ABERDEEN. Aberdeen conquers Rangers with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Scales (49′) and a goal from B. Miovski (57′). Rangers was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (75%).
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh who was helped by Graeme Stewart and David Roome. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rangers had a superior ball possession 75% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Aberdeen found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Aberdeen shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rangers shot 20 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards (Liam Scales and Duk). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (Todd Cantwell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aberdeen will have 53 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rangers will stay with 79 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
83'
49'
87'
Aberdeen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Barry Robson decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Matthew Pollock , Angus MacDonald , Liam Scales , Ross McCrorie , Ylber Ramadani , Leighton Clarkson , Jonny Hayes , Ryan Duncan , Bojan Miovski and Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes .
The home team had on the bench: Jay Gorter, Hayden Coulson, Jack Mackenzie, Connor Barron, Matthew Kennedy, Patrik Myslovič, Dilan Markanday, Marley Watkins and Alfie Bavidge.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made only 1 change substituting Duk for Marley Watkins (87′).
Best player: Leighton Clarkson
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Leighton Clarkson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Beale played with: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , John Souttar , Ben Davies , Borna Barišić , John Lundstram , Nicolas Raskin , Alfredo Morelos , Todd Cantwell , Malik Tillman and Fashion Sakala .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Rıdvan Yılmaz, Leon King, Scott Arfield, Bailey Rice, Glen Kamara, Zak Lovelace, Rabbi Matondo and Ianis Hagi.
Substitutions
Rangers made 2 changes: N. Raskin for Rabbi Matondo (65′) and F. Sakala for Scott Arfield (89′).
Best player: Borna Barišić
The most impressive player for Rangers was Borna Barišić.
His rating is with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
