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Dundee FC 1–2 Rangers

Sunday 20 March 2022, 12:00 · Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park · Round 31 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee Bobby Madden · Attendance 7,669

Dundee FC Elliot 6'

Rangers Ramsey 64', Goldson 86'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Dundee FC	Rangers
Goals	1	2
xG	0.65	3.26
Non-penalty xG	0.65	2.47
Expected Points	0.04	2.93

Dundee FC <1%Draw 3%Rangers 96%

Most likely score 1–3, 20%. Final score 1–2, 14%.

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

Dundee FCRangers

0.65 −0.07xG3.26 +1.15

0.65Non-penalty xG2.47

0.97 +0.29xG on target2.90 +0.78

3 −6.3Shots19 −0.5

1 −2.3Shots on target8 +1.6

1 +0.3Big chances4 +1.5

8 −7Touches in the opposition box29 −8

25% −15Possession75% +11

202 −92Passes595 +40

50% −11Pass accuracy81% −3

22% −15Field tilt78% +2

15 −10Final-third entries47 −10

5 −2.9Box entries20 +0.1

22.3 +6Passes per defensive action7.4 −4

1 −3.6Corners8 0.0

16 +3Tackles7 −8

13 +3.5Interceptions5 −2.3

31 +9Clearances14 0

6 +2.5Saves0 −1.8

17 +4Fouls10 −1

1 −0.9Offsides4 +2.0

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

Dundee FC

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

Dundee FCRangers

0.64 2 shots, 1 goalOpen play1.21 14 shots, 1 goal

0.01 1 shot, 0 goalsSet pieces1.27 4 shots, 1 goal

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsPenalties0.79 1 shot, 0 goals

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

Game state

1–01–1

Level: 28 min (30%) · Dundee FC 0.64, Rangers 0.70 xG
Dundee FC ahead: 61 min (66%) · Dundee FC 0.01, Rangers 2.56 xG
Rangers ahead: 4 min (4%) · Dundee FC 0.00, Rangers 0.00 xG

Line-ups

Dundee FC substitutes

53' Anderson for McGowan
72' McGinn for Rudden
83' McCowan for McDaid

Rangers substitutes

46' Aribo for Arfield
46' Sakala for Helander
64' Roofe for Sands
84' Kamara for Ramsey
87' Balogun for Morelos

Players

Dundee FC

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Lawlor	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	4
Elliot	RWB	90	1		0.61	0.02	0	0.04	5	7
Kerr	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	10
McGhee	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	10
Sweeney	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	9
Marshall	LWB	90		1	0.00	0.20	1	0.24	6	4
McMullan	RM	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.03	1	5
Byrne	CM	90			0.00	0.02	1	0.04	1	5
McGowan	CM	53			0.01	0.01	0	0.03	1	2
McDaid	LM	83			0.03	0.01	0	0.01	2	4
Rudden	ST	72			0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	0	0
Anderson	MF	37			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	0	2
McGinn	MF	18			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	0
McCowan	MF	7			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	1

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McGregor	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Tavernier	RB	90		1.00	0.48	6	0.61	9	2
Goldson	CB	90	1	0.26	0.02	0	0.11	5	6
Helander	CB	46		0.00	0.09	1	0.10	3	3
Bassey	LB	90		0.00	0.20	1	0.26	8	1
Sands	DM	64		0.00	0.03	2	0.07	5	3
Lundstram	DM	90		0.00	0.03	0	0.08	10	2
Ramsey	RW	84	1	1.26	0.02	0	0.02	4	2
Arfield	AM	46		0.00	0.03	0	−0.01	1	3
Kent	LW	90		0.00	0.12	1	0.18	7	0
Morelos	ST	87		0.25	0.02	0	0.00	1	0
Aribo	MF	44		0.11	0.02	0	0.01	2	2
Sakala	FW	44		0.09	0.22	2	0.32	7	0
Roofe	FW	26		0.28	0.20	1	0.06	0	1
Kamara	MF	6		0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Balogun	DF	3		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1

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

Dundee FC

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

Dundee FC

From	To	Passes
McMullan	Rudden	4
McDaid	Marshall	4
Elliot	Rudden	3
Marshall	McDaid	3
McGowan	Marshall	3

Rangers

From	To	Passes
Goldson	Tavernier	22
Lundstram	Bassey	21
Helander	Goldson	19
Bassey	Kent	16
Helander	Bassey	14

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

Defensive actions

Dundee FC

Against its average of 30 matches

Rangers

Against its average of 30 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

Dundee FC

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
Dundee FC
11th	15%	13%	−2
Bottom	85%	87%	+2
Rangers
Title	16%	19%	+3
St. Johnstone
11th	76%	78%	+2
Bottom	15%	13%	−2
Celtic
Title	84%	81%	−3

From the forecast before the match (20 March 2022): 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	Dundee FC	Rangers
Expected goals	0.53	2.25
Win	7%	76%
Expected Points	0.38	2.45
Clean sheet	11%	59%

Dundee FC 7%Draw 17%Rangers 76%

Most likely score 0–2, 16%. Both sides score 37%.

