GLASGOW. Rangers manages to recover against Aberdeen with a goal on the C. Ramirez 8′ and a goal on the S. Brown 16′. Rangers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton who had the assistance of Alan Mulvanny and Ralph Gordon. The 4th official was Andrew Dallas. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rangers had a strong ball possession 63% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Rangers to win the match.
Rangers shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 1 yellow card (A. Morelos). On the opposite side, Aberdeen received 4 yellow cards (J. Lewis, D. Bates, F. Ojo and L. Ferguson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rangers will have 24 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Aberdeen will have 12 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with Motherwell on the 31st of October with a 28-2 head to head stats in favor of Rangers (13 draws).
Aberdeen will host Hearts on the 30th of October with a 19-15 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (16 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Jon McLaughlin , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Leon Balogun , Calvin Bassey , Joe Aribo , John Lundstram , Glen Kamara , Kemar Roofe , Alfredo Morelos and Ianis Hagi .
The home team had on the bench: Allan McGregor, Jack Simpson, Nathan Patterson, Scott Arfield , Steven Davis, Scott Wright and Fashion Sakala .
Substitutions
Rangers made 3 changes: J. Lundstram for S. Arfield (61′), J. Aribo for S. Wright (77′) and K. Roofe for F. Sakala (77′).
Best player: James Tavernier
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was James Tavernier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 67 passes (79% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 16 crosses.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the opposite side, Stephen Glass played with: Joe Lewis , Funso Ojo , David Bates , Scott Brown , Ross McCrorie , Dean Campbell , Jonny Hayes , Lewis Ferguson , Dylan McGeouch , Ryan Hedges and Christian Ramirez .
These were the players on the bench: Gary Woods, Jack Gurr, Niall McGinn, Matthew Longstaff, Marley Watkins , Austin Samuels and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of M. Watkins (injured) and A. Samuels (injured).
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 2 changes: C. Ramirez for M. Watkins (63′) and J. Hayes for A. Samuels (90′).
Best player: Scott Brown
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Scott Brown.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Ross County – 0-5
- Hibernian – Celtic – 1-3
- Livingston – Dundee United – 1-1
- Motherwell – St. Mirren – 2-2
- Rangers – Aberdeen – 2-2
- St. Johnstone – Hearts – 1-1