MOTHERWELL. Rangers beats Motherwell with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Dowell (4′) and a goal from T. Cantwell (16′).

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 8,805 spectators.​ The referee was David Dickinson with the support of Jonathan Bell and Chris Rae. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.51 degrees Celsius or 49.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Motherwell

0 - 2

Rangers

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 7 Total 14
  • 0 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 125 Attack 105
  • 50 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Rangers that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Rangers was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Motherwell shot 7 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (Shane Blaney, Brodie Spencer and Stephen O’Donnell). On the other side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (Dujon Sterling).

Match Timeline

4'
K. Dowell(goal)Cyriel Dessers
16'
Todd Cantwell(goal)Abdallah Sima
Paul McGinn- sub ->Bevis Mugabi
46'
53'
Stephen O'Donnell- Yellow
60'
Oli Shaw- sub ->Harry Paton
62'
Shane Blaney- Yellow
65'
72'
72'
Scott Wright- sub ->Ross McCausland
63'
Rabbi Matondo - sub ->Abdallah Sima
T. Bair- sub ->Callum Slattery
85'
86'
L. King- sub ->Kieran Dowell
86'
J. Souttar- sub ->Connor Goldson
83'
Cyriel Dessers(VAR)
88'
Dujon Sterling- Yellow

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 this contest, Motherwell stays with 16 points to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Rangers will has 43 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Aberdeen on the 27th of December with a 23-21 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (13 draws).

Rangers will play away against Hibernian on the 16th of December with a 33-8 head to head record in favor of Rangers (10 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
L. Kelly 1.Scotland
7.7
D
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
6.7
60'
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
6.3
46'
D
Shane Blaney 20.Republic of Ireland
6.3
65'
M
Georgie Gent 3.England
6.4
M
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
7.5
M
Callum Slattery 8.England
6.6
85'
M
Harry Paton 12.Canada
6.3
62'
M
Davor Zdravkovski 17.Macedonia
6.7
M
Brodie Spencer 22.Northern Ireland
6.3
53'
F
M. Biereth 24.Denmark
7.0
Substitutes
G
Aston Oxborough 13.England
D
Paul McGinn 16.Scotland
6.4
46'
F
Jonathan Obika 9.England
F
T. Bair 14.Canada
6.4
85'
F
Oli Shaw 18.Scotland
6.4
62'
F
Conor Wilkinson 99.Republic of Ireland

Motherwell started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Stuart Kettlewell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (7.7), Stephen O’Donnell (6.7), Bevis Mugabi (6.3), Shane Blaney (6.3), Brodie Spencer (6.3), Callum Slattery (6.6), Davor Zdravkovski (6.7), Harry Paton (6.3), Georgie Gent (6.4), Blair Spittal (7.5) and Mika Biereth (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Obika, Aston Oxborough, Thelonius Bair (6.4), Paul McGinn (6.4), Oli Shaw (6.4), Dylan Wells, Luca Ross, Max Ross and Conor Wilkinson.

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: Harry Paton for Oli Shaw (62′), Bevis Mugabi for Paul McGinn (46′) and Callum Slattery for Thelonius Bair (85′).

Player of the match: Liam Kelly​

The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was the goalkeeper: Liam Kelly. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jack Butland 1.England
7.0
D
James Tavernier 2.England
7.3
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
7.3
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.3
86'
D
Leon Balogun 27.Nigeria
7.3
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
8.4
72' 16'
M
Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal
7.3
63'
M
K. Dowell 20.England
7.9
86' 4'
M
Dujon Sterling 21.England
6.4
88'
M
R. McCausland 45.Northern Ireland
7.1
72'
F
Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria
7.3
Substitutes
G
Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland
D
J. Souttar 5.Scotland
6.8
86'
D
L. King 38.Scotland
6.4
86'
D
A. Devine 44.Scotland
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
6.3
72'
M
Bailey Rice 64.Scotland
F
Sam Lammers 14.Netherlands
6.6
72'
F
Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales
6.8
63'

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

Philippe Clement played with: Jack Butland (7.0), James Tavernier (7.3), Connor Goldson (7.3), Leon Balogun (7.3), Rıdvan Yılmaz (7.3), Kieran Dowell (7.9), Dujon Sterling (6.4), Todd Cantwell (8.4), Ross McCausland (7.1), Cyriel Dessers (7.3) and Abdallah Sima (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: John Souttar (6.8), Sam Lammers (6.6), Rabbi Matondo (6.8), Scott Wright (6.3), Robby McCrorie, Leon King (6.4), Adam Devine, Johnly Yfeko and Bailey Rice.

Rangers could not rely on the presence of John Souttar (injured).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: Kieran Dowell for Leon King (86′), Todd Cantwell for Sam Lammers (72′), Ross McCausland for Scott Wright (72′), Connor Goldson for John Souttar (86′) and Abdallah Sima for Rabbi Matondo (63′).

Player of the match: Todd Cantwell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Todd Cantwell.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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