Premiership: Rangers recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Livingston 2-1
LIVINGSTON. Rangers was capable to turn the table against Livingston to win 2-1.
LIVINGSTON. Rangers was able to turn the table against Livingston to win 2-1. It was Livingston to strike first with an early goal of J. Nouble at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Tavernier gave the win to Rangers in the 74′ minute with a goal. Rangers was vastly superior ball possession (83%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the assistance of David Roome and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.42 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 83% while Livingston was struggling with a 17% ball possession.
Rangers was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rangers won the contest.
Livingston shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rangers shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 3 yellow cards (P. Cancar, S. Kelly and S. George). On the opposite side, Rangers received 4 yellow cards (G. Kamara, C. Goldson, J. Souttar and A. Colak).
After this encounter, Livingston stays with 0 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. while Rangers has 0 points (9th).
Match Events
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5'5'
J. Nouble
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18'18'
G. Kamara
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25'25'
P. Cancar
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27'27'
C. Goldson
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33'33'
C. Montano
P. Cancar
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44'44'
J. Souttar
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45'45'
S. Kelly
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46'46'
M. Tillman
S. Wright
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64'64'
S. George
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67'67'
S. Arfield
G. Kamara
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67'67'
J. Sands
J. Souttar
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73'73'
S. Arfield
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74'74'
J. Tavernier
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76'76'
B. Anderson
A. Shinnie
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80'80'
A. Colak
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84'84'
R. Jack
T. Lawrence
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Livingston will play away against Dundee United on the 7th of August with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (1 draw).
Rangers will host Kilmarnock on the 6th of August with a 26-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (7 draws).
Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager David Martindale chose to play with the following team: Shamal George , Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Ayo Obileye , Phillip Čančar , Sean Kelly , Scott Pitman , Stephane Omeonga , Jason Holt , Andrew Shinnie and Joel Nouble .
Substitutes
Livingston made 2 changes: P. Cancar for C. Montano (33′) and A. Shinnie for B. Anderson (76′).
Top player: Andrew Shinnie
Probably the most impressive player in Livingston was Andrew Shinnie.
His rating is with 11 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Rangers: Formation and Lineups
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: Jon McLaughlin , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , John Souttar , Borna Barišić , Glen Kamara , John Lundstram , Scott Wright , Tom Lawrence , Ryan Kent and Antonio Čolak .
Substitutes
Rangers made 4 changes: S. Wright for M. Tillman (46′), G. Kamara for S. Arfield (67′), J. Souttar for J. Sands (67′) and T. Lawrence for R. Jack (84′).
Top player: James Tavernier
Probably the most impressive player in Rangers was James Tavernier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 68 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 16 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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