GLASGOW. Hearts managed to snatch a draw against Rangers with a late goal from C. Halkett scored in the (90′) after Rangers got a lead with a goal from J. Lundstram (40′).
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the assistance of Frank Connor and David McGeachie. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 47.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Rangers was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Hearts that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Rangers to win the match.
Rangers shot 27 times, 8 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Hearts shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 4 yellow cards (L. Balogun, J. Aribo, C. Goldson and J. Bacuna). On the opposite side, Hearts received 4 yellow cards (B. Baningime, A. Cochrane, C. Devlin and S. Kingsley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rangers will have 20 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Hearts will have 19 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with St. Mirren on the 24th of October with a 22-2 head to head record in favor of Rangers (2 draws).
Hearts will host Dundee on the 23rd of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (2 draws).
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
23'
40'
75'
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 , James Tavernier , 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, Nathan Patterson, Calvin Bassey, Juninho Bacuna , Steven Davis , Fashion Sakala and Kemar Roofe .
Substitutions
Rangers made 3 changes: S. Wright for J. Bacuna (61′), J. Aribo for S. Davis (75′) and I. Hagi for K. Roofe (75′).
Best player: Joe Aribo
The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Joe Aribo.
His rating is with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
Hearts started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon , John Souttar , Craig Halkett , Stephen Kingsley , Michael Smith , Beni Baningime , Cameron Devlin , Alex Cochrane , Barrie McKay , Ben Woodburn and Liam Boyce .
These were the players on the bench: Ross Stewart, Peter Haring, Taylor Moore, Gary Mackay-Steven , Josh Ginnelly , Andy Halliday and Armand Gnanduillet .
Substitutions
Hearts made 3 changes: B. Woodburn for J. Ginnelly (61′), A. Cochrane for A. Gnanduillet (77′) and B. McKay for G. Mackay-Steven (82′).
Best player: John Souttar
The most impressive player for Hearts was John Souttar.
His rating is with 53 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Aberdeen – 2-1
- Hibernian – Dundee United – 0-3
- Motherwell – Celtic – 0-2
- Rangers – Hearts – 1-1
- Ross County – St. Mirren – 2-3
- St. Johnstone – Livingston – 0-3
