Premiership: Rangers defeats St. Mirren 2-0 on Sunday
GLASGOW. Rangers tops St. Mirren with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Wright (14') and a goal from A. Morelos (27').
GLASGOW. Rangers tops St. Mirren with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Wright (14′) and a goal from A. Morelos (27′). Rangers was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean who had the assistance of Alan Mulvanny and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.6 degrees Celsius or 38.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 70% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Rangers was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rangers won the encounter.
Rangers shot 24 times, 7 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, St. Mirren shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 1 yellow card (C. Goldson). On the other side, St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (J. Shaughnessy and E. Erhahon).
After this contest, Rangers will have 48 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will stay with 19 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
S. Wright
C. Bassey
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23'23'
C. Goldson
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27'27'
A. Morelos
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52'52'
J. Shaughnessy
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56'56'
K. Dennis
C. Main
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68'68'
S. Arfield
I. Hagi
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68'68'
F. Sakala
R. Kent
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70'70'
E. Erhahon
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74'74'
G. Kiltie
J. McGrath
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81'81'
K. Offord
R. Flynn
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Rangers will play away against Aberdeen on the 18th of January with a 25-8 head to head in favor of Rangers (12 draws).
St. Mirren will play away with Dundee United on the 18th of January with a 16-5 head to head statistic in favor of Dundee United (12 draws).
Rangers: Formation and Lineups
Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst chose to play with the following team: Allan McGregor , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Calvin Bassey , Borna Barišić , Ianis Hagi , Glen Kamara , Joe Aribo , Scott Wright , Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent .
Substitutes
Rangers made 2 changes: I. Hagi for S. Arfield (68′) and R. Kent for F. Sakala (68′).
Top player: Scott Wright
The player who no doubt impressed Rangers the most was Scott Wright.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
St. Mirren: Formation and Lineups
St. Mirren started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Jim Goodwin played with: Jak Alnwick , Ryan Flynn , Marcus Fraser , Joe Shaughnessy , Charles Dunne , Scott Tanser , Jay Henderson , Alan Power , Ethan Erhahon , Jamie McGrath and Curtis Main .
Substitutes
St. Mirren made 3 changes: C. Main for K. Dennis (56′), J. McGrath for G. Kiltie (74′) and R. Flynn for K. Offord (81′).
Top player: Joe Shaughnessy
Probably the most impressive player in St. Mirren was Joe Shaughnessy.
His rating is with 11 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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