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Rangers 3–0 Motherwell

Wednesday 28 December 2022, 19:45 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 19 · Half-time 2–0 · Referee David Dickinson · Attendance 49,605

Rangers Morelos 13', Goldson 39', Tillman 63'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	Motherwell
Goals	3	0
xG	2.55	0.41
Expected Points	2.70	0.19

Rangers 86%Draw 11%Motherwell 3%

Most likely score 2–0, 18%. Final score 3–0, 16%.

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

RangersMotherwell

2.55 +0.60xG0.41 −0.93

1.77 −0.23xG on target0.74 −0.44

19 0Shots5 −8

10 +3.6Shots on target1 −2.5

4 +0.9Big chances1 −0.8

29 −12Touches in the opposition box14 −3

66% −2Possession34% −15

577 −11Passes287 −76

86% +1Pass accuracy69% 0

72% −9Field tilt28% −23

48 −21Final-third entries24 −11

11 −11.7Box entries6 −2.6

9.6 +0.1Passes per defensive action15.2 +2.7

7 −0.8Corners7 +1.6

13 −2Tackles16 +1

10 +3.6Interceptions16 +5.8

8 −3Clearances16 0

1 −0.3Saves5 +2.7

8 −3Fouls14 0

4 +1.8Offsides1 −0.6

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

Motherwell

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

RangersMotherwell

1.92 12 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.38 4 shots, 0 goals

0.62 7 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.03 1 shot, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–02–03–0

Level: 13 min (14%) · Rangers 0.54, Motherwell 0.00 xG
Rangers ahead: 78 min (86%) · Rangers 2.01, Motherwell 0.41 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

66' Devine for Tavernier
66' Kamara for Jack
66' Sands for Lundstram
66' Sakala for Lowry
69' Matondo for Morelos

Motherwell substitutes

60' van Veen for McKinstry
65' Tierney for Shields
66' Maguire for Goss
66' Miller for Slattery
81' Ross for Spittal

Players

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McGregor	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	2
Tavernier	RB	66			0.19	0.25	2	0.13	11	2
Goldson	CB	90	1		0.13	0.05	1	0.12	5	3
Davies	CB	90			0.18	0.42	1	0.03	5	5
Barisic	LB	90		2	0.05	0.51	3	0.27	14	4
Lundstram	DM	66			0.11	0.02	0	0.03	5	1
Jack	DM	66			0.00	0.03	2	0.12	7	3
Tillman	RW	90	1		0.55	0.29	2	0.14	4	5
Kent	AM	90			0.00	0.26	3	0.06	9	1
Lowry	LW	66			0.15	0.03	0	0.00	1	1
Morelos	ST	69	1	1	0.76	0.03	2	0.01	0	2
Devine	DF	24			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	0	0
Kamara	MF	24			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	3
Sands	MF	24			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	1
Sakala	FW	24			0.09	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Matondo	FW	21			0.35	0.00	0	0.04	1	0

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kelly	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	1
O'Donnell	RB	90	0.03	0.04	1	0.09	6	4
McGinn	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	12
Lamie	CB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	2	8
Penney	LB	90	0.00	0.02	0	0.03	3	8
Spittal	RM	81	0.00	0.03	1	0.00	4	0
Cornelius	CM	90	0.08	0.03	0	0.03	2	4
Goss	CM	66	0.03	0.10	1	0.00	1	5
Slattery	CM	66	0.00	0.08	0	0.09	3	8
McKinstry	LM	60	0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	1	1
Shields	ST	65	0.02	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
van Veen	FW	30	0.00	0.00	0	−0.02	0	0
Tierney	MF	25	0.00	0.14	0	0.16	2	1
Maguire	DF	24	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Miller	MF	24	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	0	1
Ross	FW	9	0.26	0.00	0	0.00	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

Motherwell

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
Davies	Goldson	17
Lundstram	Jack	15
Barisic	Lundstram	13
Goldson	Davies	12
Davies	Barisic	12

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
O'Donnell	Spittal	9
Cornelius	O'Donnell	9
Goss	O'Donnell	8
Goss	Spittal	7
O'Donnell	Cornelius	7

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

Defensive actions

Rangers

Against its average of 18 matches

Motherwell

Against its average of 17 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

Motherwell

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	8%	9%	+1
Motherwell
Top six	22%	20%	−2
11th	7%	7%	0
Bottom	2%	3%	+1
Hearts
Top six	88%	88%	0
Celtic
Title	92%	91%	−1

From the forecast before the match (28 December 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	Motherwell
Expected goals	2.66	0.54
Win	82%	5%
Expected Points	2.59	0.28
Clean sheet	58%	7%

Rangers 82%Draw 13%Motherwell 5%

Most likely score 2–0, 14%. Both sides score 39%.

