St. Mirren and Rangers draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren and Rangers draw 1-1. J. Ayunga scored the first goal (47') for St. Mirren. J. Tavernier equalized (84') with a penalty kick.

St. Mirren and Rangers draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren and Rangers draw 1-1. J. Ayunga scored the first goal (47′) for St. Mirren. J. Tavernier made it even (84′) with a penalty. Rangers was much superior in terms of ball possession (75%)​

The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy with the collaboration of Frank Connor and Sean Carr. The 4th official was Ross Hardie.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
  • 10 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 72 Attack 153
  • 30 Dangerous attack 95
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Rangers had a superior ball possession 75% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Rangers to win the match​.

St. Mirren shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Rangers shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (R. Strain and C. Main). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (A. Morelos).

Match Timeline

46'
46'
Jonah Ayunga(goal)
47'
60'
Ryan Jack- sub ->L. King
Ryan Strain- Yellow
66'
Keanu Baccus- sub ->G. Kiltie
78'
Alex Greive- sub ->J. Ayunga
78'
84'
James Tavernier(penalty)
Alex Gogic- sub ->R. Strain
90'
90'
90'

Standings

After this match, St. Mirren will have 21 points like Hearts and St. Johnstone to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Rangers will have 33 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will play away against Kilmarnock on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head stats in favor of Kilmarnock (12 draws).

Rangers will host Celtic on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Trevor Carson 1.Northern Ireland
6.6
D
Ryan Strain 23.Australia
6.1
90' 66'
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
6.1
D
Declan Gallagher 31.Scotland
7.0
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Scott Tanser 3.England
6.5
M
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
6.5
78'
M
Ethan Erhahon 16.Scotland
6.8
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
6.8
F
Jonah Ayunga 7.Kenya
7.1
78' Goals47'
F
Curtis Main 10.England
7.4
90'
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
Joe Shaughnessy 4.Republic of Ireland
M
Jay Henderson 12.Scotland
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
6.6
78'
M
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
90'
M
Dylan Reid 15.Scotland
F
Alex Greive 21.New Zealand
6.4
78'
F
Eamonn Brophy 9.Scotland

St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (6.6), Ryan Strain (6.1), Marcus Fraser (6.1), Declan Gallagher (7.0), Charles Dunne (6.8), Scott Tanser (6.5), Greg Kiltie (6.5), Ethan Erhahon (6.8), Mark O’Hara (6.8), Jonah Ayunga (7.1) and Curtis Main (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Joe Shaughnessy, Jay Henderson, Ryan Flynn, Keanu Baccus (6.6), Alexander Gogić, Dylan Reid, Alex Greive (6.4) and Eamonn Brophy.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 3 changes: G. Kiltie for K. Baccus (78′), J. Ayunga for A. Greive (78′) and R. Strain for A. Gogic (90′).

Best player: Curtis Main​

The most impressive player for St. Mirren was Curtis Main.

His rating is (7.4) with 23 passes (56% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Allan McGregor 1.Scotland
6.6
D
James Tavernier 2.England
7.1
Goals84'
D
James Sands 19.United States
7.1
D
Leon King 38.Scotland
6.8
60'
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
7.5
90'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
6.8
M
Glen Kamara 18.Finland
6.7
46'
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
6.2
M
Malik Tillman 71.Germany
6.9
M
Ryan Kent 14.England
7.7
F
Alfredo Morelos 20.Colombia
6.9
46'
Substitutes
G
Jon McLaughlin 33.Scotland
D
Adam Devine 44.Scotland
M
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
6.1
46'
M
Ryan Jack 8.Scotland
7.1
60'
M
Charlie McCann 29.Republic of Ireland
M
Steven Davis 10.Northern Ireland
F
Rabbi Matondo  17.Wales
F
Robbie Ure 69.Scotland
90'

Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: Allan McGregor (6.6), James Tavernier (7.1), Leon King (6.8), James Sands (7.1), Borna Barišić (7.5), Glen Kamara (6.7), John Lundstram (6.8), Scott Wright (6.2), Malik Tillman (6.9), Ryan Kent (7.7) and Alfredo Morelos (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Adam Devine, Scott Arfield (6.1), Ryan Jack (7.1), Charlie McCann, Steven Davis, Johnly Levi Yfeko, Rabbi Matondo and Robbie Ure.

Substitutions

Rangers made 3 changes: G. Kamara for S. Arfield (46′), L. King for R. Jack (60′) and B. Barisic for R. Ure (90′).

Best player: Ryan Kent​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Ryan Kent.

His rating is (7.7) with 40 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​