LIVINGSTON. Rangers was eventually too good for Livingston with the goal of James Tavernier (24′ pen), James Tavernier (78′) and Kemar Roofe (85′). Rangers was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Dickinson who had the assistance of Drew Kirkland and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 1 On Target 8
- 3 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 66 Attack 106
- 30 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 9
Fouls
- 15 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Rangers had a superior ball possession 65% while Livingston was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the encounter.
Livingston shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rangers shot 13 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 3 yellow cards (S. Kelly, Stephane Omeonga and Jason Holt). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (James Tavernier).
Stephane Omeonga (Livingston) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Livingston will stay with 35 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Rangers will have 64 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away against Dundee United on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head 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).
Livingston – Formation
Livingston started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George
, Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Ayo Obileye , James Penrice , Stephane Omeonga , Sean Kelly , Scott Pitman , Steven Bradley , Stephen Kelly and Joel Nouble .The home team had on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Morgan Boyes, Luiyi de Lucas, Cristian Montano
, Jackson Longridge, Dylan Bahamboula, Andrew Shinnie , Jason Holt and Kurtis Guthrie .Substitutions
Livingston made 4 changes: Steven Bradley for Jason Holt (52′), Sean Kelly for Andrew Shinnie (55′), James Penrice for Cristian Montano (70′) and S. Kelly for Kurtis Guthrie (70′).
Best player: Cristian Montano
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Cristian Montano.
His rating is
with 3 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Beale played with: Allan McGregor
, James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Ben Davies , Borna Barišić , Nicolas Raskin , Glen Kamara , Fashion Sakala , Todd Cantwell , Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Adam Devine, Leon King, Scott Wright, Bailey Rice, James Sands, Zak Lovelace, Antonio Čolak, Kemar Roofe
and Bailey Rice.Substitutions
Rangers made 4 changes: F. Sakala for Kemar Roofe (69′), Alfredo Morelos for Antonio Čolak (79′), N. Raskin for James Sands (88′) and Glen Kamara for Scott Wright (88′).
Best player: James Tavernier
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was James Tavernier.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 37 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Ross County – 1-0
- Livingston – Rangers – 0-3
- Hibernian – Kilmarnock – 2-0
- Dundee United – St. Johnstone – 1-2
- Celtic – Aberdeen – 4-0