Rangers beats Kilmarnock 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Rangers overcomes Kilmarnock 3-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Rangers beats Kilmarnock 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Rangers tops Kilmarnock 3-1. Rangers was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Connor Goldson (6′), F. Sakala (25′) and James Tavernier (45′). Kilmarnock reduced the distance with a goal (60′) by Jeriel Dorsett, but there was not much to do for them. Rangers was much superior in terms of ball possession (74%) 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 William Collum with the support of Dougie Potter and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Matthew McDermid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Rangers

3 - 1

Team 1

Kilmarnock

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 21 Total 3
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 145 Attack 68
  • 70 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 19 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rangers had a strong ball possession 74% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match​.

Rangers shot 21 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Rangers received 1 yellow card (Ryan Jack). On the opposite side, Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (Rory McKenzie and Joe Wright).

Match Timeline

Connor Goldson(goal)
6'
25'
James Tavernier(var)
43'
James Tavernier(penalty)
45'
46'
Ryan Jack- Yellow
54'
60'
62'
Rory McKenzie- Yellow
John Lundstram- sub ->N. Raskin
72'
72'
Fraser Murray- sub ->Danny Armstrong
74'
Joe Wright- Yellow
77'
D. Watson- sub ->Alan Power
83'
84'
Jack Sanders- sub ->Jeriel Dorsett
84'
90'
90'
J. Souttar- sub ->Ben Davies
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 encounter, Rangers will have 67 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Kilmarnock will stay with 24 points like Ross County to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

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

Kilmarnock will play away agasint St. Mirren on the 22nd of April with a 19-13 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (13 draws).

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Allan McGregor 1.Scotland
6.4
D
James Tavernier 2.England
8.0
Goals45'
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.2
Goals6'
D
Ben Davies 26.England
7.2
90'
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
7.4
M
Ryan Jack 8.Scotland
6.4
54'
M
Nicolas Raskin 43.Belgium
6.6
72'
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
7.9
90'
F
F. Sakala 30.Zambia
6.5
83' Goals25'
F
Ryan Kent  14.England
7.6
F
Antonio Colak 9.Croatia
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Jon McLaughlin 33.Scotland
D
A. Devine 44.Scotland
D
J. Souttar 16.Scotland
90'
M
Glen Kamara 18.Finland
M
John Lundstram 4.England
6.8
72'
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
M
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
90'
M
Ianis Hagi 7.Romania
90'
F
Alfredo Morelos 20.Colombia
6.5
83'

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

The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Allan McGregor (6.4), James Tavernier (8.0), Connor Goldson (7.2), Ben Davies (7.2), Borna Barišić (7.4), Todd Cantwell (7.9), Ryan Jack (6.4), Nicolas Raskin (6.6), Fashion Sakala (6.5), Antonio Čolak (7.3) and Ryan Kent (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Adam Devine, John Souttar, Glen Kamara, John Lundstram (6.8), Scott Wright, Scott Arfield, Ianis Hagi and Alfredo Morelos (6.5).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: N. Raskin for John Lundstram (72′), F. Sakala for Alfredo Morelos (83′), Antonio Colak for Ianis Hagi (90′), Todd Cantwell for Scott Arfield (90′) and Ben Davies for John Souttar (90′).

Best player: James Tavernier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 60 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Sam Walker 20.England
6.8
D
Joe Wright 19.Wales
6.3
84' 74'
D
J. Dorsett 3.Montserrat
6.1
84' Goals60'
D
Ash Taylor 5.Wales
6.7
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
6.4
M
Alan Power 4.Republic of Ireland
6.4
77'
M
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
6.1
62'
M
L. Chambers 24.England
6.6
M
R. Alebiosu 25.England
5.5
46'
F
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
6.5
72'
F
Christian Doidge 26.Wales
6.1
Substitutes
G
Zach Hemming 1.England
D
Chris Stokes 6.England
6.5
84'
D
Jack Sanders 14.England
6.6
84'
M
Kerr Mcinroy 21.Scotland
M
Blair Alston 8.Scotland
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
7.0
72'
M
Jordan Jones 10.Northern Ireland
7.0
46'
M
D. Watson 34.Scotland
6.3
77'
F
Scott Robinson 16.Scotland

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

Derek McInnes played with: Sam Walker (6.8), Joe Wright (6.3), Ash Taylor (6.7), Jeriel Dorsett (6.1), Ryan Alebiosu (5.5), Liam Polworth (6.4), Alan Power (6.4), Rory McKenzie (6.1), Luke Chambers (6.6), Danny Armstrong (6.5) and Christian Doidge (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Zachary Hemming, Christopher Stokes (6.5), Jack Sanders (6.6), Kerr Mcinroy, Blair Alston, Fraser Murray (7.0), Jordan Jones (7.0), David Watson (6.3) and Scott Robinson.

Kilmarnock could not rely on the presence of C. Stokes (injured).

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Ryan Alebiosu for Jordan Jones (46′), Danny Armstrong for Fraser Murray (72′), Alan Power for David Watson (77′), Jeriel Dorsett for Jack Sanders (84′) and Joe Wright for Christopher Stokes (84′).

Best player: Jordan Jones​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was Jordan Jones.

His rating is (7.0) with 9 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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