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Rangers 4–0 Ross County

Saturday 27 August 2022, 15:00 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 5 · Half-time 2–0 · Referee Don Robertson · Attendance 48,899

Rangers Lundstram 24', Colak 39', 58', Davis 80'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	Ross County
Goals	4	0
xG	3.19	0.48
Expected Points	2.79	0.14

Rangers 90%Draw 8%Ross County 2%

Most likely score 3–0, 14%. Final score 4–0, 12%.

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

RangersRoss County

3.19 +1.49xG0.48 −0.25

2.89 +0.78xG on target0.00 −0.74

32 +14.0Shots4 −3.5

13 +8.0Shots on target0 −2.8

6 +3.5Big chances0 −1.0

73% +3Possession27% −16

617 0Passes239 −91

89% +4Pass accuracy62% −4

89% +11Field tilt11% −24

78 +8Final-third entries15 −15

23 +0.2Box entries4 −3.8

12.1 +3.8Passes per defensive action27.5 +11.5

7 0.0Corners1 −1.8

11 −4Tackles24 +9

4 −2.2Interceptions8 −1.8

3 −4.8Clearances31 +7.5

0 −1.2Saves9 +7.0

10 −1Fouls10 −2

0 −2.8Offsides1 −2.5

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

Ross County

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

RangersRoss County

3.15 29 shots, 4 goalsOpen play0.12 2 shots, 0 goals

0.04 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.36 2 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–02–03–04–0

Level: 24 min (26%) · Rangers 1.01, Ross County 0.03 xG
Rangers ahead: 70 min (74%) · Rangers 2.18, Ross County 0.45 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

46' King for Sands
62' Matondo for Kent
62' Arfield for Tillman
73' Davis for Colak · goal 80'

Ross County substitutes

46' Tillson for Loturi
55' Edwards for Harmon
76' White for Hiwula-Mayifuila
76' Sims for Dhanda
84' Smith for Olaigbe

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		1	0.35	0.23	4	0.28	14	1
Goldson	CB	90			0.41	0.12	1	0.28	20	2
Sands	CB	46			0.00	0.02	0	0.12	12	1
Barisic	LB	90			0.02	0.35	3	0.49	13	6
Lundstram	DM	90	1		0.06	0.13	1	0.20	12	1
Lawrence	DM	90			0.53	0.25	2	0.07	3	0
Wright	RW	90		1	0.00	0.18	2	0.02	4	1
Tillman	AM	62			0.26	0.03	0	0.12	1	2
Kent	LW	62		2	0.18	0.43	5	0.43	10	1
Colak	ST	73	2		0.96	0.41	2	−0.30	0	1
King	DF	44			0.00	0.01	2	0.06	5	1
Matondo	FW	28			0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
Arfield	MF	28			0.19	0.00	0	0.01	0	0
Davis	MF	17	1		0.24	0.17	0	0.10	3	0

Ross County

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Laidlaw	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	4	0
Johnson	RB	90	0.09	0.05	1	0.09	2	11
Watson	CB	90	0.27	0.05	0	−0.04	1	11
Iacovitti	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	2	11
Purrington	LB	90	0.09	0.22	1	0.18	3	9
Loturi	DM	46	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	4
Cancola	DM	90	0.03	0.01	0	0.03	2	8
Olaigbe	RW	84	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	2	2
Dhanda	AM	76	0.00	0.13	1	0.01	1	6
Harmon	LW	55	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	3
Hiwula-Mayifuila	ST	76	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
Tillson	MF	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	3
Edwards	FW	35	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0
White	FW	14	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	0
Sims	MF	14	0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	0	0
Smith	DF	6	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	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

Rangers

Ross County

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
Goldson	Tavernier	25
Tavernier	Wright	17
Lundstram	Barisic	17
Barisic	Kent	16
Tavernier	Goldson	15

Ross County

From	To	Passes
Johnson	Watson	6
Laidlaw	Johnson	5
Purrington	Harmon	4
Dhanda	Olaigbe	4
Olaigbe	Dhanda	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 4 matches

Ross County

Against its average of 4 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

Ross County

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	34%	35%	+1
Ross County
Top six	11%	10%	−1
11th	19%	19%	0
Bottom	22%	23%	+1
Celtic
Title	66%	65%	−1

From the forecast before the match (27 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	Ross County
Expected goals	2.98	0.46
Win	87%	3%
Expected Points	2.71	0.19
Clean sheet	63%	5%

Rangers 87%Draw 10%Ross County 3%

Most likely score 2–0, 14%. Both sides score 35%.

