Rangers 1-0 Livingston: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Arfield
GLASGOW. Rangers tops Livingston 1-0 after S. Arfield scored just 1 goal (76').
GLASGOW. Rangers beats Livingston 1-0 after S. Arfield scored just 1 goal (76′). Rangers was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
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 Don Robertson with the assistance of Frank Connor and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.09 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 68% while Livingston was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Rangers was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rangers won the contest.
Rangers shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 2 yellow cards (C. Goldson and ). On the other side, Livingston received 2 yellow cards (S. Omeonga and J. Longridge).
After this contest, Rangers will have 52 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Livingston will stay with 23 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
S. Omeonga
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31'31'
C. Goldson
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59'59'
K. Roofe
C. Itten
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59'59'
S. Arfield
J. Sands
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62'62'
J. Longridge
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65'65'
J. Nouble
B. Anderson
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76'76'
S. Arfield
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76'76'
A. Forrest
A. Shinnie
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76'76'
J. McMillan
J. Longridge
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76'76'
R. Jack
S. Wright
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80'80'
C. Chukwuemeka
O. Bailey
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Rangers will play away with Ross County on the 29th of January with a 11-0 head to head stats in favor of Rangers (3 draws).
Livingston will play away against Hibernian on the 29th of January with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Hibernian (4 draws).
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 , Calvin Bassey , Borna Barišić , James Sands , Glen Kamara , Scott Wright , Alexander Lowry , Fashion Sakala and Cédric Itten .
Substitutes
Rangers made 3 changes: C. Itten for K. Roofe (59′), J. Sands for S. Arfield (59′) and S. Wright for R. Jack (76′).
Top player: Fashion Sakala
Probably the most impressive player in Rangers was Fashion Sakala even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.
Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, David Martindale played with: Max Stryjek , Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Ayo Obileye , Jackson Longridge , Scott Pitman , Jason Holt , Stephane Omeonga , Odin Bailey , Bruce Anderson and Andrew Shinnie .
Substitutes
Livingston made 4 changes: B. Anderson for J. Nouble (65′), A. Shinnie for A. Forrest (76′), J. Longridge for J. McMillan (76′) and O. Bailey for C. Chukwuemeka (80′).
Top player: Jack Fitzwater
Probably the most impressive player in Livingston was Jack Fitzwater.
His rating is with 33 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
