Rangers tops Ross County 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Rangers prevailed over Ross County to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Rangers tops Ross County 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Rangers bested Ross County to win 2-1. It was Rangers to strike first with a goal of Malik Tillman at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Borna Barisic gave the win to Rangers in the 75′ minute with a goal. Rangers was truly superior in terms of ball possession (70%) 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 Euan Anderson who had the assistance of Frank Connor and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Rangers

2 - 1

Team 1

Ross County

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 26 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 15 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 61 Attack 25
  • 76 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Rangers had a strong ball possession 70% while Ross County was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match​.

Rangers shot 26 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ross County shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Rangers received 4 yellow cards (Ben Davies, F. Sakala, Alfredo Morelos and James Tavernier). Regarding the opposition, Ross County received 2 yellow cards (Alex Iacovitti and Keith Watson).

Match Timeline

8'
11'
Ben Davies- Yellow
22'
45'
46'
Simon Murray- sub ->E. Brophy
58'
62'
65'
Jordan White(goal)Yan Dhanda
66'
Ross Callachan- sub ->Yan Dhanda
Borna Barišić(goal)
75'
75'
81'
Nicolas Raskin- sub ->Todd Cantwell
83'
Scott Wright- sub ->Ryan Kent
83'
83'
84'
Josh Sims- sub ->Nohan Kenneh
James Tavernier- Yellow
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this contest, Rangers will have 61 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Ross County will stay with 21 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away against Aberdeen on the 22nd of April with a 28-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (13 draws).

Ross County will play away agasint Hearts on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Hearts (13 draws).

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jon McLaughlin 33.Scotland
6.8
D
James Tavernier 2.England
7.3
87'
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.4
D
Ben Davies 26.England
6.6
22'
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
8.1
Goals75'
M
Ryan Jack 8.Scotland
7.0
M
John Lundstram 4.England
11'
M
F. Sakala 30.Zambia
6.3
62' 58'
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
8.3
83'
M
Ryan Kent  14.England
7.1
83'
F
Alfredo Morelos 20.Colombia
7.5
83' 81'
Substitutes
G
Allan McGregor 1.Scotland
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
83'
M
Glen Kamara 18.Finland
6.2
62'
M
James Sands 19.United States
M
Alex Lowry 51.Scotland
M
Nicolas Raskin 43.Belgium
83'
M
Ianis Hagi 7.Romania
F
M. Tillman 71.Germany
7.7
11' Goals45'
F
Antonio Colak 9.Croatia
83'

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

The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Jon McLaughlin (6.8), James Tavernier (7.3), Connor Goldson (7.4), Ben Davies (6.6), Borna Barišić (8.1), Ryan Jack (7.0), John Lundstram, Fashion Sakala (6.3), Todd Cantwell (8.3), Ryan Kent (7.1) and Alfredo Morelos (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Allan McGregor, Scott Wright, Glen Kamara (6.2), James Sands, Alex Lowry, Malik Tillman (7.7), Nicolas Raskin, Antonio Čolak and Ianis Hagi.

Rangers could not rely on the presence of Malik Tillman (injured).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: John Lundstram for Malik Tillman (11′), F. Sakala for Glen Kamara (62′), Todd Cantwell for Nicolas Raskin (83′), Alfredo Morelos for Antonio Čolak (83′) and Ryan Kent for Scott Wright (83′).

Best player: Todd Cantwell​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Todd Cantwell even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 64 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
6.5
D
Keith Watson 15.Scotland
7.2
90'
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.2
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
6.4
75' 8'
M
Connor Randall 2.England
6.5
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
7.0
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
7.0
84'
M
George Harmon 16.England
6.4
F
Yan Dhanda 10.England
6.7
66'
F
Eamonn Brophy 27.Scotland
6.6
46'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.1
Goals65'
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.8
66'
M
Josh Sims 11.England
84'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
6.2
75'
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
F
Josh Stones 49.England
F
Simon Murray 17.Scotland
6.2
46'
F
Alex Samuel 25.Wales

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

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (6.5), Keith Watson (7.2), Jack Baldwin (7.2), Alex Iacovitti (6.4), Connor Randall (6.5), Victor Loturi (7.0), Nohan Kenneh (7.0), George Harmon (6.4), Yan Dhanda (6.7), Eamonn Brophy (6.6) and Jordan White (7.1).

They had on the bench: Ross Munro, Dylan Smith, Ross Callachan (6.8), Josh Sims, David Cancola (6.2), Jordan Tillson, Josh Stones, Simon Murray (6.2) and Alex Samuel.

Substitutions

Ross County made 4 changes: E. Brophy for Simon Murray (46′), Yan Dhanda for Ross Callachan (66′), Alex Iacovitti for David Cancola (75′) and Nohan Kenneh for Josh Sims (84′).

Best player: Keith Watson​

The most impressive player for Ross County was Keith Watson.

His rating is (7.2) with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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