DINGWALL. Rangers beats Ross County with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Roofe (22′) and a goal from J. Tavernier (26′). Rangers was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the help of Jonathan Bell and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.37 degrees Celsius or 59.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 8 Total 24
- 2 On Target 9
- 4 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 9
- 80 Attack 118
- 41 Dangerous attack 71
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 66% while Ross County was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Ross County shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 24 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ross County received 3 yellow cards (Victor Loturi, Jack Baldwin and Kyle Turner). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (John Lundstram).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ross County stays with 3 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. On the other side, Rangers has 6 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will host Rangers on the 13th of April with a 16-0 head to head in favor of Rangers (4 draws).
Rangers will play away agasint Ross County on the 13th of April with a 16-0 head to head record in favor of Rangers (4 draws).
Ross County – Formation
Ross County started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ross Laidlaw
, James Brown , Jack Baldwin , Ryan Leak , George Harmon , Josh Sims , Connor Randall , Yan Dhanda , Victor Loturi , Jordan White and Simon Murray .The home team had on the bench: Kyle Turner
, Jay Henderson, Ross Munro, Jordan Tillson, Alex Samuel, Eamonn Brophy , Dylan Smith, William Nightingale and Josh Reid .Substitutions
Ross County made 4 changes: Ryan Leak for Josh Reid (65′), George Harmon for William Nightingale (46′), Simon Murray for Eamonn Brophy (70′) and Victor Loturi for Kyle Turner (55′).
Best player: Ross Laidlaw
The most impressive player for Ross County was the goalkeeper: Ross Laidlaw. His rating is 7.75. He performed 7 saves.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Michael Beale played with: Jack Butland
, James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , John Souttar , Borna Barišić , Nicolas Raskin , John Lundstram , Todd Cantwell , Sam Lammers , Cyriel Dessers and Kemar Roofe .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Jack, Tom Lawrence
, José Cifuentes, Rabbi Matondo , Abdallah Sima , Dujon Sterling, Leon Balogun, Robby McCrorie and Danilo .Substitutions
Rangers made 5 changes: Nicolas Raskin for Ryan Jack (83′), Todd Cantwell for Tom Lawrence (73′), Kemar Roofe for Abdallah Sima (59′), Sam Lammers for Rabbi Matondo (60′) and Cyriel Dessers for Danilo (73′).
Best player: James Tavernier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 65 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – Rangers – 0-2
- Motherwell – Kilmarnock – 2-1
- Hibernian – Livingston – 2-3
- Celtic – St. Johnstone – 0-0