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Rangers 8–0 Hamilton Academical

Sunday 8 November 2020, 15:00 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 14 · Half-time 4–0

Rangers Arfield 16', Roofe 18', 54', Aribo 19', 36', Barker 62', Tavernier 65' (pen), 69'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	Hamilton Academical
Goals	8	0
xG	4.94	0.00
Non-penalty xG	4.15	0.00
Expected Points	3.00	0.00

Rangers >99%Draw <1%Hamilton Academical –

Most likely score 6+–0, 35%. Final score 8–0, 35%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

RangersHamilton Academical

4.94 +2.62xG0.00 −1.08

4.15Non-penalty xG0.00

5.30 +3.16xG on target0.00 −1.22

24 +5.2Shots0 −9.9

14 +7.5Shots on target0 −3.3

8 +5.0Big chances0 −1.0

53 +25Touches in the opposition box2 −12

77% +11Possession23% −20

681 +75Passes217 −98

90% +5Pass accuracy56% −6

93% +13Field tilt7% −30

62 +2Final-third entries10 −22

36 +17.1Box entries0 −7.5

8.4 −2Passes per defensive action23.3 +10

6 −1.3Corners0 −4.9

11 −4Tackles18 −1

11 +2.2Interceptions15 +3.3

2 −10Clearances20 −2

0 −1.3Saves6 +1.6

9 −2Fouls10 −2

3 +1.5Offsides2 +0.5

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

Rangers

Hamilton Academical

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

RangersHamilton Academical

3.59 20 shots, 6 goalsOpen play0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.46 1 shot, 1 goalCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.10 2 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.79 1 shot, 1 goalPenalties0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–03–04–05–08–0

Level: 16 min (17%) · Rangers 0.83, Hamilton Academical 0.00 xG
Rangers ahead: 78 min (83%) · Rangers 4.11, Hamilton Academical 0.00 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

46' Bassey for Barisic
46' Zungu for Jack
58' Barker for Kent · goal 62'
69' Hagi for Aribo
74' Itten for Arfield

Hamilton Academical substitutes

55' Winter for Ogboe
55' L. Smith for Hughes
72' Mimnaugh for Callachan

Players

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McLaughlin	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	0
Tavernier	RB	90	2	1	1.82	0.30	2	0.40	14	4
Goldson	CB	90			0.06	0.11	3	0.20	14	2
Balogun	CB	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.12	6	5
Barisic	LB	46			0.05	0.09	2	0.17	14	1
Arfield	CM	74	1	1	0.47	0.07	1	0.07	4	0
Jack	CM	46			0.00	0.04	2	0.10	6	5
Aribo	CM	69	2		0.14	0.19	1	0.18	3	4
Roofe	RW	90	2	1	1.36	0.19	1	0.13	4	0
Defoe	ST	90		1	0.20	0.23	2	0.07	2	1
Kent	LW	58		1	0.33	0.50	3	0.44	9	0
Bassey	DF	44			0.00	0.46	2	0.32	5	2
Zungu	MF	44			0.00	0.03	0	0.03	5	0
Barker	FW	32	1		0.51	0.02	0	0.11	4	0
Hagi	FW	21			0.00	0.02	0	−0.01	2	0
Itten	FW	16			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	0

Hamilton Academical

Player	Pos	Min	xA	xT	Prog	Def
Fulton	GK	90	0.00	0.03	3	1
Stirling	CB	90	0.00	0.01	1	5
Odoffin	CB	90	0.00	0.01	1	9
Easton	CB	90	0.01	0.00	2	4
Hodson	RWB	90	0.00	0.01	2	6
Callachan	CM	72	0.00	−0.01	2	3
Collar	CM	90	0.00	0.00	2	7
Hughes	CM	55	0.00	0.00	0	3
McMann	LWB	90	0.01	0.04	5	7
Ogboe	ST	55	0.00	−0.02	0	1
Moyo	ST	90	0.00	0.00	0	0
Winter	FW	35	0.00	0.00	0	0
L. Smith	FW	35	0.00	0.01	1	5
Mimnaugh	DF	18	0.00	0.00	0	4

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

Rangers

Hamilton Academical

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

Rangers

From	To	Passes
Balogun	Goldson	27
Goldson	Balogun	23
Goldson	Tavernier	22
Balogun	Barisic	15
Tavernier	Goldson	14

Hamilton Academical

From	To	Passes
Callachan	Collar	9
Collar	McMann	9
McMann	Collar	7
McMann	Moyo	4
Fulton	Moyo	4

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

Defensive actions

Rangers

Against its average of 13 matches

Hamilton Academical

Against its average of 11 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

Rangers

Hamilton Academical

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
Rangers
Title	74%	76%	+2
Hamilton Academical
Top six	2%	1%	−1
11th	21%	21%	0
Bottom	52%	54%	+2
Celtic
Title	25%	24%	−1
Ross County
Top six	4%	4%	0
11th	27%	27%	0
Bottom	20%	19%	−1

From the forecast before the match (8 November 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	Rangers	Hamilton Academical
Expected goals	3.33	0.49
Win	90%	3%
Expected Points	2.77	0.16
Clean sheet	61%	4%

Rangers 90%Draw 8%Hamilton Academical 3%

Most likely score 3–0, 14%. Both sides score 37%.

