GLASGOW. Rangers overcomes St. Mirren with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Wright (14′) and a goal from A. Morelos (27′). Rangers was truly better in terms of ball possession (77%) 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 Steven McLean with the help of Alan Mulvanny and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.6 degrees Celsius or 38.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 24 Total 1
- 7 On Target 0
- 17 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 136 Attack 75
- 89 Dangerous attack 19
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 77% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 89 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 24 times, 7 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, St. Mirren shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 1 yellow card (C. Goldson). Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (J. Shaughnessy and E. Erhahon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rangers will have 51 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren will stay with 19 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with Aberdeen on the 18th of January with a 25-8 head to head record in favor of Rangers (12 draws).
St. Mirren will play away agasint Dundee United on the 18th of January with a 16-5 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (14 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
23'
68'
14'
Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst decided to play with the following team: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Calvin Bassey , Borna Barišić , Ianis Hagi , Glen Kamara , Joe Aribo , Scott Wright , Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent .
The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Nathan Patterson, Jack Simpson, Scott Arfield , Steven Davis, Juninho Bacuna and Fashion Sakala .
Substitutions
Rangers made 2 changes: I. Hagi for S. Arfield (68′) and R. Kent for F. Sakala (68′).
Best player: Scott Wright
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Scott Wright.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren
St. Mirren started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jim Goodwin played with: Jak Alnwick , Ryan Flynn , Marcus Fraser , Joe Shaughnessy , Charles Dunne , Scott Tanser , Jay Henderson , Alan Power , Ethan Erhahon , Jamie McGrath and Curtis Main .
These were the players on the bench: Dean Lyness, Matthew Millar, Dylan Reid, Lee Erwin, Greg Kiltie , Kristian Dennis and Kieran Offord .
Substitutions
St. Mirren made 3 changes: C. Main for K. Dennis (56′), J. McGrath for G. Kiltie (74′) and R. Flynn for K. Offord (81′).
Best player: Joe Shaughnessy
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Mirren was Joe Shaughnessy.
His rating is with 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Dundee – 2-1
- Dundee United – Hibernian – 1-3
- Hearts – Ross County – 2-1
- Motherwell – Livingston – 2-1
- Rangers – St. Mirren – 2-0
- St. Johnstone – Celtic – 1-3
