Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist is not reading much into the form book ahead of Sunday's Scottish Cup clash against Celtic.
Celtic go into the Ibrox clash on peak form having netted 11 goals in three games, and their defensive injury crisis is also set to ease.
Rangers have scraped narrow wins against Motherwell and Hearts in the build-up to the fifth-round clash and lost at Tynecastle earlier in the month.
But there remains little to choose between the teams and McCoist believes the tie is as balanced and unpredictable as ever.
"There is very seldom a favourite going into an Old Firm game," McCoist said. "The form book gets thrown out the window, that's certainly the case in the vast majority of them, if not all.
"Celtic have been on a good run. We've done okay, we lost to Hearts obviously and we're not firing on all cylinders as we have been doing.
"But we're confident we can win the game. There is no doubt about that. The personnel we put on the park, we are extremely confident and hopeful we can win the game."
McCoist added: "I don't care who the favourites are. If you look back over time some people's favourites have probably lost the game the majority of the time, that's how crazy the fixture is.
"I have no idea who the favourites are, we don't look at ourselves as favourites or underdogs, we just look upon it as a game we have to win."
Maurice Edu is almost certain to start for Rangers with Lee McCulloch unlikely to shake off a knee injury.
The American has happy memories of the fixture having scored a late winner in a crucial Clydesdale Bank Premier League game at Ibrox last season.
But he will be careful not to get too caught up in the occasion.
"Old Firm games always bring a smile to your face, the build-up is tense and you are anxious to be involved in them," Edu told www.rangersfc.co.uk.
"The game is at Ibrox so I'm sure the atmosphere will be unbelievable as it usually is.
"But after losing the last one at home we want to do a lot better this time around and progress to the next round of the Scottish Cup.
"You definitely take in the atmosphere when you are playing in an Old Firm game but you can't let it overwhelm you.
"You have to enjoy it because if you eventually leave this club I don't think there are many places you can go to where you would experience something similar.
"So you have to enjoy it but you can't be too confident. There are a lot of things that go on with regards to this game that you can't get caught up in.
"You just have to focus on your job and try to win for your team."
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