From the forecast as it stood on 20 March 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Dundee FC win	Draw	Rangers win
Dundee FC
11th	15%	32%	16%	13%
Bottom	85%	65%	83%	87%
Rangers
Title	16%	5%	9%	19%
St. Johnstone
11th	76%	56%	74%	78%
Bottom	15%	34%	17%	13%
Celtic
Title	84%	95%	91%	81%

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

Dundee FC

Rangers

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

Season to date

Measure	Dundee FC	Rangers
Position	12th	2nd
Played	30	30
Won, drawn, lost	5–⁠8–⁠17	21–⁠7–⁠2
Points	23 (0.77 per game)	70 (2.33 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.89	2.25
Goals	24–⁠51	60–⁠24
xG per game	0.72–⁠1.49	2.11–⁠0.69
Home: points, xG per game	0.93, 0.82–⁠1.31	2.50, 2.29–⁠0.52
Away: points, xG per game	0.60, 0.63–⁠1.66	2.14, 1.91–⁠0.87
Manager	Mark McGhee (5)	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (17)

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	Dundee FC		Rangers
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−43%	+44%	+94%	−41%
Counter-attacks	−68%	−50%	+34%	−89%
Set pieces	−11%	−8%	+46%	−45%
Penalties	−76%	−3%	+45%	−27%
Headers	−35%	+4%	+49%	−49%
Left side	−48%	+10%	+30%	−35%
Centre	−33%	+36%	+58%	−51%
Right side	−31%	+28%	+158%	−41%

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

Dundee FC attacking

Dundee FC createdRangers concededLeft side−48%−41%Centre−33%−51%Right side−31%−35%Open play−43%−41%Counter-attacks−68%−89%Set pieces−11%−45%Headers−35%−49%

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdDundee FC concededLeft side+30%+28%Centre+58%+36%Right side+158%+10%Open play+94%+44%Counter-attacks+34%−50%Set pieces+46%−8%Headers+49%+4%

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

Dundee FCRangers

0.72xG2.11

1.49xG against0.69

40%Possession64%

9.3Shots19.5

14.9Shots against6.6

3.3Shots on target6.4

0.7Big chances2.5

15.2Touches in the opposition box37.5

294Passes555

61%Pass accuracy84%

4.6Corners8.0

38%Field tilt76%

25.5Final-third entries56.8

7.9Box entries19.9

16.6Passes per defensive action11.9

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Dundee FC

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	48	0.63	1.28
Ahead	12	0.96	1.15
Behind	30	0.78	1.98

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	33	2.24	0.60
Ahead	44	1.96	0.80
Behind	13	2.31	0.52

xG by period

Dundee FC

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.13	0.12	5–4
16–30	0.09	0.31	5–11
31–45	0.09	0.34	3–12
46–60	0.18	0.26	5–9
61–75	0.13	0.23	3–8
76–90	0.11	0.23	3–7

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.33	0.11	11–6
16–30	0.27	0.13	10–5
31–45	0.30	0.09	7–3
46–60	0.33	0.11	9–2
61–75	0.39	0.11	10–3
76–90	0.50	0.13	13–5

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

Most used players by position

Dundee FC

Formations: 4-3-3 (8), 4-4-1-1 (4), 4-5-1 (4), 3-5-2 (4), 4-2-3-1 (4), 4-4-2 (3), 5-3-2 (2), 5-4-1 (1)

Rangers

Formations: 4-3-3 (19), 4-2-3-1 (10), 4-3-1-2 (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
4 December 2021	Rangers	3–0	Dundee FC	xG 2.81–0.44
25 September 2021	Dundee FC	0–1	Rangers	xG 1.63–1.65

2 league meetings since 2020/21: Dundee FC won 0, Rangers won 2, and 0 were drawn. Goals 0–4 and xG 1.03–2.23 per game.

Key players

Dundee FC

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Cummings	4	607	3	0	0.41	0.09
Mullen	14	1,295	5	0	0.28	0.03
McMullan	27	2,343	1	7	0.08	0.19
Griffiths	9	828	2	0	0.20	0.04

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Roofe	7	817	7	0	0.79	0.13
Morelos	24	2,032	11	7	0.67	0.18
Sakala	9	1,007	7	1	0.54	0.26
Arfield	13	1,254	4	0	0.45	0.10

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