DUNDEE. Rangers conquers Dundee United with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Sakala (55′) and a goal from M. Tillman (57′). Rangers was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean who had the assistance of Jonathan Bell and David Doig. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 38.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 4 Total 9
- 0 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 51 Attack 80
- 15 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 4 Total 2
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 69% while Dundee United was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Dundee United shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Rangers shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 1 yellow card (Kieran Freeman). Talking about the opposition, Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dundee United will stay with 19 points like Motherwell to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Rangers will have 49 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will host Livingston on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (2 draws).
Rangers will play away agasint Aberdeen on the 22nd of April with a 28-8 head to head in favor of Rangers (13 draws).
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
90'
67'
Dundee United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Liam Fox decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti , Liam Smith , Ryan Edwards , Scott McMann , Kieran Freeman , Craig Sibbald , Dylan Levitt , Aziz Behich , Ian Harkes , Glenn Middleton and Steven Fletcher .
The home team had on the bench: Carljohan Eriksson, Ross Graham, Charlie Mulgrew, Arnaud Djoum , Archie Meekison, Ilmari Niskanen, Tony Watt , Sadat Anaku and Rory Macleod .
Substitutions
Dundee United made 3 changes: Craig Sibbald for Arnaud Djoum (67′), Glenn Middleton for Rory MacLeod (75′) and Dylan Levitt for Archie Meekison (90′).
Best player: Mark Birighitti
The most impressive player for Dundee United was the goalkeeper: Mark Birighitti. His rating is 7.51. He performed 8 saves.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
55'
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Beale played with: Jon McLaughlin , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Ben Davies , Borna Barišić , Ryan Jack , John Lundstram , Fashion Sakala , Malik Tillman , Ryan Kent and Antonio Čolak .
These were the players on the bench: Allan McGregor, Leon King, Adam Devine, James Sands, Scott Arfield , Scott Wright, Glen Kamara, Kemar Roofe and Alfredo Morelos .
Substitutions
Rangers made 6 changes: Antonio Colak for Alfredo Morelos (46′), Fashion Sakala for Scott Arfield (71′), Malik Tillman for Kemar Roofe (78′), Malik Tillman for Kemar Roofe (78′), Borna Barisic for Adam Devine (90′) and Ryan Kent for Scott Wright (90′).
Best player: Borna Barišić
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Borna Barišić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 16 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Hibernian – 2-3
- Dundee United – Rangers – 0-2
