Rangers and Aris Limassol draw 1-1 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Aris Limassol and Rangers draw 1-1. S. Babicka scored the first goal (28') for Aris Limassol. R. McCausland equalized (49').

David Brown

December 1, 2023

GLASGOW. Aris Limassol and Rangers draw 1-1. S. Babicka scored the first goal (28′) for Aris Limassol. R. McCausland equalized (49′). Rangers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%)

The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Rohit Saggi who was helped by Morten Jensen and Anders Olav Dale. The 4th official was Kai Erik Steen. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.41 degrees Celsius or 36.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Rangers

1 - 1

Aris Limassol

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

15 Total 9
5 On Target 3
5 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 2

172 Attack 80
98 Dangerous attack 31
41 Ball safe 50

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

8 Total 5
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Rangers had a strong ball possession 62% while Aris Limassol was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more pushing with 98 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Rangers to win the match.

Rangers shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Aris Limassol shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rangers received 1 yellow card (Sam Lammers). Talking about the opposition, Aris Limassol received 7 yellow cards (Morgan Brown, Leo Bengtsson, Július Szőke, Steeve Yago , Karol Struski, Aleksandr Kokorin and Morgan Brown).

Match Timeline

28'

R. McCausland- sub ->Todd Cantwell

36'

45'

Karol Struski- Yellow

45'

Steeve Yago- Yellow

R. McCausland(goal)Danilo

49'

50'

Aleksandr Kokorin- Yellow

Tom Lawrence - sub ->Sam Lammers

58'

63'

67'

Július Szőke- Yellow

74'

Jaden Montnor- sub ->Mihlali Mayambela

Rabbi Matondo - sub ->Abdallah Sima

79'

85'

Leo Bengtsson- Yellow

90'

Franz Brorsson- sub ->Leo Bengtsson

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Rangers will have 8 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Aris Limassol will have 4 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

Rangers – Formation

Rangers

Jack Butland 1.England

6.8

James Tavernier 2.England

7.9

Connor Goldson 6.England

Ben Davies 26.England

7.3

Borna Barišić 31.Croatia

7.8

J. Souttar 5.Scotland

7.9

J. Cifuentes 15.Ecuador

7.0

John Lundstram 4.England

7.8

Ryan Jack 8.Scotland

Todd Cantwell 13.England

6.7

36'

Sam Lammers 14.Netherlands

6.3

58'

45'

Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal

7.0

79'

Danilo 99.Brazil

7.3

Substitutes

Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland

K. Wright 32.Scotland

Dujon Sterling 21.England

L. King 38.Scotland

A. Devine 44.Scotland

Cole McKinnon 93.Scotland

Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales

6.6

79'

Kemar Roofe 25.Jamaica

R. McCausland 45.Northern Ireland

7.5

36'

49'

Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria

Tom Lawrence 11.Wales

7.0

58'

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

The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Connor Goldson, Ryan Jack, Jack Butland (6.8), James Tavernier (7.9), John Souttar (7.9), Ben Davies (7.3), Borna Barišić (7.8), José Cifuentes (7.0), John Lundstram (7.8), Todd Cantwell (6.7), Sam Lammers (6.3), Abdallah Sima (7.0) and Danilo (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Cyriel Dessers, Tom Lawrence (7.0), Rabbi Matondo (6.6), Dujon Sterling, Kemar Roofe, Robby McCrorie, Kieran Wright, Leon King, Adam Devine, Ross McCausland (7.5) and Cole McKinnon.

Substitutions

Rangers made 3 changes: Todd Cantwell for Ross McCausland (36′), Sam Lammers for Tom Lawrence (58′) and Abdallah Sima for Rabbi Matondo (79′).

Player of the match: James Tavernier

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier.

His rating is (7.9) with 72 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Aris Limassol – Formation

Aris Limassol

Vaná 1.Brazil

7.0

Alex Moucketou-Moussounda 5.Gabon

7.3

Cajú 3.Brazil

7.3

Steeve Yago 20.Burkina Faso

7.3

45'

Slobodan Urošević 72.Serbia

7.0

Leo Bengtsson 7.Sweden

6.3

90'

85'

Yannick Gomis 14.Senegal

M. Mayambela 21.South Africa

6.8

74'

Karol Struski 23.Poland

7.3

90'

45'

Július Szőke 37.Slovakia

7.0

67'

Shavy Babicka 80.Gabon

7.3

63'

28'

Aleksandr Kokorin 9.Russia

7.7

50'

Substitutes

Konstantinos Chrysostomou 78.Cyprus

Ellinas Sofroniou 90.Cyprus

Franz Brorsson 31.Sweden

90'

Morgan Brown 8.England

90'

Andreas Dimitriou 12.Cyprus

Matija Špoljarić 10.Cyprus

Mariusz Stępiński 11.Poland

6.7

63'

Jaden Montnor 66.Netherlands

7.1

74'

Aris Limassol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Aleksey Shpilevskiy played with: Yannick Gomis, Vaná (7.0), Steeve Yago (7.3), Alex Moucketou-Moussounda (7.3), Slobodan Urošević (7.0), Cajú (7.3), Mihlali Mayambela (6.8), Karol Struski (7.3), Július Szőke (7.0), Leo Bengtsson (6.3), Shavy Babicka (7.3), Aleksandr Kokorin (7.7).

They had on the bench: Franz Brorsson, Jaden Montnor (7.1), Morgan Brown, Matija Špoljarić, Mariusz Stępiński (6.7), Andreas Dimitriou, Konstantinos Chrysostomou and Ellinas Sofroniou.

Aris Limassol could not rely on the presence of Mariusz Stępiński (injured).

Substitutions

Aris Limassol made 4 changes: Shavy Babicka for Mariusz Stępiński (63′), Mihlali Mayambela for Jaden Montnor (74′), Leo Bengtsson for Franz Brorsson (90′) and Karol Struski for Morgan Brown (90′).