From the forecast as it stood on 27 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	Ross County win
Rangers
Title	34%	35%	27%	26%
Ross County
Top six	11%	10%	13%	22%
11th	19%	19%	15%	15%
Bottom	22%	23%	16%	12%
Celtic
Title	66%	65%	72%	74%

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

Ross County

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

Season to date

Measure	Rangers	Ross County
Position	2nd	9th
Played	4	4
Won, drawn, lost	3–⁠1–⁠0	1–⁠0–⁠3
Points	10 (2.50 per game)	3 (0.75 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.25	1.03
Goals	10–⁠3	3–⁠6
xG per game	1.70–⁠0.51	0.73–⁠1.12
Home: points, xG per game	3.00, 2.04–⁠0.35	1.50, 0.52–⁠1.23
Away: points, xG per game	2.00, 1.36–⁠0.67	0.00, 0.95–⁠1.02
Manager	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (29)	Malky Mackay (42)

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		Ross County
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+66%	−52%	−34%	+13%
Counter-attacks	−57%	−97%	+28%	−24%
Set pieces	+12%	−39%	−33%	+8%
Penalties	+96%	−81%	−44%	−50%
Headers	+29%	−50%	−28%	+36%
Left side	+51%	−30%	−34%	−1%
Centre	+38%	−51%	−20%	+33%
Right side	+65%	−72%	−46%	−10%

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 createdRoss County concededLeft side+51%−10%Centre+38%+33%Right side+65%−1%Open play+66%+13%Counter-attacks−57%−24%Set pieces+12%+8%Headers+29%+36%

Ross County attacking

Ross County createdRangers concededLeft side−34%−72%Centre−20%−51%Right side−46%−30%Open play−34%−52%Counter-attacks+28%−97%Set pieces−33%−39%Headers−28%−50%

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

RangersRoss County

1.70xG0.73

0.51xG against1.12

70%Possession43%

18.0Shots7.5

6.8Shots against15.0

5.0Shots on target2.8

2.5Big chances1.0

617Passes330

85%Pass accuracy66%

7.0Corners2.8

78%Field tilt35%

69.9Final-third entries30.3

22.8Box entries7.8

8.3Passes per defensive action16.0

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	36	2.12	0.46
Ahead	38	1.54	0.60
Behind	17	1.18	0.38

Ross County

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	67	0.73	1.36
Ahead	1	0.00	1.12
Behind	22	0.79	0.39

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.26	0.08	0–1
16–30	0.10	0.05	0–0
31–45	0.45	0.07	2–0
46–60	0.33	0.13	2–1
61–75	0.17	0.02	3–0
76–90	0.39	0.16	3–1

Ross County

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.05	0.05	0–0
16–30	0.26	0.07	0–0
31–45	0.09	0.42	0–0
46–60	0.02	0.36	1–3
61–75	0.15	0.08	0–0
76–90	0.16	0.14	2–3

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

Most used players by position

Rangers

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

Ross County

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
11 May 2022	Rangers	4–1	Ross County	xG 4.22–0.16
29 January 2022	Ross County	3–3	Rangers	xG 1.63–3.20
7 November 2021	Rangers	4–2	Ross County	xG 1.23–0.48
22 August 2021	Ross County	2–4	Rangers	xG 1.44–2.40
23 January 2021	Rangers	5–0	Ross County	xG 2.67–0.50
6 December 2020	Ross County	0–4	Rangers	xG 0.74–3.28

7 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 6, Ross County won 0, and 1 was a draw. Goals 26–8 and xG 2.71–0.77 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Morelos	25	2,181	12	7	0.67	0.17
Tavernier	39	3,486	11	14	0.28	0.32
Arfield	18	1,697	6	1	0.40	0.12
Wright	12	1,103	4	1	0.27	0.24

Ross County

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Samuel	12	1,208	1	0	0.23	0.04
Callachan	37	3,239	4	1	0.17	0.04
White	31	2,981	6	6	0.16	0.04
Baldwin	31	2,861	2	2	0.06	0.05

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.