DUNDEE. Rangers managed to reverse the scoreline against Dundee to win 2-1. It was Dundee to strike first with an early goal of C. Elliot at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Goldson gave the win to Rangers in the 86′ minute. Rangers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
J. Tavernier didn’t convert a penalty (42′) for Rangers.
The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Bobby Madden with the collaboration of Daniel McFarlane and Sean Carr. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rangers had a strong ball possession 75% while Dundee was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Dundee shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rangers shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Dundee received 3 yellow cards (J. McGhee, C. Elliot and D. McDaid). On the opposite side, Rangers received 1 yellow card (J. Sands).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Dundee will stay with 23 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Rangers will have 73 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 2nd of April with a 17-1 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (4 draws).
Rangers will host Celtic on the 3rd of April with a 21-19 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (8 draws).
Dundee – Formation
Dundee
41'
6'
83'
Dundee started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Mark McGhee decided to play with the following team: .
Dundee could not rely on the presence of M. Anderson (injured).
Substitutions
Dundee made 3 changes: P. McGowan for M. Anderson (53′), Z. Rudden for N. McGinn (72′) and D. McDaid for L. McCowan (83′).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: .
Substitutions
Rangers made 5 changes: F. Helander for F. Sakala (46′), S. Arfield for J. Aribo (46′), J. Sands for K. Roofe (64′), A. Ramsey for G. Kamara (84′) and A. Morelos for L. Balogun (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
