Can Hibs best Rangers to win most surprising title in Britain?

Rangers vs. Hibernian in the SWPL finale

Where is Ibrox Stadium on Sunday, May 18th, 2012 at 12:00 BST?

It would arguably be the most unexpected title win in Britain this season if Hibernian are able to draw the necessary draw against Rangers on Sunday.

Nobody had anticipated that Grant Scott’s side would be in this position prior to the August match, when they needed only a draw to win the match for the first time since 2007 and for the first time in the professional era.

Hibs finished fifth last term, a significant 36 points behind Celtic, who finished second but lost on goal difference.

However, this year, when faced with better-funded Glasgow teams with more winning and international experience, Hibs have been the most consistent throughout the entire season and surprised everyone with their unwavering resolve.

However, Game 32 is where everything is at stake. Rangers are three points behind, the only team left to stop Hibs, and who can, with a win, claim the title on goal difference.

The final day of the third season in a row will determine the SWPL, and if the current campaign is anything like the previous two, the tension will be in full swing.

Siobhan Hunter, a one-club woman who has supported Hibs all her life, went over to the touchline following Hibs’ 4-2 victory over Celtic on Wednesday.

The small band of supporters at Meadowbank were filmed by the cameras pumping their fists out and yelling to turn up the volume to celebrate having a three-point lead on the last day.

Caley Gibb, Michaela McAlonie, and those two players were like the walking wounded in the final moments of that incredible victory, before being eventually hauled off the field, respectively.

Despite having a protective boot on her foot, Tegan Bowie was chosen as a replacement.

Scott has added to the squad of academy graduates from around the SWPL who have excelled at other clubs and built a strong unit. He had cup success during his first spell at Hibs from 2018 to 2019.

Kathleen McGovern, who has been honored with a maiden Scotland call-up, has the most impressive 31 goals in all competitions since her summer move from Hearts.

Eilidh Adams, an alumnus graduate, has given her a solid support throughout the campaign, with 27. The pair have scored 49 goals in the league while Hibs have scored 89.

They have conceded the second-most goals at the other end, which has helped them win the league against the other five professional teams.

Rangers, Glasgow City, Celtic, and Hearts have all yet scored 28 of a possible 45. That’s five more than Rangers have succeeded in.

This season, Hibs have already defeated Rangers twice in the league, but the third meeting ended in a draw.

In the Sky Sports Cup final in March, Rangers defeated Hibs 5-0 to win the match.

The league meetings were held on artificial surfaces, which is the obvious difference from the day before, since almost every game is in the SWPL, played at Fir Park on a large grass pitch.

Rangers have chosen to play their final game at Ibrox in an effort to make the most of both their own fans and the expansive surface.

Rangers can now use their powerful attacking weapons more effectively and to stretch the game even further, according to Potter and Scott, respectively.

They have swatted aside the division’s weaker teams, which has been their strength this season, scoring an astonishing 139 goals in 31 games, which is by far the most in the league.

In addition to the league’s 39, Katie Wilkinson has four SWPL teams as a whole.

Can Rangers make the most of the pitch’s available space for their powerful forwards? Not always as straightforward as that.

Potter claims that they “let themselves down” when they last played at Ibrox on April 30 when Glasgow City lost 1-0.

When City had a chance to win the title on the final day of the season, they were also defeated 1-0 by them two years prior.

In the end, it’s about coping with pressure. When everything is at stake, who can step up and deliver?

Whoever loses the league between Rangers and Hibs will drop to third place in the Champions League qualifiers if Glasgow City defeat Hearts in their final game.

The league is the main target, and Rangers’ hopes of a first-ever Treble are in jeopardy, but Rangers could at least have the consolation of a Scottish Cup final next week.