SWPL title race goes to final day as Rangers host Hibs at Ibrox

The National

14-05-2025

Hibs head to Ibrox needing just one point to claim their first title for 18 years. Rangers know that a win will be sufficient to give them the title given their vastly superior goal difference.
Rangers will also be emboldened by the fact they thumped Hibs 5-0 in the Sky Sports Cup final back in March.
Glasgow City are out of the race – they can level on points with Rangers but the Ibrox side boast a better goal difference by a whopping 26 goals.
There were no signs of any nerves last night as Hibs emphatically dismissed reigning champions Celtic with a 4-2 win at Meadowbank.
Goals from Ciara Grant and a brace from the in-form Kathleen McGovern gave Hibs a 3-0 lead after just 25 minutes. Celtic pulled one back from Saoirse Noonan before the break. Eilidh Adams added Hibs' fourth before a late consolation from Bruna Lourenco.
Celtic are now a whopping 15 points off of the league leaders.
On the other side of Edinburgh, Jo Potter's side beat Hearts with a 5-3 victory over Eva Olid's side.
Hibs may take some encouragement from the fact that Rangers had been leading 5-1 but allowed their concentration to slip in the latter stages of the game.
Rangers found themselves in the same position two seasons back when they hosted Glasgow City on the final day of the season with the Petershill side nicking the title with almost the last kick of the ball.
City beat Motherwell with Brenna Lovera netting a penalty late on to give them all three points but Leanne Ross' side will now turn their full focus to next weekend's Scottish Cup final where they play Rangers at Hampden.
That will be their only chance of silverware this term.
Jo Potter's side could yet go on to claim a domestic treble.
Elsewhere, Partick Thistle beat Queen's Park.