GLASGOW. Rangers prevails over Aberdeen 1-0 after K. Roofe scored just 1 goal (81′). Rangers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the collaboration of David Roome and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was Greg Aitken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rangers had a superior ball possession 64% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 20 times, 2 on target, 18 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 1 yellow card (J. Tavernier). On the other side, Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (D. Gallagher, L. Ferguson and V. Besuijen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rangers will have 70 points like Celtic to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen will stay with 32 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with Dundee on the 19th of March with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Rangers (1 draw).
Aberdeen will host Hibernian on the 19th of March with a 25-12 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (14 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst decided to play with the following team: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Calvin Bassey , Borna Barišić , Ryan Jack , Glen Kamara , Fashion Sakala , Joe Aribo , Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos .
The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Filip Helander, James Sands, Leon Balogun , Scott Arfield , John Lundstram , Aaron Ramsey, Scott Wright and Kemar Roofe .
Substitutions
Rangers made 4 changes: F. Sakala for S. Arfield (59′), B. Barisic for L. Balogun (59′), R. Jack for J. Lundstram (78′) and A. Morelos for K. Roofe (78′).
Best player: James Tavernier
The most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 78 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 18 crosses.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jim Goodwin played with: Joe Lewis , Funso Ojo , Declan Gallagher , David Bates , Jonny Hayes , Vicente Besuijen , Ross McCrorie , Connor Barron , Lewis Ferguson , Christian Ramirez and Connor McLennan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gary Woods, Jack Mackenzie , Calvin Ramsay , Dylan McGeouch, Jack Milne, Dante Polvara, Teddy Jenks and Michael Ruth.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: C. McLennan for J. MacKenzie (68′), J. Hayes for C. Ramsay (80′) and R. McCrorie for D. Polvara (85′).
Best player: Lewis Ferguson
The player that probably impressed the most for Aberdeen was Lewis Ferguson.
His rating is with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee United – Hearts – 2-2
- Hibernian – St. Johnstone – 0-0
- Motherwell – Dundee – 1-1
- Rangers – Aberdeen – 1-0
- Ross County – St. Mirren – 1-0