From the forecast as it stood on 8 November 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	Rangers win	Draw	Hamilton Academical win
Rangers
Title	74%	76%	64%	63%
Hamilton Academical
Top six	2%	1%	3%	5%
11th	21%	21%	22%	25%
Bottom	52%	54%	45%	28%
Celtic
Title	25%	24%	35%	37%
Ross County
Top six	4%	4%	3%	4%
11th	27%	27%	27%	25%
Bottom	20%	19%	22%	29%

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

Rangers

Hamilton Academical

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

Season to date

Measure	Rangers	Hamilton Academical
Position	1st	12th
Played	13	11
Won, drawn, lost	11–⁠2–⁠0	2–⁠1–⁠8
Points	35 (2.69 per game)	7 (0.64 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.54	0.73
Goals	29–⁠3	13–⁠25
xG per game	2.32–⁠0.43	1.08–⁠2.49
Home: points, xG per game	3.00, 2.29–⁠0.53	0.20, 0.68–⁠2.65
Away: points, xG per game	2.43, 2.34–⁠0.35	1.00, 1.42–⁠2.36
Manager	Steven Gerrard (13)	Brian Rice (11)

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	Rangers		Hamilton Academical
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+99%	−62%	−56%	+118%
Counter-attacks	+28%	−73%	−100%	+280%
Set pieces	+27%	−65%	+46%	+74%
Penalties	+51%	−100%	+34%	−100%
Headers	+50%	−45%	+5%	+74%
Left side	+60%	−70%	−19%	+130%
Centre	+73%	−58%	−11%	+128%
Right side	+95%	−66%	−62%	+61%

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.

Matchups

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdHamilton Academical concededLeft side+60%+61%Centre+73%+128%Right side+95%+130%Open play+99%+118%Counter-attacks+28%+280%Set pieces+27%+74%Headers+50%+74%

Hamilton Academical attacking

Hamilton Academical createdRangers concededLeft side−19%−66%Centre−11%−58%Right side−62%−70%Open play−56%−62%Counter-attacks−100%−73%Set pieces+46%−65%Headers+5%−45%

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

RangersHamilton Academical

2.32xG1.08

0.43xG against2.49

66%Possession42%

18.8Shots9.9

4.8Shots against18.3

6.5Shots on target3.3

3.0Big chances1.0

27.8Touches in the opposition box14.5

606Passes315

84%Pass accuracy62%

7.3Corners4.9

80%Field tilt37%

59.7Final-third entries32.1

18.9Box entries7.5

10.6Passes per defensive action13.5

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	27	2.77	0.20
Ahead	61	2.12	0.55
Behind	2	2.35	0.00

Hamilton Academical

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	32	0.97	2.77
Ahead	1	0.00	0.00
Behind	58	1.15	2.37

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.40	0.05	5–0
16–30	0.43	0.09	8–1
31–45	0.28	0.06	4–0
46–60	0.46	0.04	4–0
61–75	0.37	0.07	4–1
76–90	0.39	0.12	4–1

Hamilton Academical

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.07	0.48	0–7
16–30	0.16	0.50	1–6
31–45	0.13	0.32	4–4
46–60	0.17	0.35	1–3
61–75	0.32	0.45	3–2
76–90	0.23	0.38	4–3

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

Most used players by position

Rangers

Formations: 4-3-3 (7), 4-2-3-1 (6)

Hamilton Academical

Formations: 4-4-2 (8), 4-3-1-2 (2), 3-4-1-2 (1)

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.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
29 August 2020	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Rangers	xG 0.17–4.14

1 league meeting since 2020/21: Rangers won 1, Hamilton Academical won 0, and 0 were drawn. Goals 2–0 and xG 4.14–0.17 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Morelos	9	760	3	1	0.52	0.17
Tavernier	13	1,166	6	5	0.41	0.25
Hagi	8	691	1	6	0.32	0.24
Kent	13	1,082	4	1	0.32	0.21

Hamilton Academical

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Callachan	9	810	2	1	0.33	0.06
Templeton	7	516	1	2	0.15	0.23
Odoffin	11	970	3	0	0.28	0.06
Ogboe	6	646	1	0	0.20	0.03

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