From the forecast as it stood on 28 December 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	Motherwell win
Rangers
Title	8%	9%	6%	4%
Motherwell
Top six	22%	20%	25%	42%
11th	7%	7%	6%	3%
Bottom	2%	3%	2%	1%
Hearts
Top six	88%	88%	90%	82%
Celtic
Title	92%	91%	94%	96%

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

Motherwell

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

Season to date

Measure	Rangers	Motherwell
Position	2nd	9th
Played	18	17
Won, drawn, lost	13–⁠3–⁠2	5–⁠3–⁠9
Points	42 (2.33 per game)	18 (1.06 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.26	1.38
Goals	41–⁠18	22–⁠24
xG per game	1.95–⁠0.59	1.34–⁠1.30
Home: points, xG per game	2.78, 2.41–⁠0.45	0.62, 1.36–⁠0.93
Away: points, xG per game	1.89, 1.49–⁠0.74	1.44, 1.33–⁠1.62
Manager	Michael Beale (3)	Steven Hammell (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	Rangers		Motherwell
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+74%	−52%	−7%	+18%
Counter-attacks	−39%	−92%	+102%	+27%
Set pieces	+11%	−27%	−6%	−19%
Penalties	+9%	−100%	+44%	−71%
Headers	+35%	−51%	−21%	+20%
Left side	+62%	−39%	+7%	−14%
Centre	+41%	−49%	−12%	+37%
Right side	+72%	−56%	+3%	−9%

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 createdMotherwell concededLeft side+62%−9%Centre+41%+37%Right side+72%−14%Open play+74%+18%Counter-attacks−39%+27%Set pieces+11%−19%Headers+35%+20%

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdRangers concededLeft side+7%−56%Centre−12%−49%Right side+3%−39%Open play−7%−52%Counter-attacks+102%−92%Set pieces−6%−27%Headers−21%−51%

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

RangersMotherwell

1.95xG1.34

0.59xG against1.30

68%Possession49%

19.4Shots12.6

7.6Shots against11.6

6.4Shots on target3.5

3.1Big chances1.8

40.9Touches in the opposition box17.3

588Passes363

85%Pass accuracy69%

7.8Corners5.4

81%Field tilt51%

69.0Final-third entries35.0

22.7Box entries8.6

9.5Passes per defensive action12.5

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	29	2.35	0.58
Ahead	38	1.96	0.53
Behind	23	1.44	0.70

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	41	1.40	1.71
Ahead	22	1.21	0.94
Behind	27	1.36	0.96

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.33	0.08	5–4
16–30	0.23	0.09	4–2
31–45	0.29	0.09	5–4
46–60	0.36	0.12	7–4
61–75	0.25	0.06	8–1
76–90	0.49	0.13	12–3

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.09	0.24	1–3
16–30	0.18	0.22	4–3
31–45	0.23	0.25	3–2
46–60	0.23	0.18	7–4
61–75	0.31	0.16	2–7
76–90	0.30	0.26	5–5

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 (16), 4-3-3 (2)

Motherwell

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (10), 4-3-3 (4), 4-4-2 (2), 4-1-4-1 (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
16 October 2022	Motherwell	1–2	Rangers	xG 0.17–1.16
23 April 2022	Motherwell	1–3	Rangers	xG 0.43–1.92
27 February 2022	Rangers	2–2	Motherwell	xG 3.26–1.39
31 October 2021	Motherwell	1–6	Rangers	xG 0.55–3.09
19 September 2021	Rangers	1–1	Motherwell	xG 2.65–0.27
17 January 2021	Motherwell	1–1	Rangers	xG 1.20–0.98

8 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 5, Motherwell won 0, and 3 were drawn. Goals 23–9 and xG 2.41–0.65 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Morelos	3	528	4	1	0.80	0.20
Sakala	6	480	3	2	0.46	0.24
Colak	14	1,055	11	0	0.60	0.08
Tavernier	18	1,620	6	5	0.27	0.26

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
van Veen	17	1,442	8	0	0.59	0.08
McKinstry	7	684	2	1	0.12	0.22
Spittal	16	1,188	3	3	0.13	0.20
Shields	11	890	0	2	0.12	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.