GLASGOW. Rangers and Motherwell draw 1-1. F. Sakala scored the first goal (12′) for Rangers. K. Woolery settled the score 1-1 (66′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean who had the assistance of Graeme Leslie and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Steven Reid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 61.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Both teams adopted the same aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
77'
81'
12'
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Jack Simpson , Borna Barišić , Joe Aribo , Steven Davis , Glen Kamara , Kemar Roofe , Fashion Sakala and Scott Wright .
The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Calvin Bassey, Leon Balogun, John Lundstram, Scott Arfield , Juninho Bacuna and Alfredo Morelos .
Best player: Joe Aribo
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Joe Aribo.
His rating is with 54 passes (75% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
On the opposite side, Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Juhani Ojala , Nathan McGinley , Liam David Grimshaw , Callum Slattery , Mark O’Hara , Kaiyne Woolery , Tony Watt and Kevin van Veen .
They had on the bench: Scott Fox, Liam Donnelly, Ricki Lamie , Robbie Crawford, Barry Maguire, Justin Amaluzor and Jordan Roberts .
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of R. Lamie (injured).
Best player: Bevis Mugabi
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Bevis Mugabi.
His rating is with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 9.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 26 Total 5
- 7 On Target 1
- 19 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 81
- 89 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 68% while Motherwell was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Rangers was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Rangers to win the match.
Rangers shot 26 times, 7 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Motherwell shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 1 yellow card (J. Tavernier). On the other side, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (N. McGinley, K. van Veen and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rangers will have 13 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will have 11 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away against Dundee on the 25th of September with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Rangers (1 draw).
Motherwell will host Ross County on the 25th of September with a 15-9 head to head record in favor of Motherwell (6 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Livingston – Celtic – 1-0
- Rangers – Motherwell – 1-1
- Dundee United – Dundee – 1-0
