GLASGOW. Rangers conquers Kilmarnock 3-1. Rangers got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ross McCausland (41′) and Abdallah Sima (45′). Kilmarnock tried to recover with a goal from Danny Armstrong (58′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (61′) scored by Todd Cantwell for Rangers. Rangers was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 49,250 spectators.​ The referee was John Beaton with the assistance of David Roome and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.71 degrees Celsius or 40.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Rangers

3 - 1

Kilmarnock

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 18 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 127 Attack 103
  • 66 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rangers was in firm control of the ball 61% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match​.

Rangers shot 18 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Kilmarnock shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Rangers received 1 yellow card (Todd Cantwell). Regarding the opposition, Kilmarnock received 3 yellow cards (David Watson, Joe Wright and Rory McKenzie).

Match Timeline

Todd Cantwell- Yellow
15'
18'
David Watson- sub ->Liam Donnelly
30'
Rory McKenzie- Yellow
Ross McCausland(goal)Cyriel Dessers
41'
41'
David Watson- Yellow
45'
57'
Rory McKenzie(VAR)
58'
Danny Armstrong(penalty)
Todd Cantwell(goal)Rıdvan Yılmaz
61'
62'
Gary Mackay-Steven- sub ->Danny Armstrong
63'
Joe Wright- Yellow
62'
Marley Watkins- sub ->Kyle Vassell
71'
Dujon Sterling- sub ->Kieran Dowell
71'
Rabbi Matondo- sub ->Ross McCausland
84'
Scott Wright- sub ->Abdallah Sima
84'
86'
Robbie Deas- sub ->Corrie Ndaba
86'
Fraser Murray- sub ->Matty Kennedy
Nicolas Raskin- sub ->Todd Cantwell
89'

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 46 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Kilmarnock will stays with 31 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with Hibernian on the 16th of December with a 33-8 head to head stats in favor of Rangers (10 draws).

Kilmarnock will host Hibernian on the 27th of January with a 24-14 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (13 draws).

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jack Butland 1.England
7.0
D
James Tavernier 2.England
8.1
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
7.5
D
John Souttar 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
8.1
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.5
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
8.2
89' 15' 61'
M
Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal
7.7
84' 45'
M
Kieran Dowell 20.England
6.7
71'
M
Ross McCausland 45.Northern Ireland
8.1
84' 41'
F
Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria
7.5
71'
Substitutes
G
Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland
D
Dujon Sterling 21.England
7.0
71'
D
Leon Thomson King 38.Scotland
D
Adam Devine 44.Scotland
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
6.4
84'
M
Nicolas Raskin 43.Belgium
89'
F
Fábio Silva 7.Portugal
6.8
71'
F
Sam Lammers 14.Netherlands
F
Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales
6.3
84'

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

The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Jack Butland (7.0), James Tavernier (8.1), Connor Goldson (8.1), John Souttar (7.0), Rıdvan Yılmaz (7.5), Kieran Dowell (6.7), John Lundstram (7.5), Todd Cantwell (8.2), Ross McCausland (8.1), Cyriel Dessers (7.5) and Abdallah Sima (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Fábio Silva (6.8), Sam Lammers, Rabbi Matondo (6.3), Dujon Sterling (7.0), Scott Wright (6.4), Robby McCrorie, Leon King, Nicolas Raskin and Adam Devine.

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: Kieran Dowell for Dujon Sterling (71′), Cyriel Dessers for Fábio Silva (71′), Ross McCausland for Rabbi Matondo (84′), Abdallah Sima for Scott Wright (84′) and Todd Cantwell for Nicolas Raskin (89′).

Player of the match: Todd Cantwell​

The most impressive player for Rangers was Todd Cantwell.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 46 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 12.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Will Dennis 1.England
7.3
D
Corrie Ndaba 3.Republic of Ireland
6.6
86'
D
Joe Wright 4.Wales
7.0
63'
D
Lewis Mayo 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Stuart Findlay 17.Scotland
7.0
M
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
6.4
30'
M
Matty Kennedy 10.Scotland
6.1
86'
M
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
6.4
62' 58'
M
Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland
6.8
18'
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
6.4
F
Kyle Vassell 9.Northern Ireland
6.6
62'
Substitutes
G
Kieran O'Hara 20.Republic of Ireland
D
Robbie Deas 6.Scotland
6.8
86'
D
Jack Sanders 14.England
D
T. Davies 19.Wales
M
David Watson 12.Scotland
7.0
18' 41'
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
6.3
86'
M
Gary Mackay-Steven 39.Scotland
6.3
62'
F
Andy Dallas 21.Scotland
F
Marley Watkins 23.Wales
6.4
62'

Kilmarnock started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis (7.3), Joe Wright (7.0), Lewis Mayo (7.0), Stuart Findlay (7.0), Corrie Ndaba (6.6), Danny Armstrong (6.4), Rory McKenzie (6.4), Liam Donnelly (6.8), Liam Polworth (6.4), Matty Kennedy (6.1) and Kyle Vassell (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Robbie Deas (6.8), David Watson (7.0), Jack Sanders, Fraser Murray (6.3), Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Andrew Dallas, Marley Watkins (6.4) and Gary Mackay-Steven (6.3).

Kilmarnock could not rely on the presence of David Watson (injured).

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Liam Donnelly for David Watson (18′), Danny Armstrong for Gary Mackay-Steven (62′), Kyle Vassell for Marley Watkins (62′), Corrie Ndaba for Robbie Deas (86′) and Matty Kennedy for Fraser Murray (86′).

Player of the match: Will Dennis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was the goalkeeper: Will Dennis. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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