GLASGOW. Rangers crushes St. Mirren 4-0 with goals of A. Colak (4′), J. Tavernier (30′ pen), A. Colak (73′) and F. Sakala (90′). Rangers was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (71%) 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 Nick Walsh with the help of Frank Connor and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Rangers

4 - 0

St. Mirren

  • ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
  • 18 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 155 Attack 82
  • 70 Dangerous attack 26
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Rangers had a strong ball possession 71% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match​.

Rangers shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (C. Main and C. Dunne).

Match Timeline

4'
James Tavernier(penalty)
30'
38'
L. King- sub ->B. Davies
63'
63'
65'
Greg Kiltie- sub ->A. Greive
68'
Charles Dunne- Yellow
73'
74'
Rıdvan Yılmaz- sub ->B. Barisic
78'
78'
83'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After playing this match, Rangers will have 22 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will stay with 15 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will host Celtic on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

St. Mirren will play away agasint Kilmarnock on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Allan McGregor 1.Scotland
7.3
D
James Tavernier 2.England
8.2
30'
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.5
D
Ben Davies 26.England
6.8
63'
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
7.4
78'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.0
M
Ryan Jack 8.Scotland
7.4
83'
M
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
6.7
M
F. Sakala 30.Zambia
7.8
90'
M
Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales
7.1
63'
F
Antonio Colak 9.Croatia
8.8
78' 4', 73'
Substitutes
G
Jon McLaughlin 33.Scotland
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
6.4
78'
D
L. King 38.Scotland
7.0
63'
M
James Sands 19.United States
M
Glen Kamara 18.Finland
83'
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
F
Ryan Kent 14.England
6.7
63'
F
M. Tillman 71.Germany
F
Alfredo Morelos 20.Colombia
6.2
78'

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 (7.3), James Tavernier (8.2), Connor Goldson (7.5), Ben Davies (6.8), Borna Barišić (7.4), Ryan Jack (7.4), John Lundstram (7.0), Fashion Sakala (7.8), Scott Arfield (6.7), Rabbi Matondo (7.1) and Antonio Čolak (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Rıdvan Yılmaz (6.4), Leon King (7.0), James Sands, Glen Kamara, Ryan Kent (6.7), Malik Tillman, Scott Wright and Alfredo Morelos (6.2).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: B. Davies for L. King (63′), R. Matondo for R. Kent (63′), B. Barisic for R. Yilmaz (78′), A. Colak for A. Morelos (78′) and R. Jack for G. Kamara (83′).

Best player: Antonio Čolak​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was Antonio Čolak.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Kevin McKenna 1.Northern Ireland
6.6
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
6.5
D
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
6.3
D
Declan Gallagher 31.Scotland
6.1
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
6.1
68'
D
Scott Tanser 3.England
6.8
74'
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
7.6
M
Ethan Erhahon 16.Scotland
6.8
90'
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
6.1
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 10.England
6.8
38'
F
Alex Greive 21.New Zealand
6.4
65'
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
Richard Tait 2.Scotland
6.4
74'
D
Joe Shaughnessy 4.Republic of Ireland
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
M
Dylan Reid 15.Scotland
90'
M
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
6.4
65'
M
Jay Henderson 12.Scotland
M
F. Taylor 30.Scotland

St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Stephen Robinson played with: Trevor Carson (6.6), Marcus Fraser (6.5), Alexander Gogić (6.3), Declan Gallagher (6.1), Charles Dunne (6.1), Scott Tanser (6.8), Keanu Baccus (7.6), Ethan Erhahon (6.8), Mark O’Hara (6.1), Curtis Main (6.8) and Alex Greive (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Richard Tait (6.4), Luke Kenny, Joe Shaughnessy, Dylan Reid, Greg Kiltie (6.4), Jay Henderson, Fraser Taylor and Ryan Flynn.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 3 changes: A. Greive for G. Kiltie (65′), S. Tanser for R. Tait (74′) and E. Erhahon for D. Reid (90′).

Best player: Keanu Baccus​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Keanu Baccus.

His rating is (7.6) with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​