EDINBURGH. Rangers snatched a late win Hibernian 1-0 after K. Roofe scored a penalty (85′). Rangers took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton assisted by Frank Connor and David McGeachie. The 4th official was Nick Walsh. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.1 degrees Celsius or 35.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rangers had a superior ball possession 57% while Hibernian was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hibernian was has a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Rangers managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Hibernian shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Rangers shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (J. Doyle-Hayes and P. McGinn). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (C. Goldson).

Standings

After this encounter, Hibernian will stay with 18 points like Aberdeen to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Rangers will have 36 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will host Motherwell on the 4th of December with a 20-15 head to head in favor of Hibernian (8 draws).

Rangers will host Dundee on the 4th of December with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Rangers (1 draw).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Jack Ross decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey (6.7), Paul McGinn (7.0), Ryan Porteous (7.0), Paul Hanlon (6.5), Christopher Cadden (6.6), Jake Doyle Hayes (7.3), Joe Newell (7.8), Josh Doig (6.4), Josh Campbell (6.8), Martin Boyle (6.2) and Kevin Nisbet (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Lewis Stevenson, Scott Allan (6.8), Alexander Gogić, Drey Wright, James Scott and Jamie Murphy (6.8).

Substitutions

Hibernian made 2 changes: C. Cadden for J. Murphy (86′) and J. Campbell for S. Allan (87′).

Best player: Joe Newell​

The most impressive player for Hibernian was Joe Newell.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: Allan McGregor (7.3), James Tavernier (7.3), Connor Goldson (6.9), Calvin Bassey (7.1), Borna Barišić (6.8), Steven Davis (6.2), Glen Kamara (7.4), Joe Aribo (6.7), Ianis Hagi (7.4), Ryan Kent (7.1) and Alfredo Morelos (6.6).

They had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Nathan Patterson, Scott Arfield (6.7), John Lundstram (6.5), Kemar Roofe (7.1), Fashion Sakala and Scott Wright.

Substitutions

Rangers made 3 changes: S. Davis for S. Arfield (66′), A. Morelos for K. Roofe (66′) and R. Kent for J. Lundstram (86′).

Best player: Glen Kamara​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Glen Kamara even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Aberdeen – Livingston – 2-0
• Dundee – St. Johnstone – 1-0
• Hibernian – Rangers – 0-1
• St. Mirren – Ross County – 0-0