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Aberdeen 0–2 Rangers

Sunday 11 January 2026, 16:30 · Pittodrie Stadium · Round 22 · Half-time 0–1 · Referee David Dickinson · Attendance 18,151

Rangers Aasgaard 23', Tavernier 74' (pen)

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Aberdeen	Rangers
Goals	0	2
xG	0.32	1.94
Non-penalty xG	0.32	1.16
Expected Points	0.22	2.64

Aberdeen 3%Draw 14%Rangers 83%

Most likely score 0–2, 26%. Final score 0–2, 26%.

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

AberdeenRangers

0.32 −0.95xG1.94 +0.22

0.32Non-penalty xG1.16

0.92 −0.12xG on target2.03 +0.04

7 −6Shots18 +2

5 +1.1Shots on target9 +3.3

0 −1.8Big chances5 +2.4

17 −4Touches in the opposition box21 −7

52% +4Possession48% −12

395 −4Passes372 −130

81% +4Pass accuracy79% −5

32% −13Field tilt68% +3

32 −4Final-third entries32 −19

9 −2Box entries11 −5

8.7 −7Passes per defensive action9.5 −2

6 +1.0Corners6 −0.4

26 +11Tackles27 +11

7 +0.8Interceptions8 +0.4

26 −6Clearances22 −5

7 +3.9Saves5 +1.8

15 +1Fouls12 0

3 +1.1Offsides1 −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

Aberdeen

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

AberdeenRangers

0.18 4 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.28 9 shots, 0 goals

0.08 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.14 1 shot, 0 goals

0.06 2 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.74 7 shots, 1 goal

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsPenalties0.79 1 shot, 1 goal

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

Game state

0–00–10–2

Level: 23 min (25%) · Aberdeen 0.13, Rangers 0.30 xG
Rangers ahead: 70 min (75%) · Aberdeen 0.18, Rangers 1.64 xG

Line-ups

Aberdeen substitutes

46' Nisbet for Lazetic
57' Keskinen for Karlsson
68' Armstrong for Milanovic
68' Bilalovic for Clarkson
79' Aouchiche for Shinnie

Rangers substitutes

88' Djiga for Moore
90' Miovski for Chermiti
90+3' Aarons for Tavernier
90+3' Matondo for Gassama

Players

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Mitov	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Devlin	RB	90	0.06	0.04	1	0.16	5	5
Milne	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	14
Knoester	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.06	3	14
Gyamfi	LB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.05	3	7
Clarkson	DM	68	0.05	0.01	0	0.04	5	3
Shinnie	DM	79	0.03	0.10	1	0.09	5	2
Milanovic	RW	68	0.08	0.00	0	0.04	2	2
Polvara	AM	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	6	4
Karlsson	LW	57	0.03	0.01	1	0.01	3	1
Lazetic	ST	46	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	2
Nisbet	FW	44	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	0	1
Keskinen	FW	33	0.06	0.01	1	0.06	3	3
Armstrong	MF	22	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
Bilalovic	FW	22	0.00	0.01	0	0.02	2	0
Aouchiche	MF	11	0.00	0.00	1	0.02	0	2

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Butland	GK	90			0.00	0.00	1	0.01	2	0
Tavernier	RB	90	1		0.84	0.43	3	0.04	1	9
Souttar	CB	90			0.00	0.01	1	0.06	4	9
Fernandez	CB	90			0.16	0.01	1	0.06	5	11
Meghoma	LB	90		1	0.00	0.14	2	0.08	3	4
Raskin	DM	90			0.34	0.04	1	0.06	6	7
Diomande	DM	90			0.11	0.02	0	0.01	0	6
Gassama	RW	90			0.14	0.01	2	0.09	7	2
Aasgaard	AM	90	1		0.09	0.03	1	0.01	3	2
Moore	LW	88			0.11	0.06	1	0.06	7	3
Chermiti	ST	90			0.17	0.02	0	0.05	1	5
Djiga	DF	2			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Miovski	FW	0			0.00	0.00	0	–	–	0
Aarons	DF	0			0.00	0.00	0	–	–	0
Matondo	FW	0			0.00	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

Aberdeen

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

Aberdeen

From	To	Passes
Devlin	Milanovic	11
Clarkson	Knoester	11
Knoester	Milne	10
Knoester	Gyamfi	10
Shinnie	Knoester	10

Rangers

From	To	Passes
Tavernier	Raskin	10
Diomande	Meghoma	10
Butland	Souttar	9
Butland	Fernandez	7
Raskin	Aasgaard	7

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

Defensive actions

Aberdeen

Against its average of 21 matches

Rangers

Against its average of 21 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

Aberdeen

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
Aberdeen
Top six	18%	13%	−5
11th	1%	2%	+1
Rangers
Title	18%	22%	+4
Falkirk
Top six	66%	70%	+4
Celtic
Title	61%	58%	−3

From the forecast before the match (11 January 2026): 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	Aberdeen	Rangers
Expected goals	1.04	1.70
Win	23%	52%
Expected Points	0.93	1.82
Clean sheet	18%	35%

Aberdeen 23%Draw 25%Rangers 52%

Most likely score 1–1, 12%. Both sides score 53%.

