GLASGOW. Rangers defeats St. Mirren 2-0 after A. Sima scores a double.

The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid with the collaboration of Graeme Stewart and David Dunne. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.14 degrees Celsius or 34.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Rangers

2 - 0

St. Mirren

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 21 Total 4
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 12 Off Target 1
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 146 Attack 84
  • 99 Dangerous attack 13
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rangers had a strong ball possession 69% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 99 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match​.

Rangers shot 21 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Rangers received 1 yellow card (Connor Goldson). On the other side, St. Mirren received 3 yellow cards (Conor McMenamin, Marcus Fraser and Scott Tanser).

Match Timeline

26'
Marcus Fraser- Yellow
Abdallah Sima(goal)Todd Cantwell
45'
54'
Conor McMenamin- Yellow
Danilo- sub ->Cyriel Dessers
62'
Abdallah Sima(goal)Todd Cantwell
70'
Connor Goldson- Yellow
72'
72'
Charles Dunne- sub ->Richard Taylor
72'
Toyosi Olusanya- sub ->Jonah Ayunga
78'
Keanu Baccus- sub ->Caolan Boyd-Munce
78'
78'
Lewis Jamieson- sub ->Conor McMenamin
Rabbi Matondo - sub ->Ross McCausland
80'
Rıdvan Yılmaz- sub ->Borna Barišić
80'
Dujon Sterling- sub ->James Tavernier
85'
86'
Scott Tanser- Yellow
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this contest, Rangers has 31 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, St. Mirren will stays with 22 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away against Ross County on the 13th of April with a 16-0 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (4 draws).

St. Mirren will play away against Celtic on the 13th of April with a 36-3 head to head record in favor of Celtic (5 draws).

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jack Butland 1.England
7.5
D
James Tavernier 2.England
8.1
85'
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.5
72'
D
Leon Balogun 27.Nigeria
7.5
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
7.7
80'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.8
M
Tom Lawrence 11.Wales
7.7
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
9.2
86'
M
Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal
9.1
45', 70'
M
R. McCausland 45.Northern Ireland
7.1
80'
F
Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria
7.1
62'
Substitutes
G
Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
6.6
80'
D
J. Souttar 5.Scotland
D
Dujon Sterling 21.England
6.6
85'
D
Ben Davies 26.England
M
J. Cifuentes 15.Ecuador
F
Sam Lammers 14.Netherlands
6.8
86'
F
Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales
6.3
80'
F
Danilo 99.Brazil
7.0
62'

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

The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Jack Butland (7.5), James Tavernier (8.1), Connor Goldson (7.5), Leon Balogun (7.5), Borna Barišić (7.7), John Lundstram (7.8), Tom Lawrence  (7.7), Ross McCausland (7.1), Todd Cantwell (9.2), Abdallah Sima (9.1) and Cyriel Dessers (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Rıdvan Yılmaz (6.6), John Souttar, Sam Lammers (6.8), José Cifuentes, Rabbi Matondo (6.3), Dujon Sterling (6.6), Ben Davies, Robby McCrorie and Danilo (7.0).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: Todd Cantwell for Sam Lammers (86′), Cyriel Dessers for Danilo (62′), Ross McCausland for Rabbi Matondo (80′), Borna Barišić for Rıdvan Yılmaz (80′) and James Tavernier for Dujon Sterling (85′).

Player of the match: Todd Cantwell​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Todd Cantwell even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.2) with 60 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Zach Hemming 1.England
7.1
D
Richard Taylor 5.England
6.3
72'
D
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
7.0
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
6.6
26'
M
Scott Tanser 3.England
6.8
86'
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
6.7
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
6.6
M
Conor McMenamin 10.Northern Ireland
6.3
78' 54'
M
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
6.7
78'
M
Caolan Boyd-Munce 15.Northern Ireland
7.0
78'
F
Jonah Ayunga 7.Kenya
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
J. Bolton 2.England
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
6.7
72'
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
6.4
78'
F
Mikael Mandron 9.France
F
Thierry Small 16.England
F
Toyosi Olusanya 20.England
6.8
72'
F
Alexander Greive 21.New Zealand
6.8
78'
F
Lewis Jamieson 24.Scotland
6.4
78'

St. Mirren started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Stephen Robinson played with: Zachary Hemming (7.1), Marcus Fraser (6.6), Alex Gogic (7.0), Richard Taylor (6.3), Ryan Flynn (6.6), Mark O’Hara (6.7), Caolan Boyd-Munce (7.0), Scott Tanser (6.8), Conor McMenamin (6.3), Jonah Ayunga (7.0) and Greg Kiltie (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: James Bolton, Mikael Mandron, Thierry Small, Keanu Baccus (6.4), Charles Dunne (6.7), Toyosi Olusanya (6.8), Alex Greive (6.8), Lewis Jamieson (6.4) and Peter Urminsky.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 5 changes: Caolan Boyd-Munce for Keanu Baccus (78′), Conor McMenamin for Lewis Jamieson (78′), Greg Kiltie for Alexander Greive (78′), Richard Taylor for Charles Dunne (72′) and Jonah Ayunga for Toyosi Olusanya (72′).

Player of the match: Zachary Hemming​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was the goalkeeper: Zachary Hemming. His rating is 7.14. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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