DINGWALL. Rangers beats Ross County with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Roofe (22′) and a goal from J. Tavernier (26′). Rangers was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the help of Jonathan Bell and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.37 degrees Celsius or 59.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ross County

0 - 2

Rangers

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 8 Total 24
  • 2 On Target 9
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 9
  • 80 Attack 118
  • 41 Dangerous attack 71
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 8
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rangers was in firm control of the ball 66% while Ross County was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.​

Ross County shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 24 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ross County received 3 yellow cards (Victor Loturi, Jack Baldwin and Kyle Turner). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (John Lundstram).

Match Timeline

11'
22'
Kemar Roofe(goal)Borna Barišić
26'
James Tavernier(goal)
Victor Loturi- Yellow
46'
William Nightingale- sub ->George Harmon
46'
55'
59'
60'
Rabbi Matondo- sub ->Sam Lammers
Josh Reid- sub ->Ryan Leak
65'
Eamonn Brophy- sub ->Simon Murray
70'
73'
Danilo- sub ->Cyriel Dessers
73'
Tom Lawrence- sub ->Todd Cantwell
83'
Ryan Jack- sub ->Nicolas Raskin
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this contest, Ross County stays with 3 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. On the other side, Rangers has 6 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will host Rangers on the 13th of April with a 16-0 head to head in favor of Rangers (4 draws).

Rangers will play away agasint Ross County on the 13th of April with a 16-0 head to head record in favor of Rangers (4 draws).

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
7.8
D
James Brown 4.Republic of Ireland
6.3
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.3
11'
D
George Harmon 16.England
6.6
46'
D
Ryan Leak 42.Wales
6.7
65'
M
Connor Randall 2.England
7.5
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
6.6
M
Josh Sims 11.England
7.3
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
6.7
55' 46'
F
Simon Murray 15.Scotland
6.6
70'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.6
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
D
William Nightingale 35.England
6.7
46'
D
Josh Reid 43.Scotland
7.0
65'
M
K. Turner 7.Scotland
6.7
55' 89'
M
Jay Henderson 17.Scotland
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
F
Alex Samuel 25.Wales
F
Eamonn Brophy 27.Scotland
6.8
70'

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

The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ross Laidlaw (7.8), James Brown (6.3), Jack Baldwin (7.3), Ryan Leak (6.7), George Harmon (6.6), Josh Sims (7.3), Connor Randall (7.5), Yan Dhanda (6.6), Victor Loturi (6.7), Jordan White (6.6) and Simon Murray (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Kyle Turner (6.7), Jay Henderson, Ross Munro, Jordan Tillson, Alex Samuel, Eamonn Brophy (6.8), Dylan Smith, William Nightingale (6.7) and Josh Reid (7.0).

Substitutions

Ross County made 4 changes: Ryan Leak for Josh Reid (65′), George Harmon for William Nightingale (46′), Simon Murray for Eamonn Brophy (70′) and Victor Loturi for Kyle Turner (55′).

Best player: Ross Laidlaw​

The most impressive player for Ross County was the goalkeeper: Ross Laidlaw. His rating is 7.75. He performed 7 saves.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jack Butland 1.England
6.7
D
James Tavernier 2.England
8.5
26'
D
John Souttar 5.Scotland
7.7
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.0
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
7.7
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.5
90'
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
6.7
73'
M
Sam Lammers 14.Netherlands
7.5
60'
M
Nicolas Raskin 43.Belgium
7.7
83'
F
Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria
7.1
73'
F
Kemar Roofe 25.Jamaica
7.5
59' 22'
Substitutes
G
Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland
D
Dujon Sterling 21.England
D
Leon Balogun 27.Nigeria
M
Ryan Jack 8.Scotland
83'
M
José Cifuentes 15.Ecuador
F
Tom Lawrence 11.Wales
6.4
73'
F
Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales
7.3
60'
F
Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal
7.0
59'
F
Danilo 99.Brazil
7.1
73'

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

Michael Beale played with: Jack Butland (6.7), James Tavernier (8.5), Connor Goldson (7.0), John Souttar (7.7), Borna Barišić (7.7), Nicolas Raskin (7.7), John Lundstram (7.5), Todd Cantwell (6.7), Sam Lammers (7.5), Cyriel Dessers (7.1) and Kemar Roofe (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Jack, Tom Lawrence  (6.4), José Cifuentes, Rabbi Matondo (7.3), Abdallah Sima (7.0), Dujon Sterling, Leon Balogun, Robby McCrorie and Danilo (7.1).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: Nicolas Raskin for Ryan Jack (83′), Todd Cantwell for Tom Lawrence  (73′), Kemar Roofe for Abdallah Sima (59′), Sam Lammers for Rabbi Matondo (60′) and Cyriel Dessers for Danilo (73′).

Best player: James Tavernier​

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

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 65 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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