you can count on me : RELY ON, depend on, bank on, trust (in), be sure of, have (every) confidence in, believe in, put one's faith in, take for granted, take as read.
they hadn't counted on Rangers' indomitable spirit : EXPECT, reckon on, anticipate, envisage, allow for, be prepared for, bargain for/on; N. Amer. informal figure on.
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