The Ibrox side have not been able to get the better of Grant Scott's team in two meetings so far this season.
Hibs go into today's game at Fir Park top of the table with Potter - the only manager this season who could claim a treble saying: "Hibs are favourites coming into this tie, just because they're first in the league. We've not beaten them yet this year. They've taken four points off us.
"So we're coming into this probably slight underdogs but we've got to pull on the experiences of being in these cup finals over the last two years.
"People will read that and say, 'Oh, she's at it here saying Hibs are favourites', but that's genuinely just facts. I don't know how you can look at it any other way this year.
"I never see us as underdogs but I do think that's what potentially other people will see this as.
"We know that most teams want to beat Rangers, want to beat the big teams in this league.
"But the facts are just there. We're second, they're top. We haven't beaten them yet this year so it's down to us to change that." Holders Rangers go into the game with recent experience to draw on while Hibs have a strong tradition within the competition.
Potter added: "This has been our trophy. We've got to use that, remember what it felt like to win it, the emotion of that moment and remember, too, what we had to do to get there." Hibs boss Scott laughed off the 'favourites' tag. He said: "She's at the capers already! When you see the results, obviously you can ...
Hibs go into today's game at Fir Park top of the table with Potter - the only manager this season who could claim a treble saying: "Hibs are favourites coming into this tie, just because they're first in the league. We've not beaten them yet this year. They've taken four points off us.
"So we're coming into this probably slight underdogs but we've got to pull on the experiences of being in these cup finals over the last two years.
"People will read that and say, 'Oh, she's at it here saying Hibs are favourites', but that's genuinely just facts. I don't know how you can look at it any other way this year.
"I never see us as underdogs but I do think that's what potentially other people will see this as.
"We know that most teams want to beat Rangers, want to beat the big teams in this league.
"But the facts are just there. We're second, they're top. We haven't beaten them yet this year so it's down to us to change that." Holders Rangers go into the game with recent experience to draw on while Hibs have a strong tradition within the competition.
Potter added: "This has been our trophy. We've got to use that, remember what it felt like to win it, the emotion of that moment and remember, too, what we had to do to get there." Hibs boss Scott laughed off the 'favourites' tag. He said: "She's at the capers already! When you see the results, obviously you can ...
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