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Rangers 2–0 Kilmarnock

Saturday 6 August 2022, 15:00 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 2 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Kevin Clancy · Attendance 49,600

Rangers Colak 51', Morelos 88'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	Kilmarnock
Goals	2	0
xG	1.77	0.37
Expected Points	2.48	0.33

Rangers 76%Draw 19%Kilmarnock 5%

Most likely score 2–0, 22%. Final score 2–0, 22%.

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

RangersKilmarnock

1.77 +0.62xG0.37 −0.87

2.05 −0.33xG on target0.00 −0.63

18 −3Shots4 −14

4 −2.0Shots on target0 −5.0

2 0.0Big chances0 −1.0

73% −10Possession27% −25

675 −53Passes249 −125

86% −3Pass accuracy67% −7

90% −4Field tilt10% −46

70 −27Final-third entries16 −29

22 −2Box entries2 −17

8.6 +4.5Passes per defensive action19.4 −0.8

8 0.0Corners3 −1.0

20 +3Tackles17 +1

9 +6.0Interceptions15 +6.0

10 +8.0Clearances29 +11.0

0 −1.0Saves2 −2.0

13 −2Fouls17 +6

5 +4.0Offsides5 +4.0

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

Rangers

Kilmarnock

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

RangersKilmarnock

1.63 15 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.17 1 shot, 0 goals

0.14 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.20 3 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–0

Level: 51 min (57%) · Rangers 1.05, Kilmarnock 0.27 xG
Rangers ahead: 39 min (43%) · Rangers 0.72, Kilmarnock 0.10 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

63' Barisic for Yilmaz
63' Matondo for Wright
64' Morelos for Colak · goal 88'
75' Arfield for Tillman

Kilmarnock substitutes

60' Polworth for Donnelly
75' Armstrong for Lafferty · yellow card 82'
84' Cameron for McKenzie · yellow card 86'
84' McInroy for Power

Players

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McLaughlin	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	1
Tavernier	RB	90			0.05	0.37	2	0.29	10	7
Goldson	CB	90			0.05	0.11	1	0.26	13	6
Sands	CB	90			0.00	0.07	0	0.20	11	3
Yilmaz	LB	63			0.01	0.01	0	0.00	4	2
Lundstram	CM	90			0.15	0.04	0	−0.03	5	7
Lawrence	CM	90		1	0.07	0.15	4	0.18	6	4
Davis	CM	90			0.06	0.07	0	0.08	8	3
Wright	RW	63			0.09	0.18	3	0.22	7	0
Colak	ST	64	1		0.32	0.01	0	−0.01	0	0
Tillman	LW	75			0.27	0.14	3	0.20	5	3
Barisic	DF	27			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	2
Matondo	FW	27			0.00	0.04	0	0.12	6	1
Morelos	FW	26	1		0.69	0.01	0	0.00	0	1
Arfield	MF	15			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1

Kilmarnock

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Walker	GK	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	4	1
Taylor	CB	90	0.11	0.00	0	0.01	1	12
Dorsett	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	10
Wright	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	12
Alebiosu	RWB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.03	2	1
Power	CM	84	0.03	0.05	0	0.04	6	6
Donnelly	CM	60	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	5
Murray	LWB	90	0.00	0.42	1	0.17	3	7
McKenzie	RW	84	0.17	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0
Lafferty	ST	75	0.00	0.00	1	−0.01	1	6
Shaw	LW	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	3
Polworth	MF	30	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	1	1
Armstrong	MF	15	0.07	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Cameron	FW	6	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
McInroy	MF	6	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

Rangers

Kilmarnock

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
Sands	Goldson	34
Goldson	Sands	26
Tavernier	Goldson	23
Goldson	Tavernier	21
Lundstram	Tavernier	13

Kilmarnock

From	To	Passes
Alebiosu	Wright	8
Power	Alebiosu	7
Shaw	Lafferty	5
McKenzie	Alebiosu	5
Walker	Lafferty	5

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

Defensive actions

Rangers

Against its average of 1 match

Kilmarnock

Against its average of 1 match

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

Kilmarnock

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	44%	46%	+2
Kilmarnock
Top six	40%	38%	−2
11th	9%	10%	+1
Bottom	9%	10%	+1
Celtic
Title	56%	54%	−2

From the forecast before the match (6 August 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	Rangers	Kilmarnock
Expected goals	2.56	0.52
Win	81%	5%
Expected Points	2.57	0.29
Clean sheet	60%	8%

Rangers 81%Draw 14%Kilmarnock 5%

Most likely score 2–0, 15%. Both sides score 37%.

