Scottish Premiership · Championship Round - 1
Rangers 1–0 Aberdeen
7 May 2023 · Ibrox Stadium · Referee: John Beaton, Scotland
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Rangers
1
Goals
- 64'T. CantwellAssist: J. Tavernier1–0
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0
Goals
No goals.
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Goals and red cards are from the event feed; the final score is authoritative.
The read
Rangers beat Aberdeen 1-0
- T. Cantwell opened the scoring on 64 minutes, assisted by J. Tavernier, making it 1-0.measured
- Shots: Rangers 19, Aberdeen 11.measured
- Shots on target: Rangers 7, Aberdeen 4.measured
- Possession: Rangers 71.0%, Aberdeen 29.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: Rangers 1.94, Aberdeen 1.07.inferred
The read describes measured events and model output. It is not a result prediction and not a verdict on performance.
Match stats
What the feed measured
| Stat | Rangers | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 71 | 29 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 19 | 11 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 6 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 13 | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 6 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 613 | 249 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 523 | 164 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 85 | 66 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 12 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 4 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 4 | 6 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Matthew Pollock rating 7.9 2 SoT · 90 mins · 20/29 passes · 4 tackles · 12 duels
- Kelle Roos rating 7.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 7/30 passes
- Jonny Hayes rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 16/24 passes · 1 tackle · 4 duels
Rangers · Provider rating
- James Tavernier rating 8.2 1A · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 57/70 passes · 1 tackle · 3 duels
- Robby McCrorie rating 7.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 15/20 passes
- Connor Goldson rating 7.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 65/73 passes · 2 tackles · 11 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
Aberdeen were not higher in any of the selected measured categories (shots, shots on target, shots inside the box, possession, pass accuracy).
Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.
Expected goals
fxG, its ranges and provider xG
fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →
Rangers
1.94
80% model range 1.22–2.48
80% goals range 0–4
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.94 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.102 · 19 shots · 7 on target · 13 inside box
Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.
Aberdeen
1.07
80% model range 0.34–1.61
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -1.07 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.097 · 11 shots · 4 on target · 7 inside box
Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.
fxG is a team-match estimate from shots, shot zones and penalties. Provider xG is a different model and is shown separately. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction. Own goals and shootouts are outside the shot model. Provider xG is a different model and is never blended into fxG.
Timeline
The match record
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32' | Yellow card | Rangers | Todd Cantwell | Yellow Card | — |
| 32' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Leighton Clarkson | Yellow Card | — |
| 45+2' | Substitution | Rangers | B. Davies | Substitution 1 | — |
| 64' | Goal | Rangers | T. Cantwell | Normal Goal | 1–0 |
| 66' | Substitution | Rangers | F. Sakala | Substitution 2 | — |
| 66' | Substitution | Rangers | N. Raskin | Substitution 3 | — |
| 66' | Substitution | Rangers | R. Matondo | Substitution 4 | — |
| 66' | Substitution | Rangers | I. Hagi | Substitution 5 | — |
| 76' | Substitution | Aberdeen | R. Duncan | Substitution 1 | — |
| 77' | Substitution | Aberdeen | B. Miovski | Substitution 2 | — |
| 80' | Substitution | Aberdeen | Duk | Substitution 3 | — |
| 88' | Substitution | Aberdeen | L. Clarkson | Substitution 4 | — |
| 90+1' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Angus MacDonald | Yellow Card | — |
Opposition · Rangers
4-2-3-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 28 R. McCrorie | GK | 90 |
| 2 J. Tavernier | RB | 90 |
| 6 C. Goldson | CB | 90 |
| 26 B. Davies | CB | 45 |
| 3 R. Yılmaz | LB | 90 |
| 4 J. Lundstram | CM | 90 |
| 43 N. Raskin | CM | 66 |
| 13 T. Cantwell | RW | 90 |
| 7 I. Hagi | AM | 66 |
| 17 R. Matondo | LW | 66 |
| 30 F. Sakala | ST | 66 |
Substitutes
- 16 J. Souttar · on 45'
- 37 S. Arfield · on 66'
- 18 G. Kamara · on 66'
- 20 A. Morelos · on 66'
- 23 S. Wright · on 66'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
3-5-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 24 K. Roos | GK | 90 |
| 18 M. Pollock | CB | 90 |
| 27 A. MacDonald | CB | 90 |
| 4 L. Scales | CB | 90 |
| 22 H. Coulson | RWB | 90 |
| 16 Y. Ramadani | CM | 90 |
| 20 L. Clarkson | CM | 88 |
| 23 R. Duncan | CM | 76 |
| 17 J. Hayes | LWB | 90 |
| 9 B. Miovski | ST | 77 |
| 11 Duk | ST | 80 |
Substitutes
- 8 C. Barron · on 76'
- 15 M. Watkins · on 77'
- 7 S. Morris · on 80'
- 36 A. Bavidge · on 88'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby McCrorie | Rangers | 7.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 0/0 |
| James Tavernier | Rangers | 8.2 | 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Connor Goldson | Rangers | 7.7 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 65 | 2 | 11 | 0/0 |
| Ben Davies | Rangers | 6.7 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Rıdvan Yılmaz | Rangers | 7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| John Lundstram | Rangers | 7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Nicolas Raskin | Rangers | 7 | 66 | — | — | 1 | — | 52 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Todd Cantwell | Rangers | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 1/0 |
| Ianis Hagi | Rangers | 7 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 4 | 0/0 |
| Rabbi Matondo | Rangers | 6.3 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Fashion Sakala | Rangers | 7.2 | 66 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| John Souttar | Rangers | 6.9 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Alfredo Morelos | Rangers | 6.5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Scott Arfield | Rangers | 6.3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Glen Kamara | Rangers | 6.3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Scott Wright | Rangers | 6.9 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Jon McLaughlin | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Adam Devine | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Leon King | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alex Lowry | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Kelle Roos | Aberdeen | 7.7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Matthew Pollock | Aberdeen | 7.9 | 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 0/0 |
| Angus MacDonald | Aberdeen | 7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1/0 |
| Liam Scales | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 4 | 0/0 |
| Hayden Coulson | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Ylber Ramadani | Aberdeen | 7 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Ryan Duncan | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Bojan Miovski | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 80 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 10 | 0/0 |
| Connor Barron | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Marley Watkins | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Shayden Morris | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alfie Bavidge | Aberdeen | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Joe Lewis | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jayden Richardson | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Matthew Kennedy | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dilan Markanday | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
Coverage
What this page can show
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- Lineupsavailable
- Player statsavailable
- Team statsavailable
- fxGavailable
Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.
Record
Before and after
Before
Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- Aberdeen club fixture list · spfl; fallback api_football · active
- Lineups, formations and starting roles · api_football · active
- Player match ratings and stats · api_football · partial
- Event-derived Aberdeen stats · api_football · active
- League team match stats · football_data_uk · active
- fitba expected goals · computed; fallback football_data_uk, api_football · experimental
Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile
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Cite this page
Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c, as of 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00. Sources: SPFL official club feed; API-Football; football-data.co.uk; computed. Definitions: fixtures.index; matches.document; xg.document; xg.goals-minus; xg.goals-range; xg.model-range; xg.per-shot; xg.shot-profile.