GLASGOW. Rangers defeats Kilmarnock with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Colak (51′) and a goal from A. Morelos (88′). Rangers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) 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 Kevin Clancy who was helped by David McGeachie and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Matthew McDermid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 17 Total 4
- 4 On Target 1
- 13 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 139 Attack 76
- 83 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 17
- 0 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 73% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Kilmarnock received 6 yellow cards (A. Taylor, L. Donnelly, R. McKenzie, D. Armstrong, F. Murray and I. Cameron).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rangers has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock stays with 1 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will host Celtic on the 2nd of January with a 22-19 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Kilmarnock will host St. Mirren on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head stats in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
63'
51'
Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst decided to play with the following team: Jon McLaughlin , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , James Sands , Rıdvan Yılmaz , John Lundstram , Tom Lawrence , Steven Davis , Scott Wright , Antonio Čolak and Malik Tillman .
The home team had on the bench: Allan McGregor, Ben Davies, Leon King, Borna Barišić , Glen Kamara, Scott Arfield , Ryan Jack, Rabbi Matondo and Alfredo Morelos .
Substitutions
Rangers made 4 changes: R. Yilmaz for B. Barisic (63′), S. Wright for R. Matondo (63′), A. Colak for A. Morelos (64′) and M. Tillman for S. Arfield (75′).
Best player: James Tavernier
The most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 79 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 12 crosses.
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
14'
Kilmarnock started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Derek McInnes played with: Sam Walker , Ash Taylor , Jeriel Dorsett , Joe Wright , Ryan Alebiosu , Alan Power , Liam Donnelly , Fraser Murray , Rory McKenzie , Kyle Lafferty and Oli Shaw .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gary Woods, Calum Waters, Kerr Mcinroy , Jack Sanders, Liam Polworth , Bradley Lyons, Innes Cameron , Danny Armstrong and Lee Hodson.
Kilmarnock could not rely on the presence of L. Polworth (injured).
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 4 changes: L. Donnelly for L. Polworth (60′), K. Lafferty for D. Armstrong (75′), R. McKenzie for I. Cameron (84′) and A. Power for K. McInroy (84′).
Best player: Jeriel Dorsett
The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was Jeriel Dorsett.
His rating is with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – Celtic – 1-3
- Rangers – Kilmarnock – 2-0
- Motherwell – St. Johnstone – 1-2
- Aberdeen – St. Mirren – 4-1
