GLASGOW. Rangers was after all too strong for Dundee with the goal of J. Aribo (36′), R. Sweeney (55′ own) and A. Morelos (70′). Rangers was surely better in terms of ball possession (73%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir with the help of Dougie Potter and Sean Carr. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Rangers

3 - 0

Dundee

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 28 Total 4
  • 14 On Target 2
  • 14 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 161 Attack 75
  • 71 Dangerous attack 27
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Rangers was in firm control of the ball 73% while Dundee was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match​.

Rangers shot 28 times, 14 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dundee shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Rangers received 1 yellow card (A. Morelos). On the other side, Dundee received 3 yellow cards (D. Mullen, L. Griffiths and J. Marshall).

Match Timeline

28'
36'
54'
Leigh Griffiths- sub ->C. Adam
55'
57'
Leigh Griffiths- Yellow
58'
62'
Scott Wright- sub ->I. Hagi
65'
70'
Ryan Jack- sub ->G. Kamara
73'
83'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
93
5
Livingston
49
5
Rangers
89
5
Hibernian
45
5
Hearts
61
5
St. Mirren
44
5
Aberdeen
41
5
Dundee United
48
5
St. Johnstone
35
5
Motherwell
46
5
Dundee
29
5
Ross County
41
5

After playing this contest, Rangers will have 39 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Dundee will stay with 16 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with Hearts on the 12th of December with a 27-8 head to head stats in favor of Rangers (8 draws).

Dundee will play away agasint Ross County on the 11th of December with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Ross County (5 draws).

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Allan McGregor 1.Scotland
7.5
D
James Tavernier 2.England
8.1
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.4
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
7.4
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
8.1
M
Joe Aribo 17.Nigeria
8.1
83' 36'
M
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
7.0
M
Glen Kamara 18.Finland
7.3
73'
F
Ianis Hagi 7.Romania
7.2
65'
F
Alfredo Morelos 20.Colombia
8.4
58' 70'
F
F. Sakala 30.Zambia
7.3
Substitutes
G
Jon McLaughlin 33.Scotland
D
Nathan Patterson 16.Scotland
M
Juninho Bacuna 22.Netherlands
7.2
83'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
M
Ryan Jack 8.Scotland
6.8
73'
F
Kemar Roofe 25.Jamaica
F
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
6.8
65'

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

The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst decided to play with the following team: Allan McGregor (7.5), James Tavernier (8.1), Connor Goldson (7.4), Calvin Bassey (7.4), Borna Barišić (8.1), Joe Aribo (8.1), Scott Arfield (7.0), Glen Kamara (7.3), Ianis Hagi (7.2), Alfredo Morelos (8.4) and Fashion Sakala (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Nathan Patterson, Juninho Bacuna (7.2), John Lundstram, Ryan Jack (6.8), Kemar Roofe and Scott Wright (6.8).

Substitutions

Rangers made 3 changes: I. Hagi for S. Wright (65′), G. Kamara for R. Jack (73′) and J. Aribo for J. Bacuna (83′).

Best player: Alfredo Morelos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Alfredo Morelos.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 45 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Adam Legzdins 1.England
9.3
D
Cammy Kerr 2.Scotland
6.6
D
Liam Fontaine 4.England
6.8
D
Ryan Sweeney 5.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Jordan Marshall 3.England
7.0
90'
M
C. Elliot 16.England
6.3
M
C. Adam 26.Scotland
6.8
54'
M
Paul McMullan 18.Scotland
6.3
M
Paul McGowan 10.Scotland
6.2
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
6.3
F
Danny Mullen 9.Scotland
6.3
62' 28'
Substitutes
G
Ian Lawlor 21.Republic of Ireland
D
Corey Panter 20.England
M
C. Lamb 48.Scotland
F
L. Griffiths 29.Scotland
6.3
54' 57'
F
A. Jakubiak 7.England
F
Jason Cummings 35.Australia
6.5
62'

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

James McPake played with: Adam Legzdins (9.3), Cammy Kerr (6.6), Liam Fontaine (6.8), Ryan Sweeney (6.8), Jordan Marshall (7.0), Christie Elliot (6.3), Charlie Adam (6.8), Luke McCowan (6.3), Paul McGowan (6.2), Paul McMullan (6.3) and Danny Mullen (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Corey Panter, Calum Lamb, Leigh Griffiths (6.3), Alex Jakubiak and Jason Cummings (6.5).

Substitutions

Dundee made 2 changes: C. Adam for L. Griffiths (54′) and D. Mullen for J. Cummings (62′).

Best player: Adam Legzdins​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was the goalkeeper: Adam Legzdins. His rating is 9.31. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

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