, who sit in fourth position will be keen to catapult themselves back into Europa League contention with a victory over their long-standing rivals.

The fixture takes place just three days after Rangers’ hard fought 0-0 draw with Athletic Bilbao which saw Barry Feguson’s men keep a clean sheet after Liam Kelly’s penalty save, despite playing nearly 80 minutes of the game with 10 men after Robin Propper’s early red card.

After a gruelling 90 minutes with the La Liga outfit and a challenging trip to the Estadio San Mamés on the horizon, it will be intriguing to see how Ferguson approaches this match and whether there will be wholesale changes. Ahead of an exciting contest at the top of the Scottish Premiership table, we take a look at all the TV details fans need to be aware of.

When is Aberdeen vs Rangers?

Aberdeen host Rangers at Pittodrie on Sunday 13 April. The game is scheduled to kick-off at 12pm and will be refereed by Steven McLean. This will be the fifth Rangers league game that he has officiated this season, and the fourth Aberdeen game.

The most recent Rangers game he took charge of was the 3-2 Old Firm win over Celtic on March 16. He has refereed a total of 15 Scottish Premiership games, and handed out 50 yellow cards, but no red cards.

McLean will work alongside David McGeachie and David Dunne, who will act as assistant referees. On VAR duties, Andrew Dallas works with assistance on VAR from Gary Hilland.

How to watch Aberdeen vs Rangers

In the United Kingdom, the match between Aberdeen and Rangers will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, and Sky Sports Ultra HD. For those wishing to stream the game online, Sky Sports subscribers can use the Sky Go app to watch the match on their mobile phone, tablet or electronic device.

Head to head record

Rangers recorded a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Aberdeen in their last meeting and will enter the game as favourites despite a series of underwhelming performances away from home. One of those came at Pittordie back in October when they were beaten 2-1 by the Dons, who at the time looked like unlikely contenders for the league title.

The Gers boast a superior head to head record with Aberdeen with 28 wins, 12 draws and 10 defeats in recent meetings. However, they haven’t won at Aberdeen since back in December 2022 when they sealed a 3-2 victory.

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