GLASGOW. Rangers was able to turn the table against Hibernian to win 2-1. It was Hibernian to strike first with an early goal of K. Nisbet at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Morelos gave the win to Rangers in the 78′ minute with a goal. Its vastly superior ball possession (73%) was among the key factors of its victory.
R. Porteous received a red card (30′). This red card was one of the reason why Hibernian lost the match.
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh who had the assistance of Graeme Stewart and Calum Spence. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 73% while Hibernian was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Rangers was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Hibernian shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 3 yellow cards (J. Aribo, I. Hagi and B. Barisic). On the opposite side, Hibernian received 3 yellow cards (S. Allan, P. McGinn and K. Nisbet).
Also, Hibernian didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Porteous (Hibernian) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (30′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rangers will have 19 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Hibernian will stay with 15 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will host Hearts on the 16th of October with a 27-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (7 draws).
Hibernian will host Dundee United on the 16th of October with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Dundee United (13 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
90'
55'
78'
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Allan McGregor , Nathan Patterson , Connor Goldson , Leon Balogun , Borna Barišić , John Lundstram , Glen Kamara , Ianis Hagi , Joe Aribo , Scott Wright and Alfredo Morelos .
The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Calvin Bassey, James Tavernier, Juninho Bacuna , Steven Davis , Kemar Roofe and Fashion Sakala.
Substitutions
Rangers made 3 changes: G. Kamara for K. Roofe (55′), J. Aribo for J. Bacuna (79′) and S. Wright for S. Davis (80′).
Best player: John Lundstram
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was John Lundstram even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 104 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
30'
Hibernian started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Jack Ross played with: Matt Macey , Paul McGinn , Ryan Porteous , Paul Hanlon , Christopher Cadden , Jake Doyle Hayes , Scott Allan , Joe Newell , Josh Doig , Martin Boyle and Kevin Nisbet .
They had on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Lewis Stevenson, Darren McGregor , Drey Wright, Alexander Gogić , James Scott and Jamie Murphy .
Substitutions
Hibernian made 3 changes: S. Allan for D. McGregor (33′), J. Doyle-Hayes for A. Gogic (76′) and C. Cadden for J. Murphy (82′).
Best player: Paul Hanlon
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Paul Hanlon.
His rating is with 30 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
