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Rangers 4–1 Aberdeen

Saturday 29 October 2022, 15:00 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 13 · Half-time 2–1 · Referee Steven McLean · Attendance 49,365

Rangers Colak 27', Lundstram 45+3', Tavernier 51', Morelos 85'

Aberdeen Barron 21'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	Aberdeen
Goals	4	1
xG	4.47	0.42
Non-penalty xG	3.68	0.42
Expected Points	2.96	0.02

Rangers 98%Draw 2%Aberdeen <1%

Most likely score 6+–0, 16%. Final score 4–1, 7%.

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

RangersAberdeen

4.47 +2.69xG0.42 −1.18

3.68Non-penalty xG0.42

3.75 +1.75xG on target0.64 −1.11

36 +18Shots5 −8

13 +7.3Shots on target1 −3.5

9 +5.9Big chances1 −1.7

69 +35Touches in the opposition box14 −9

70% +2Possession30% −22

544 −44Passes233 −164

86% +1Pass accuracy64% −11

90% +12Field tilt10% −35

72 +6Final-third entries22 −19

35 +14Box entries5 −6

10.2 +1.2Passes per defensive action24.5 +10.5

13 +5.9Corners4 −0.5

14 −1Tackles19 +5

3 −4.2Interceptions4 −5.4

9 −1Clearances42 +21

0 −1.5Saves7 +4.0

9 −2Fouls12 +2

2 −0.3Offsides0 −1.5

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

Aberdeen

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

RangersAberdeen

2.50 22 shots, 3 goalsOpen play0.39 3 shots, 1 goal

0.20 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.98 12 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.04 2 shots, 0 goals

0.79 1 shot, 0 goalsPenalties0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–13–14–1

Level: 42 min (43%) · Rangers 1.37, Aberdeen 0.22 xG
Rangers ahead: 50 min (51%) · Rangers 2.46, Aberdeen 0.20 xG
Aberdeen ahead: 6 min (6%) · Rangers 0.64, Aberdeen 0.00 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

8' Barisic for Yilmaz · 1 assist
46' Arfield for Davies
80' Morelos for Colak · goal 85'

Aberdeen substitutes

63' Coulson for Richardson · yellow card 90+2'
63' Duncan for Barron · yellow card 90+1'
70' Besuijen for MacKenzie
77' Ramirez for Miovski

Players

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McGregor	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	2
Tavernier	RB	90	1		1.03	0.24	3	0.34	22	4
King	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.06	6	7
Davies	CB	46		1	0.00	0.46	1	0.17	3	1
Yilmaz	LB	8			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	3	0
Lundstram	DM	90	1		0.74	0.16	3	0.14	16	2
Sands	DM	90			0.00	0.03	0	0.08	7	2
Sakala	RW	90			0.47	0.37	4	0.31	17	3
Tillman	AM	90		1	0.20	0.35	2	0.23	8	2
Kent	LW	90			0.45	0.37	6	0.32	11	2
Colak	ST	80	1		0.55	0.18	1	0.05	4	0
Barisic	DF	82		1	0.06	0.11	3	0.27	8	1
Arfield	MF	44			0.40	0.49	3	−0.08	2	1
Morelos	FW	10	1		0.57	0.06	1	0.04	1	0

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Roos	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	3
McCrorie	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	4	11
Stewart	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	4	17
Scales	CB	90			0.00	0.00	1	0.01	0	18
Richardson	DM	63			0.00	0.28	1	0.18	1	0
Barron	RWB	63	1		0.19	0.06	0	−0.02	2	2
Ramadani	CM	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.03	2	8
Clarkson	CM	90			0.00	0.11	1	0.15	9	6
MacKenzie	LWB	70			0.02	0.01	0	0.01	2	5
Miovski	ST	77			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	2
Duk	ST	90		1	0.17	0.01	1	0.10	5	2
Coulson	DF	27			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	1
Duncan	FW	27			0.00	0.00	1	0.01	0	0
Besuijen	MF	20			0.05	0.00	0	0.01	2	3
Ramirez	FW	13			0.00	0.01	0	0.02	1	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

Aberdeen

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
King	Sands	16
Barisic	Kent	16
Tavernier	Lundstram	16
Sands	King	16
Sakala	Tavernier	13

Aberdeen

From	To	Passes
Stewart	Ramadani	5
Barron	McCrorie	5
Scales	Roos	5
Clarkson	Duk	5
Ramadani	Duk	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 11 matches

Aberdeen

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

Aberdeen

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	24%	26%	+2
Aberdeen
Top six	87%	86%	−1
Celtic
Title	76%	74%	−2

From the forecast before the match (29 October 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	Aberdeen
Expected goals	2.35	0.59
Win	77%	7%
Expected Points	2.46	0.38
Clean sheet	56%	10%

Rangers 77%Draw 16%Aberdeen 7%

Most likely score 2–0, 15%. Both sides score 40%.

