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Motherwell 2–2 Rangers

Sunday 29 December 2024, 15:00 · Fir Park · Round 20 · Half-time 2–0 · Referee Kevin Clancy · Attendance 8,728

Motherwell Stamatelopoulos 16', Maswanhise 35'

Rangers Igamane 50', 68'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Motherwell	Rangers
Goals	2	2
xG	0.52	2.23
Expected Points	0.33	2.51

Motherwell 6%Draw 16%Rangers 78%

Most likely score 0–2, 17%. Final score 2–2, 2%.

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

MotherwellRangers

0.52 −0.72xG2.23 +0.09

1.55 +0.25xG on target2.07 +0.08

8 −2Shots24 +6

4 +0.4Shots on target9 +2.8

0 −2.0Big chances4 +0.9

16 −3Touches in the opposition box40 +8

30% −9Possession70% +4

221 −78Passes491 −78

54% −13Pass accuracy84% −1

17% −18Field tilt83% +9

18 −8Final-third entries64 +5

6 −2.1Box entries19 +1.6

14.4 −4Passes per defensive action7.2 −3

3 −2.0Corners6 −0.4

18 +1Tackles16 −1

6 −2.6Interceptions4 −4.6

44 +16Clearances30 +9

6 +2.2Saves2 +0.5

12 +1Fouls13 +1

3 +0.8Offsides1 −0.2

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

Motherwell

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

MotherwellRangers

0.31 4 shots, 2 goalsOpen play2.11 22 shots, 2 goals

0.03 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.11 1 shot, 0 goals

0.17 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.01 1 shot, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–02–02–12–2

Level: 50 min (49%) · Motherwell 0.32, Rangers 1.32 xG
Motherwell ahead: 52 min (51%) · Motherwell 0.19, Rangers 0.92 xG

Line-ups

Motherwell substitutes

46' Watt for Stamatelopoulos · yellow card 90+9'
68' Sparrow for Miller · yellow card 90'
76' Nicholson for Halliday · yellow card 90+12'
76' Zdravkovski for Paton
81' Ebiye for Kaleta

Rangers substitutes

46' Igamane for Dessers · goal 50', goal 68'
46' Cerny for Dowell · yellow card 90+9'
66' Matondo for Cortés
90' Bajrami for Diomande

Players

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Oxborough	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.05	4	1
Kaleta	RWB	81			0.00	0.01	0	0.01	2	3
Casey	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	3	12
Gordon	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	4	12
Blaney	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	7
Wilson	LWB	90			0.00	0.03	1	0.03	2	9
Miller	CM	68		1	0.00	0.03	1	0.07	2	5
Halliday	CM	76			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	4
Paton	CM	76			0.00	0.02	0	0.02	2	3
Stamatelopoulos	ST	46	1		0.13	0.01	1	−0.01	1	4
Maswanhise	ST	90	1	1	0.28	0.21	2	0.02	5	2
Watt	FW	44			0.04	0.00	0	0.03	2	2
Sparrow	MF	22			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Nicholson	DF	14			0.04	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Zdravkovski	MF	14			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	3
Ebiye	MF	9			0.03	0.00	0	−0.03	0	1

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Butland	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Tavernier	RB	90			0.16	0.06	1	0.11	12	6
Sterling	CB	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.07	3	4
Propper	CB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.09	4	14
Yilmaz	LB	90		1	0.02	0.43	5	0.70	20	8
Raskin	DM	90			0.05	0.04	0	0.06	9	7
Cortés	CM	66			0.17	0.23	0	0.12	4	4
Diomande	AM	90			0.17	0.13	0	0.11	4	0
Dowell	CM	46			0.00	0.03	2	0.01	1	0
Dessers	ST	46			0.65	0.02	1	0.02	0	2
Danilo	ST	90			0.23	0.15	4	−0.05	3	1
Igamane	FW	44	2		0.32	0.01	0	0.03	0	1
Cerny	FW	44			0.20	0.26	3	0.33	9	2
Matondo	FW	24			0.26	0.09	2	0.15	4	1
Bajrami	FW	0			0.00	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

Motherwell

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

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
Casey	Halliday	5
Stamatelopoulos	Maswanhise	5
Halliday	Casey	4
Maswanhise	Paton	4
Kaleta	Casey	4

Rangers

From	To	Passes
Sterling	Propper	22
Propper	Yilmaz	20
Sterling	Tavernier	18
Propper	Sterling	16
Yilmaz	Propper	14

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

Defensive actions

Motherwell

Against its average of 18 matches

Rangers

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

Motherwell

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
Motherwell
Top six	60%	65%	+5
11th	2%	1%	−1
Bottom	<1%	<1%	0
Rangers
Title	1%	1%	0
St. Mirren
Top six	60%	59%	−1
11th	2%	2%	0
Hibernian
Top six	44%	42%	−2
11th	3%	2%	−1
Bottom	1%	1%	0

From the forecast before the match (29 December 2024): 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	Motherwell	Rangers
Expected goals	0.89	1.95
Win	16%	62%
Expected Points	0.70	2.07
Clean sheet	14%	41%

Motherwell 16%Draw 22%Rangers 62%

Most likely score 0–2, 11%. Both sides score 51%.