From the forecast as it stood on 6 August 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	Rangers win	Draw	Kilmarnock win
Rangers
Title	44%	46%	36%	33%
Kilmarnock
Top six	40%	38%	51%	55%
11th	9%	10%	7%	5%
Bottom	9%	10%	5%	5%
Celtic
Title	56%	54%	63%	67%

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

Kilmarnock

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

Season to date

Measure	Rangers	Kilmarnock
Position	3rd	7th
Played	1	1
Won, drawn, lost	1–⁠0–⁠0	0–⁠1–⁠0
Points	3 (3.00 per game)	1 (1.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.80	2.05
Goals	2–⁠1	1–⁠1
xG per game	1.15–⁠0.57	1.24–⁠0.38
Home: points, xG per game	–⁠	1.00, 1.24–⁠0.38
Away: points, xG per game	3.00, 1.15–⁠0.57	–⁠
Manager	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (26)	Derek McInnes (1)

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

Ratings

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		Kilmarnock
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+75%	−44%	average	−12%
Counter-attacks	+7%	−93%	−17%	−17%
Set pieces	+43%	−36%	+20%	−2%
Penalties	+56%	−53%	−17%	−17%
Headers	+27%	−46%	average	−15%
Left side	+44%	−15%	+27%	−5%
Centre	+42%	−58%	−4%	−15%
Right side	+123%	−54%	average	−8%

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

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdKilmarnock concededLeft side+44%−8%Centre+42%−15%Right side+123%−5%Open play+75%−12%Counter-attacks+7%−17%Set pieces+43%−2%Headers+27%−15%

Kilmarnock attacking

Kilmarnock createdRangers concededLeft side+27%−54%Centre−4%−58%Right sideaverage−15%Open playaverage−44%Counter-attacks−17%−93%Set pieces+20%−36%Headersaverage−46%

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

RangersKilmarnock

1.15xG1.24

0.57xG against0.38

83%Possession52%

21.0Shots18.0

5.0Shots against7.0

6.0Shots on target5.0

2.0Big chances1.0

728Passes374

89%Pass accuracy73%

8.0Corners4.0

94%Field tilt56%

97.0Final-third entries45.0

24.0Box entries19.0

4.1Passes per defensive action20.2

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	7	1.03	3.60
Ahead	16	1.07	0.00
Behind	67	1.18	0.38

Kilmarnock

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	43	1.61	0.36
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	47	0.90	0.42

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.03	0.28	0–1
16–30	0.09	0.07	0–0
31–45	0.10	0.15	0–0
46–60	0.36	0.06	0–0
61–75	0.39	0.00	2–0
76–90	0.19	0.00	0–0

Kilmarnock

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.30	0.03	0–0
16–30	0.34	0.07	0–0
31–45	0.08	0.07	0–1
46–60	0.14	0.22	0–0
61–75	0.11	0.00	0–0
76–90	0.28	0.00	1–0

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

Most used players by position

Rangers

Kilmarnock

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
13 February 2021	Rangers	1–0	Kilmarnock	xG 1.47–0.08
1 November 2020	Kilmarnock	0–1	Rangers	xG 0.50–2.80
22 August 2020	Rangers	2–0	Kilmarnock	xG 2.93–0.10

3 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 3, Kilmarnock won 0, and 0 were drawn. Goals 4–0 and xG 2.40–0.23 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Tavernier	36	3,216	10	13	0.28	0.32
Wright	10	974	4	1	0.30	0.23
Arfield	18	1,630	5	0	0.40	0.11
Kent	27	2,232	2	9	0.17	0.18

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.