EDINBURGH. Rangers was ultimately too good for Hibernian with the goal of Rıdvan Yılmaz (30′), Todd Cantwell (45′) and Cyriel Dessers (74′). Rangers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 18,607 spectators. The referee was Steven McLean with the collaboration of Alan Mulvanny and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Duncan Williams. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.75 degrees Celsius or 47.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rangers had a strong ball possession 61% while Hibernian was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the encounter.
Hibernian shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Hibernian received 1 yellow card (Élie Youan). On the opposite side, Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hibernian stays with 25 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Rangers will has 49 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away against Ross County on the 23rd of December with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).
Rangers will host Ross County on the 27th of December with a 16-0 head to head in favor of Rangers (4 draws).
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
78'
10'
Hibernian started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: David Marshall , Kanayochukwu Megwa , Will Fish , Jordan Obita , Lewis Stevenson , Élie Youan , Dylan Levitt , Joe Newell , Jair Tavares , Dylan Vente and Myziane Maolida .
The home team had on the bench: James Jeggo , Luke Amos , Emiliano Marcondes , Harry McKirdy , Christian Doidge , Murray Johnson, Rudi Allan Molotnikov, Jacob Blaney and Rory Whittaker .
Hibernian could not rely on the presence of Christian Doidge (injured).
Substitutions
Hibernian made 4 changes: Joe Newell for James Jeggo (58′), Myziane Maolida for Emiliano Marcondes (58′), Dylan Levitt for Luke Amos (70′) and Dylan Vente for Christian Doidge (70′).
Player of the match: Will Fish
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Will Fish.
His rating is with 49 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
30'
Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Philippe Clement played with: Jack Butland , James Tavernier , John Souttar , Leon Balogun , Rıdvan Yılmaz , Nicolas Raskin , John Lundstram , Ross McCausland , Todd Cantwell , Rabbi Matondo and Fábio Silva .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Jack , Cyriel Dessers , Tom Lawrence , Dujon Sterling , Scott Wright , Robby McCrorie, Borna Barišić, Leon King and Adam Devine.
Rangers could not rely on the presence of Tom Lawrence (injured) and Scott Wright (injured).
Substitutions
Rangers made 5 changes: Nicolas Raskin for Dujon Sterling (46′), Todd Cantwell for Tom Lawrence (46′), Ross McCausland for Scott Wright (70′), Fábio Silva for Cyriel Dessers (73′) and Rabbi Matondo for Ryan Jack (78′).
Player of the match: Rabbi Matondo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Rabbi Matondo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