From the forecast as it stood on 29 October 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	Aberdeen win
Rangers
Title	24%	26%	17%	16%
Aberdeen
Top six	87%	86%	92%	95%
Celtic
Title	76%	74%	83%	84%

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

Aberdeen

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

Season to date

Measure	Rangers	Aberdeen
Position	2nd	3rd
Played	11	11
Won, drawn, lost	8–⁠2–⁠1	6–⁠1–⁠4
Points	26 (2.36 per game)	19 (1.73 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.20	1.46
Goals	27–⁠10	22–⁠16
xG per game	1.78–⁠0.57	1.60–⁠1.40
Home: points, xG per game	2.67, 2.18–⁠0.41	2.40, 2.57–⁠1.20
Away: points, xG per game	2.00, 1.30–⁠0.76	1.17, 0.80–⁠1.56
Manager	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (36)	Jim Goodwin (1)

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		Aberdeen
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+64%	−52%	+19%	−6%
Counter-attacks	−60%	−100%	+84%	+13%
Set pieces	−17%	−36%	−17%	+31%
Penalties	+32%	−100%	+164%	+98%
Headers	+51%	−55%	+40%	+5%
Left side	+71%	−25%	−21%	−22%
Centre	+15%	−60%	+18%	−5%
Right side	+55%	−63%	+41%	+43%

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 createdAberdeen concededLeft side+71%+43%Centre+15%−5%Right side+55%−22%Open play+64%−6%Counter-attacks−60%+13%Set pieces−17%+31%Headers+51%+5%

Aberdeen attacking

Aberdeen createdRangers concededLeft side−21%−63%Centre+18%−60%Right side+41%−25%Open play+19%−52%Counter-attacks+84%−100%Set pieces−17%−36%Headers+40%−55%

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

RangersAberdeen

1.78xG1.60

0.57xG against1.40

68%Possession52%

18.3Shots13.3

7.5Shots against12.9

5.7Shots on target4.5

3.1Big chances2.7

34.2Touches in the opposition box22.8

588Passes397

85%Pass accuracy75%

7.1Corners4.5

78%Field tilt45%

65.9Final-third entries41.0

20.5Box entries11.3

9.0Passes per defensive action14.0

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	23	2.60	0.48
Ahead	46	1.74	0.51
Behind	21	1.00	0.80

Aberdeen

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	38	1.43	1.24
Ahead	32	2.26	1.09
Behind	20	0.88	2.19

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.32	0.08	3–3
16–30	0.25	0.08	3–0
31–45	0.31	0.10	3–2
46–60	0.32	0.09	5–2
61–75	0.19	0.06	5–0
76–90	0.39	0.15	8–3

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.12	0.13	2–1
16–30	0.24	0.17	3–2
31–45	0.35	0.27	5–3
46–60	0.27	0.23	3–4
61–75	0.33	0.27	5–4
76–90	0.30	0.32	4–2

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 (9), 4-3-3 (2)

Aberdeen

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (6), 4-4-2 (3), 3-1-4-2 (1), 3-5-2 (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
5 March 2022	Rangers	1–0	Aberdeen	xG 1.69–0.09
18 January 2022	Aberdeen	1–1	Rangers	xG 1.49–1.03
27 October 2021	Rangers	2–2	Aberdeen	xG 2.34–1.02
15 May 2021	Rangers	4–0	Aberdeen	xG 1.19–1.98
10 January 2021	Aberdeen	1–2	Rangers	xG 0.63–2.03
22 November 2020	Rangers	4–0	Aberdeen	xG 2.04–0.57

7 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 5, Aberdeen won 0, and 2 were drawn. Goals 15–4 and xG 1.65–0.85 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Colak	11	818	10	0	0.61	0.08
Tavernier	11	990	3	5	0.23	0.26
Tillman	6	535	2	1	0.36	0.09
Kent	8	695	1	5	0.14	0.27

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Miovski	11	903	8	0	0.78	0.02
Besuijen	9	726	3	0	0.22	0.21
Hayes	9	750	1	3	0.11	0.15
Richardson	11	969	0	0	0.07	0.14

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