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GLASGOW. Rangers defeats Motherwell 1-0 after C. Dessers scored just 1 goal (24′). Rangers was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir who had the assistance of Daniel McFarlane and Douglas Ross. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.85 degrees Celsius or 64.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 7 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 122 Attack 95
- 52 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Rangers had a strong ball possession 62% while Motherwell was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Bailey Rice and Ben Davies). On the other side, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Dan Casey and Lennon Miller).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rangers will have 12 points to drop in the 3rd place. On the other side, Motherwell will stay with 10 points to move up in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with Ross County on the 13th of April with a 16-0 head to head in favor of Rangers (4 draws).
Motherwell will host Hibernian on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
90'
78'
24'
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Jack Butland , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Ben Davies , Borna Barišić , José Cifuentes , John Lundstram , Rabbi Matondo , Sam Lammers , Scott Wright and Cyriel Dessers .
The home team had on the bench: Rıdvan Yılmaz, John Souttar , Ryan Jack , Abdallah Sima , Dujon Sterling, Kemar Roofe , Robby McCrorie, Bailey Rice and Zak Lovelace.
Rangers could not rely on the presence of John Souttar (injured) and Bailey Rice (injured).
Substitutions
Rangers made 5 changes: Rabbi Matondo for John Souttar (38′), Cyriel Dessers for Ryan Jack (67′), Scott Wright for Abdallah Sima (67′), José Cifuentes for Bailey Rice (78′) and Sam Lammers for Kemar Roofe (78′).
Best player: James Tavernier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 63 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
Motherwell started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Bevis Mugabi , Dan Casey , Stephen O’Donnell , Lennon Miller , Harrison Paton , Brodie Spencer , Callum Slattery , Thelonius Bair and Blair Spittal .
These were the players on the bench: Georgie Gent , Aston Oxborough, Davor Zdravkovski, Oli Shaw , Nathan McGinley, Shane Blaney, Ewan Wilson, Mark Ferrie and Conor Wilkinson .
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: Brodie Spencer for Georgie Gent (83′), Lennon Miller for Oli Shaw (71′) and Thelonius Bair for Conor Wilkinson (79′).
Best player: Liam Kelly
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was the goalkeeper: Liam Kelly. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Rangers – Motherwell – 1-0
- Aberdeen – Ross County – 4-0
