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Hamilton Academical 0–2 Rangers

Saturday 29 August 2020, 17:30 · Fountain of Youth Stadium · Round 6 · Half-time 0–2

Hamilton Academical McMann sent off 76'

Rangers Hagi 15', Tavernier 20'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Hamilton Academical	Rangers
Goals	0	2
xG	0.17	4.14
Expected Points	0.01	2.98

Hamilton Academical <1%Draw 1%Rangers 99%

Most likely score 0–4, 21%. Final score 0–2, 9%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

Hamilton AcademicalRangers

0.17 −0.82xG4.14 +2.21

0.15 −0.72xG on target2.52 +0.83

5 −4.0Shots24 +2.6

2 −1.0Shots on target6 −0.8

0 −0.8Big chances6 +3.8

30% −6Possession70% −2

289 +40Passes687 0

65% +9Pass accuracy86% −1

21% −9Field tilt79% −7

26 +2Final-third entries65 −6

5 −2.8Box entries33 +15.6

25.0 +9.2Passes per defensive action8.7 +0.1

6 0.0Corners3 −5.8

14 −8Tackles18 +3

8 −1.2Interceptions4 −3.8

22 −1.2Clearances10 +1.6

4 −2.0Saves2 +1.0

11 +1Fouls12 0

2 +0.5Offsides2 +1.0

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Hamilton Academical

Rangers

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

Hamilton AcademicalRangers

0.12 4 shots, 0 goalsOpen play3.86 21 shots, 2 goals

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.10 1 shot, 0 goals

0.06 1 shot, 0 goalsSet pieces0.18 2 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–00–2

Level: 15 min (17%) · Hamilton Academical 0.00, Rangers 0.94 xG
Rangers ahead: 75 min (83%) · Hamilton Academical 0.17, Rangers 3.20 xG

Line-ups

Hamilton Academical substitutes

46' Hamilton for Trafford
77' Munro for Mimnaugh
83' Smith for Winter
83' Moyo for Ogboe

Rangers substitutes

83' Arfield for Hagi
90' Stewart for Roofe

Players

Hamilton Academical

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Fulton	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	0
Hodson	RB	90	0.03	0.03	0	0.05	5	5
Odoffin	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	14
Want	CB	90	0.06	0.00	0	0.02	2	15
McMann	LB	76	0.00	0.02	1	0.07	6	2
Martin	RM	90	0.06	0.02	0	0.03	5	1
Trafford	CM	46	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
Mimnaugh	CM	77	0.00	0.06	2	0.05	4	1
Winter	LM	83	0.00	0.02	0	−0.01	0	5
Callachan	ST	90	0.00	0.09	0	−0.01	0	2
Ogboe	ST	83	0.03	0.02	0	0.01	2	1
Hamilton	DF	44	0.00	0.00	1	0.02	1	4
Munro	MF	13	0.00	0.01	1	0.05	5	0
Smith	FW	7	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Moyo	FW	7	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McLaughlin	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.03	1	1
Tavernier	RB	90	1	0.77	0.18	1	0.17	6	3
Goldson	CB	90		0.11	0.06	1	0.23	12	3
Helander	CB	90		0.07	0.02	0	0.14	10	7
Barisic	LB	90		0.06	0.56	4	0.35	11	3
Jack	DM	90		0.06	0.23	3	0.27	7	4
Davis	DM	90		0.00	0.22	2	0.27	11	4
Kent	RW	90		0.30	0.52	5	0.39	17	1
Barker	AM	90		0.43	0.48	2	0.45	8	2
Hagi	LW	83	1	1.39	0.13	1	0.13	3	1
Roofe	ST	90		0.95	0.01	0	0.04	1	4
Arfield	MF	7		0.00	0.07	0	0.03	1	0
Stewart	MF	0		0.00	0.00	0	−0.02	0	0

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Hamilton Academical

Rangers

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Hamilton Academical

From	To	Passes
Callachan	Hodson	9
Hodson	Callachan	7
Fulton	Odoffin	6
Mimnaugh	McMann	5
McMann	Ogboe	5

Rangers

From	To	Passes
Jack	Davis	23
Helander	Goldson	18
Tavernier	Jack	18
Jack	Barker	18
Goldson	Helander	17

