Premiership: Rangers defeats Hibernian 2-0 on Wednesday
GLASGOW. Rangers tops Hibernian with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Tavernier (5') and a goal from A. Morelos (57').
GLASGOW. Rangers prevails over Hibernian with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Tavernier (5′) and a goal from A. Morelos (57′). Rangers took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh who was helped by Graeme Stewart and Frank Connor. The 4th official was Steven McLean. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.2 degrees Celsius or 35.98 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 58% while Hibernian was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Rangers was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rangers won the encounter.
Rangers shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Hibernian shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 3 yellow cards (B. Barisic, C. Goldson and J. Tavernier). On the opposite side, Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (R. Bushiri and L. Stevenson).
After playing this match, Rangers will have 59 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Hibernian will stay with 31 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
J. Tavernier (Penalty)
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12'12'
S. Jasper
P. McGinn
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14'14'
B. Barisic
L. Balogun
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21'21'
B. Barisic
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28'28'
C. Goldson
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50'50'
R. Bushiri
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57'57'
A. Morelos
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60'60'
L. Stevenson
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64'64'
C. Mueller
E. Henderson
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71'71'
C. Doidge
D. Mitchell
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72'72'
J. Campbell
L. Stevenson
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75'75'
A. Ramsey
S. Arfield
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75'75'
F. Sakala
S. Arfield
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78'78'
J. Tavernier
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Rangers will play away against Dundee United on the 20th of February with a 20-5 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (6 draws).
Hibernian will host Ross County on the 19th of February with a 7-7 head to head stats.
Rangers: Formation and Lineups
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst chose to play with the following team: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Leon Balogun , Calvin Bassey , Glen Kamara , John Lundstram , Scott Arfield , Ryan Kent , Joe Aribo and Alfredo Morelos .
Substitutes
Rangers made 3 changes: L. Balogun for B. Barisic (14′), S. Arfield for A. Ramsey (75′) and S. Arfield for F. Sakala (75′).
Top player: James Tavernier
Probably the most impressive player in Rangers was James Tavernier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Hibernian: Formation and Lineups
Hibernian started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Shaun Maloney played with: Matt Macey , Paul McGinn , Ryan Porteous , Rocky Bushiri Kiranga , Josh Doig , Christopher Cadden , Lewis Stevenson , Jake Doyle Hayes , Demetri Mitchell , Ewan Henderson and Kevin Nisbet .
Substitutes
Hibernian made 4 changes: P. McGinn for S. Jasper (12′), E. Henderson for C. Mueller (64′), D. Mitchell for C. Doidge (71′) and L. Stevenson for J. Campbell (72′).
Top player: Josh Doig
Probably the most impressive player in Hibernian was Josh Doig.
His rating is with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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