GLASGOW. Rangers conquers Ross County 3-1. Rangers was much superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday and it started at 1:45 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean assisted by Steven Traynor and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 4.29 degrees Celsius or 39.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 43 Total 5
- 23 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 2
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 147 Attack 53
- 107 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 20 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 72% while Ross County was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more aggressive with 107 dangerous attacks and 43 shots of which 23 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 43 times, 23 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Ross County shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Todd Cantwell and Philippe Clement). Talking about the opposition, Ross County received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Leak, Michee Efete and Josh Reid).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Rangers has 61 points like Celtic to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Ross County will stays with 19 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away against St. Johnstone on the 18th of February with a 25-3 head to head in favor of Rangers (6 draws).
Ross County will host Hibernian on the 23rd of December with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
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79'
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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: Jack Butland , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , John Souttar , Rıdvan Yılmaz , Tom Lawrence , John Lundstram , Ross McCausland , Todd Cantwell , Rabbi Matondo and Cyriel Dessers .
The home team had on the bench: Fábio Silva , Oscar Cortés , Scott Wright , Ben Davies, Robby McCrorie, Borna Barišić, Leon King, Mohammed Diomande and Nicolas Raskin.
Substitutions
Rangers made 4 changes: Rabbi Matondo for Oscar Cortés (46′), Cyriel Dessers for Fábio Silva (72′), Ross McCausland for Scott Wright (72′) and Tom Lawrence for Mohammed Diomande (79′).
Player of the match: Todd Cantwell
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Todd Cantwell even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
Ross County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Derek Adams played with: George Wickens , Loick Ayina , Ryan Leak , Michee Efete , Victor Loturi , James Brown , Yan Dhanda , Eli King , Josh Reid , Eamonn Brophy and Simon Murray .
These were the players on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Josh Sims , Max Sheaf , George Harmon , Jay Henderson , Brandon Khela and Jordan White .
Substitutions
Ross County made 5 changes: Eamonn Brophy for Jordan White (55′), Josh Reid for George Harmon (71′), Eli King for Max Sheaf (71′), Simon Murray for Josh Sims (80′) and Yan Dhanda for Jay Henderson (80′).
Player of the match: Ryan Leak
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was Ryan Leak.
His rating is with 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Rangers – Ross County – 3-1
- Aberdeen – Motherwell – 3-3