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Hamilton Academical

Against its average of 4 matches

Rangers

Against its average of 5 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Hamilton Academical

Rangers

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Hamilton Academical
Top six	8%	7%	−1
11th	19%	20%	+1
Bottom	34%	36%	+2
Rangers
Title	36%	38%	+2
Celtic
Title	63%	61%	−2
St. Johnstone
Top six	24%	24%	0
11th	12%	12%	0
Bottom	10%	10%	0

From the forecast before the match (29 August 2020): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Hamilton Academical	Rangers
Expected goals	0.29	2.04
Win	4%	79%
Expected Points	0.29	2.54
Clean sheet	13%	75%

Hamilton Academical 4%Draw 17%Rangers 79%

Most likely score 0–2, 20%. Both sides score 22%.

From the forecast as it stood on 29 August 2020: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Hamilton Academical win	Draw	Rangers win
Hamilton Academical
Top six	8%	18%	12%	7%
11th	19%	17%	18%	20%
Bottom	34%	18%	28%	36%
Rangers
Title	36%	23%	30%	38%
Celtic
Title	63%	75%	69%	61%
St. Johnstone
Top six	24%	22%	24%	24%
11th	12%	11%	12%	12%
Bottom	10%	16%	11%	10%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Hamilton Academical

Rangers

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Hamilton Academical	Rangers
Position	11th	1st
Played	4	5
Won, drawn, lost	1–⁠0–⁠3	4–⁠1–⁠0
Points	3 (0.75 per game)	13 (2.60 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.89	2.53
Goals	2–⁠7	9–⁠0
xG per game	0.99–⁠2.18	1.93–⁠0.24
Home: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.64–⁠1.73	3.00, 2.44–⁠0.32
Away: points, xG per game	1.50, 1.35–⁠2.62	2.00, 1.18–⁠0.11
Manager	Brian Rice (4)	Steven Gerrard (5)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Hamilton Academical		Rangers
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−40%	+78%	+70%	−68%
Counter-attacks	−67%	+55%	−52%	−20%
Set pieces	+67%	+18%	+38%	−67%
Penalties	−67%	−67%	−83%	−83%
Headers	+12%	−35%	+38%	−54%
Left side	−7%	+114%	+12%	−61%
Centre	+13%	+63%	+56%	−64%
Right side	−51%	−4%	+101%	−75%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Hamilton Academical attacking

Hamilton Academical createdRangers concededLeft side−7%−75%Centre+13%−64%Right side−51%−61%Open play−40%−68%Counter-attacks−67%−20%Set pieces+67%−67%Headers+12%−54%

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdHamilton Academical concededLeft side+12%−4%Centre+56%+63%Right side+101%+114%Open play+70%+78%Counter-attacks−52%+55%Set pieces+38%+18%Headers+38%−35%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

Hamilton AcademicalRangers

0.99xG1.93

2.18xG against0.24

36%Possession72%

9.0Shots21.4

17.8Shots against3.2

3.0Shots on target6.8

0.8Big chances2.2

250Passes687

56%Pass accuracy88%

6.0Corners8.8

30%Field tilt85%

24.3Final-third entries70.6

7.8Box entries17.4

15.8Passes per defensive action8.6

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Hamilton Academical

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	50	1.36	1.95
Ahead	1	0.00	0.00
Behind	39	0.55	2.53

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	41	1.65	0.14
Ahead	49	2.17	0.32
Behind	0	–	–

xG by period

Hamilton Academical

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.12	0.25	0–0
16–30	0.05	0.57	0–2
31–45	0.05	0.31	1–1
46–60	0.11	0.40	0–2
61–75	0.23	0.38	0–0
76–90	0.43	0.27	1–2

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.17	0.03	0–0
16–30	0.21	0.01	3–0
31–45	0.22	0.01	1–0
46–60	0.48	0.07	2–0
61–75	0.38	0.01	2–0
76–90	0.46	0.10	1–0

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Hamilton Academical

Rangers

Formations: 4-3-3 (3), 4-2-3-1 (2)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Goldson	5	450	0	0	0.04	0.04

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.