KILMARNOCK. Rangers found a way to reverse the score against Kilmarnock to win 2-1. It was Kilmarnock to strike first with a penalty of Danny Armstrong at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tom Lawrence gave the win to Rangers in the 59′ minute. Rangers took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 9,576 spectators. The referee was David Dickinson with the support of David Roome and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was David Munro. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.35 degrees Celsius or 45.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 10 Total 14
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 121 Attack 117
- 49 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 56% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kilmarnock was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rangers found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Kilmarnock shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Rangers shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock received 3 yellow cards (David Watson, Stuart Findlay and Lewis Mayo). Talking about the opposition, Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Borna Barišić and Connor Goldson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kilmarnock stays with 40 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Rangers will has 70 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Kilmarnock will play away with Dundee on the 2nd of March with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Dundee (12 draws).
Rangers will host Motherwell on the 2nd of March with a 35-2 head to head in favor of Rangers (14 draws).
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
54'
83'
11'
Kilmarnock started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Will Dennis , Joe Wright , Lewis Mayo , Stuart Findlay , Corrie Ndaba , Danny Armstrong , Liam Polworth , Liam Donnelly , Matty Kennedy , Marley Watkins and Kyle Vassell .
The home team had on the bench: Robbie Deas, Rory McKenzie , David Watson , James Balagizi , Fraser Murray, Innes Cameron, Kieran O’Hara, Greg Stewart and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Liam Polworth for James Balagizi (83′), Liam Donnelly for David Watson (83′), Danny Armstrong for Rory McKenzie (83′), Kyle Vassell for Kevin van Veen (76′) and Marley Watkins for Greg Stewart (76′).
Player of the match: Danny Armstrong
The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was Danny Armstrong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Philippe Clement played with: Jack Butland , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , John Souttar , Borna Barišić , John Lundstram , Mohammed Diomande , Ross McCausland , Tom Lawrence , Oscar Cortés and Fábio Silva .
They had on the bench: Rıdvan Yılmaz , Cyriel Dessers , Dujon Sterling , Scott Wright , Ben Davies, Leon Balogun, Robby McCrorie, Nicolas Raskin and Cole McKinnon.
Rangers could not rely on the presence of Scott Wright (injured).
Substitutions
Rangers made 5 changes: Fábio Silva for Cyriel Dessers (46′), Borna Barišić for Rıdvan Yılmaz (46′), Ross McCausland for Dujon Sterling (56′), Oscar Cortés for Scott Wright (70′) and Tom Lawrence for Nicolas Raskin (75′).
Player of the match: James Tavernier
The most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Livingston – Motherwell – 1-3
- Kilmarnock – Rangers – 1-2
- Hearts – Hibernian – 1-1
- Celtic – Dundee – 7-1
- Aberdeen – St. Johnstone – 0-2
