Rangers FC vs. Hibernian FC

Platform comparison

Market context

Rangers FC are at home to Hibernian FC in the Scottish Premiership, with the market settling on the 15:00 UTC kick-off window. A 0% crowd-implied YES price means the crowd is effectively treating an affirmative settlement as impossible unless fresh information changes the contract’s definition or outcome conditions before the window closes.

For a power-user, the clean way to read that is against recent Rangers-Hibs comparables rather than headline club names. The last league meeting at Ibrox ended 1-2 to Hibernian in May 2026, while several previews for this fixture have leaned towards a Rangers edge or a low-scoring match, showing how quickly sentiment can swing on venue, team news and whether the game state favours late goals or a narrow result[15][1][9]. Historical head-to-head data on the same matchup also points to Rangers having the stronger long-run record, but with Hibernian regularly taking points enough to keep pricing sensitive to line-up confirmation and in-play dynamics[12][6].

The main catalysts are the official line-ups, injuries and any late schedule or competition updates from the clubs or league. FotMob notes that predicted line-ups can appear days ahead, but the actual XI is usually confirmed about an hour before kick-off, which is the key timestamp for conditional orders, bot triggers and copy-trade rules[12]. Rangers’ own fixture listing confirms the match is scheduled for 9 August 2026, so traders should watch for any pre-match news that changes availability or alters the settlement basis before the market closes[10].

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Methodology

We track Rangers FC vs. Hibernian FC across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

Resolution & payout

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

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