From the forecast as it stood on 11 January 2026: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Aberdeen win	Draw	Rangers win
Aberdeen
Top six	18%	30%	20%	13%
11th	1%	1%	1%	2%
Rangers
Title	18%	11%	14%	22%
Falkirk
Top six	66%	58%	66%	70%
Celtic
Title	61%	65%	63%	58%

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

Aberdeen

Rangers

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

Season to date

Measure	Aberdeen	Rangers
Position	8th	3rd
Played	21	21
Won, drawn, lost	7–⁠4–⁠10	11–⁠8–⁠2
Points	25 (1.19 per game)	41 (1.95 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.26	1.67
Goals	20–⁠26	32–⁠17
xG per game	1.27–⁠1.48	1.72–⁠1.17
Home: points, xG per game	1.30, 1.51–⁠1.31	2.00, 1.77–⁠0.97
Away: points, xG per game	1.09, 1.05–⁠1.64	1.90, 1.65–⁠1.38
Manager	Peter Leven (0)	Danny Röhl (13)

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	Aberdeen		Rangers
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−12%	−6%	+33%	−31%
Counter-attacks	+13%	+41%	+11%	−21%
Set pieces	+1%	+36%	+18%	+18%
Penalties	−37%	−37%	−6%	−6%
Headers	−30%	+30%	+34%	average
Left side	+16%	+15%	+68%	−14%
Centre	−14%	+6%	+22%	−20%
Right side	−11%	+17%	−4%	−12%

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

Aberdeen attacking

Aberdeen createdRangers concededLeft side+16%−12%Centre−14%−20%Right side−11%−14%Open play−12%−31%Counter-attacks+13%−21%Set pieces+1%+18%Headers−30%average

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdAberdeen concededLeft side+68%+17%Centre+22%+6%Right side−4%+15%Open play+33%−6%Counter-attacks+11%+41%Set pieces+18%+36%Headers+34%+30%

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

AberdeenRangers

1.27xG1.72

1.48xG against1.17

48%Possession60%

12.5Shots15.7

15.0Shots against11.0

3.9Shots on target5.7

1.8Big chances2.6

20.8Touches in the opposition box28.3

398Passes502

78%Pass accuracy84%

5.0Corners6.4

45%Field tilt65%

35.9Final-third entries51.1

10.6Box entries15.6

15.6Passes per defensive action11.4

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Aberdeen

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	50	1.17	1.31
Ahead	14	0.90	1.41
Behind	26	1.67	1.86

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	41	1.93	0.97
Ahead	35	1.12	1.28
Behind	14	2.62	1.48

xG by period

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.11	0.19	0–2
16–30	0.15	0.19	5–3
31–45	0.25	0.21	2–4
46–60	0.20	0.35	1–5
61–75	0.24	0.23	5–4
76–90	0.32	0.32	7–8

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.20	0.10	7–1
16–30	0.28	0.19	3–3
31–45	0.30	0.11	5–4
46–60	0.21	0.22	5–1
61–75	0.33	0.22	3–5
76–90	0.40	0.33	9–3

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

Most used players by position

Aberdeen

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (7), 3-4-2-1 (7), 3-4-3 (4), 3-4-1-2 (1), 3-5-2 (1), 5-4-1 (1)

Rangers

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (12), 4-3-3 (4), 3-5-2 (2), 3-4-3 (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
6 January 2026	Rangers	2–0	Aberdeen	xG 1.81–1.05
11 May 2025	Rangers	4–0	Aberdeen	xG 2.60–0.57
13 April 2025	Aberdeen	2–2	Rangers	xG 2.44–1.18
15 January 2025	Rangers	3–0	Aberdeen	xG 3.34–0.29
30 October 2024	Aberdeen	2–1	Rangers	xG 2.78–1.92
6 February 2024	Rangers	2–1	Aberdeen	xG 2.12–0.53

19 league meetings since 2020/21: Aberdeen won 3, Rangers won 12, and 4 were drawn. Goals 18–39 and xG 1.00–2.09 per game.

Key players

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Karlsson	15	1,235	5	0	0.35	0.12
Armstrong	16	1,351	1	3	0.17	0.20
Nisbet	11	912	1	1	0.20	0.14
Aouchiche	16	1,269	3	0	0.23	0.09

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Chermiti	6	695	4	2	0.42	0.06
Miovski	11	927	3	1	0.34	0.10
Tavernier	15	1,448	4	3	0.18	0.25
Gassama	17	1,572	1	2	0.26	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.