From the forecast as it stood on 29 December 2024: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Motherwell win	Draw	Rangers win
Motherwell
Top six	60%	77%	65%	55%
11th	2%	1%	1%	2%
Bottom	<1%	<1%	<1%	1%
Rangers
Title	1%	1%	1%	1%
St. Mirren
Top six	60%	55%	59%	62%
11th	2%	2%	2%	2%
Hibernian
Top six	44%	40%	42%	45%
11th	3%	3%	2%	3%
Bottom	1%	1%	1%	1%

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

Motherwell

Rangers

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

Season to date

Measure	Motherwell	Rangers
Position	6th	2nd
Played	18	17
Won, drawn, lost	8–⁠2–⁠8	11–⁠2–⁠4
Points	26 (1.44 per game)	35 (2.06 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.25	2.09
Goals	23–⁠31	29–⁠11
xG per game	1.24–⁠1.55	2.14–⁠0.84
Home: points, xG per game	1.56, 1.35–⁠1.44	2.78, 2.84–⁠0.63
Away: points, xG per game	1.33, 1.13–⁠1.66	1.25, 1.35–⁠1.07
Manager	Stuart Kettlewell (70)	Philippe Clement (47)

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	Motherwell		Rangers
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−19%	+6%	+75%	−51%
Counter-attacks	−31%	+4%	+158%	−48%
Set pieces	+23%	+8%	+18%	−33%
Penalties	−67%	+32%	−100%	+5%
Headers	+48%	+18%	+15%	−39%
Left side	−33%	+28%	+36%	−24%
Centre	+7%	−8%	+59%	−54%
Right side	−17%	+14%	+103%	−53%

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

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdRangers concededLeft side−33%−53%Centre+7%−54%Right side−17%−24%Open play−19%−51%Counter-attacks−31%−48%Set pieces+23%−33%Headers+48%−39%

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdMotherwell concededLeft side+36%+14%Centre+59%−8%Right side+103%+28%Open play+75%+6%Counter-attacks+158%+4%Set pieces+18%+8%Headers+15%+18%

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

MotherwellRangers

1.24xG2.14

1.55xG against0.84

39%Possession66%

10.5Shots18.2

14.4Shots against8.7

3.6Shots on target6.2

2.0Big chances3.1

19.3Touches in the opposition box31.7

299Passes569

67%Pass accuracy85%

5.0Corners6.4

34%Field tilt74%

25.8Final-third entries58.8

8.1Box entries17.4

18.8Passes per defensive action10.0

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	43	1.40	1.37
Ahead	22	0.98	1.58
Behind	25	1.18	1.84

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	40	2.10	0.81
Ahead	39	2.20	0.67
Behind	11	2.07	1.52

xG by period

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.14	0.25	2–4
16–30	0.33	0.20	7–4
31–45	0.13	0.37	4–4
46–60	0.18	0.34	2–8
61–75	0.18	0.15	2–6
76–90	0.29	0.23	6–5

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.40	0.11	5–0
16–30	0.24	0.11	2–4
31–45	0.27	0.26	5–3
46–60	0.41	0.14	5–0
61–75	0.41	0.16	9–2
76–90	0.40	0.05	3–2

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

Most used players by position

Motherwell

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

Rangers

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (14), 4-3-3 (3)

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
10 August 2024	Rangers	2–1	Motherwell	xG 3.30–0.71
2 March 2024	Rangers	1–2	Motherwell	xG 3.40–0.83
24 December 2023	Motherwell	0–2	Rangers	xG 0.34–1.37
24 September 2023	Rangers	1–0	Motherwell	xG 1.00–0.72
18 March 2023	Motherwell	2–4	Rangers	xG 0.88–4.09
28 December 2022	Rangers	3–0	Motherwell	xG 2.55–0.41

14 league meetings since 2020/21: Motherwell won 1, Rangers won 10, and 3 were drawn. Goals 14–36 and xG 0.65–2.50 per game.

Key players

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Miller	18	1,603	2	5	0.16	0.25
Stamatelopoulos	12	851	4	1	0.34	0.04
Watt	4	609	1	0	0.26	0.10
Maswanhise	8	717	3	2	0.25	0.06

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Igamane	7	591	2	0	0.52	0.25
Dessers	10	864	6	2	0.70	0.02
Cerny	14	1,114	7	1	0.29	0.38
Lawrence	7	574	3	2	0.36	0.16

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