LIVINGSTON. Rangers overcomes Livingston 3-1. Rangers got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from S. Arfield (8′) and J. Aribo (16′). Livingston tried to recover with a goal from B. Anderson (30′). However, the match was closed by a goal (78′) scored by F. Sakala for Rangers. Rangers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the help of Graeme Stewart and Alan Mulvanny. The 4th official was Andrew Dallas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 6 Total 19
- 3 On Target 10
- 3 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 91 Attack 123
- 30 Dangerous attack 53
- 79 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Rangers had a superior ball possession 72% while Livingston was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Livingston shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 3 yellow cards (A. Forrest, N. Devlin and S. Omeonga). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (S. Arfield).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Livingston will stay with 13 points like Dundee to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Rangers will have 33 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away with Aberdeen on the 1st of December with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (4 draws).
Rangers will play away agasint Hibernian on the 1st of December with a 27-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (9 draws).
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
45'
59'
30'
Livingston started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Max Stryjek , Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Tom Parkes , Jack McMillan , Jason Holt , Stephane Omeonga , Alan Forrest , Odin Bailey , Cristian Montano and Bruce Anderson .
The home team had on the bench: Gary Maley, James Penrice , Jackson Longridge, Andrew Shinnie , Craig Sibbald, Jaze Kabia and Harry Panayiotou.
Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: B. Anderson for A. Shinnie (59′), J. McMillan for J. Penrice (59′) and O. Bailey for J. Kabia (80′).
Best player: Jack McMillan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Jack McMillan.
His rating is with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Calvin Bassey , Borna Barišić , Glen Kamara , Joe Aribo , Ianis Hagi , Scott Arfield , Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos .
They had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Nathan Patterson , Steven Davis, John Lundstram, Fashion Sakala , Scott Wright and Jermain Defoe.
Substitutions
Rangers made 3 changes: R. Kent for F. Sakala (73′), I. Hagi for N. Patterson (73′) and A. Morelos for J. Defoe (90′).
Best player: James Tavernier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 92 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
