GLASGOW. Rangers crushes St. Mirren 4-0 with goals of A. Colak (4′), J. Tavernier (30′ pen), A. Colak (73′) and F. Sakala (90′). Rangers was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh with the help of Frank Connor and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 8 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 155 Attack 82
- 70 Dangerous attack 26
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Rangers had a strong ball possession 71% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (C. Main and C. Dunne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rangers will have 22 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will stay with 15 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will host Celtic on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
St. Mirren will play away agasint Kilmarnock on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst decided to play with the following team: Allan McGregor
, James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Ben Davies , Borna Barišić , Ryan Jack , John Lundstram , Fashion Sakala , Scott Arfield , Rabbi Matondo and Antonio Čolak .The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Rıdvan Yılmaz
, Leon King , James Sands, Glen Kamara, Ryan Kent , Malik Tillman, Scott Wright and Alfredo Morelos .Substitutions
Rangers made 5 changes: B. Davies for L. King (63′), R. Matondo for R. Kent (63′), B. Barisic for R. Yilmaz (78′), A. Colak for A. Morelos (78′) and R. Jack for G. Kamara (83′).
Best player: Antonio Čolak
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Antonio Čolak.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Stephen Robinson played with: Trevor Carson
, Marcus Fraser , Alexander Gogić , Declan Gallagher , Charles Dunne , Scott Tanser , Keanu Baccus , Ethan Erhahon , Mark O’Hara , Curtis Main and Alex Greive .The following players were sitting on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Richard Tait
, Luke Kenny, Joe Shaughnessy, Dylan Reid, Greg Kiltie , Jay Henderson, Fraser Taylor and Ryan Flynn.Substitutions
St. Mirren made 3 changes: A. Greive for G. Kiltie (65′), S. Tanser for R. Tait (74′) and E. Erhahon for D. Reid (90′).
Best player: Keanu Baccus
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Keanu Baccus.
His rating is
with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Celtic – 1-2
- Rangers – St. Mirren – 4-0
- Livingston – Ross County – 0-1
- Hibernian – Motherwell – 1-0
- Dundee United – Aberdeen – 4-0