Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 17

Rangers 3–0 Aberdeen

15 Jan 2025 · Ibrox Stadium · Referee: K. Clancy

Aberdeen LFTFull recordHalf-time 1–0

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time
AberdeenRangersAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Opposition

Rangers

3

Goals

  • 13'H. IgamaneAssist not recorded1–0
  • 90+3'L. BalogunAssist: C. Nsiala2–0
  • 90+7'C. DessersAssist: L. Balogun3–0

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 3-0

measured
  • H. Igamane opened the scoring on 13 minutes, making it 1-0.measured
  • L. Balogun scored on 90+3 minutes, assisted by C. Nsiala, making it 2-0.measured
  • C. Dessers scored on 90+7 minutes, assisted by L. Balogun, making it 3-0.measured
  • Shots: Rangers 29, Aberdeen 6.measured
  • Shots on target: Rangers 12, Aberdeen 2.measured
  • Possession: Rangers 59.0%, Aberdeen 41.0%.measured
  • Shot expectation: Rangers 2.93, Aberdeen 0.58.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

Rangers and Aberdeen, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
StatRangersAberdeenSourceBasis
Possession5941api_footballmeasured
Shots296api_footballmeasured
Shots on target122api_footballmeasured
Shots off target122api_footballmeasured
Blocked shots52api_footballmeasured
Shots inside box184api_footballmeasured
Shots outside box112api_footballmeasured
Passes543386api_footballmeasured
Passes accurate465310api_footballmeasured
Pass accuracy8680api_footballmeasured
Corners103api_footballmeasured
Fouls59api_footballmeasured
Offsides11api_footballmeasured
Yellow cards13api_footballmeasured
Red cards00football_data_ukmeasured
Saves29api_footballmeasured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

  • Ross Doohan rating 8.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 22/29 passes
  • Nicky Devlin rating 6.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 23/28 passes · 1 tackle · 5 duels
  • Graeme Shinnie rating 6.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 45/50 passes · 1 tackle · 4 duels

Rangers · Provider rating

  • Leon Balogun rating 8.7 1G · 1A · 1 SoT · 14 mins · 8/10 passes · 1 tackle · 4 duels
  • Václav Černý rating 8.3 1 SoT · 90 mins · 23/29 passes · 1 tackle · 3 duels
  • Ianis Hagi rating 8.0 1 SoT · 79 mins · 32/40 passes · 3 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

experimental

fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →

Rangers

2.93

80% model range 2.21–3.47

80% goals range 1–5

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +0.07 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.101 · 29 shots · 12 on target · 18 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

0.58

80% model range 0.00–1.12

80% goals range 0–2

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -0.58 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.097 · 6 shots · 2 on target · 4 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

Match timeline with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
MinEventTeamPlayerDetailScore
13'GoalRangersH. IgamaneNormal Goal1–0
37'Yellow cardAberdeenKristers TobersYellow Card—
44'Yellow cardRangersClinton NsialaYellow Card—
46'SubstitutionRangersDaniloSubstitution 1—
64'SubstitutionAberdeenK. NisbetSubstitution 1—
64'SubstitutionAberdeenA. PalaversaSubstitution 2—
66'SubstitutionAberdeenT. KeskinenSubstitution 3—
72'SubstitutionAberdeenJ. OkkelsSubstitution 4—
72'SubstitutionAberdeenJ. McGarrySubstitution 5—
74'Yellow cardAberdeenLeighton ClarksonYellow Card—
76'SubstitutionRangersR. PröpperSubstitution 2—
79'SubstitutionRangersI. HagiSubstitution 3—
83'Yellow cardAberdeenSivert Heltne NilsenYellow Card—
89'SubstitutionRangersH. IgamaneSubstitution 4—
90+3'GoalRangersL. BalogunNormal Goal2–0
90+7'GoalRangersC. DessersNormal Goal3–0

Opposition · Rangers

4-2-3-1

P. Clement
Rangers starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
31 L. KellyGK90
3 R. YılmazRB90
4 R. PröpperCB76
19 C. NsialaCB90
22 JeftéLB90
10 M. DiomandeCM90
43 N. RaskinCM90
18 V. ČernýRW90
99 DaniloAM46
30 I. HagiLW79
29 H. IgamaneST89

Substitutes

  • 14 N. Bajrami · on 46'
  • 27 L. Balogun · on 76'
  • 2 J. Tavernier · on 79'
  • 9 C. Dessers · on 89'

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

4-2-3-1

J. Thelin
Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
31 R. DoohanGK90
2 N. DevlinRB90
24 K. TobersCB90
6 S. Heltne NilsenCB90
15 J. McGarryLB72
4 G. ShinnieCM90
18 A. PalaversaCM64
81 T. KeskinenRW66
10 L. ClarksonAM90
16 J. OkkelsLW72
9 K. NisbetST64

Substitutes

  • 11 Duk · on 64'
  • 26 A. Dorrington · on 64'
  • 20 S. Morris · on 66'
  • 8 D. Polvara · on 72'
  • 28 A. Jensen · on 72'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
PlayerTeamRatingMinGAShSoTAccurate passesTacklesDuelsCards
Liam KellyRangers7.690—0——33—10/0
Rıdvan YılmazRangers7.990—0——303100/0
Robin PröpperRangers7.376—01—97130/0
Clinton NsialaRangers7.590—1——73—21/0
JeftéRangers7.790—02238130/0
Mohammed DiomandeRangers7.390—01—45120/0
Nicolas RaskinRangers7.290—01—39450/0
Václav ČernýRangers8.390—02123130/0
DaniloRangers6.645—02210120/0
Ianis HagiRangers879—03132—30/0
Hamza IgamaneRangers7.389104215—50/0
Nedim BajramiRangers7.345—04215——0/0
Leon BalogunRangers8.71411318140/0
James TavernierRangers711—0——7——0/0
Cyriel DessersRangers7.5101011——10/0
Mason MunnRangers—————————0/0
Connor BarronRangers—————————0/0
Bailey RiceRangers—————————0/0
Ross McCauslandRangers—————————0/0
Zak LovelaceRangers—————————0/0
Ross DoohanAberdeen8.390—0——22——0/0
Nicky DevlinAberdeen6.990—01—23150/0
Kristers TobersAberdeen6.690—01151141/0
Sivert Heltne NilsenAberdeen5.990—0——49241/0
James McGarryAberdeen6.672—0——17120/0
Graeme ShinnieAberdeen6.790—0——45140/0
Ante PalaversaAberdeen6.764—0——23120/0
Topi KeskinenAberdeen6.766—0——7230/0
Leighton ClarksonAberdeen6.390—01122—11/0
Jeppe OkkelsAberdeen6.572—0——6——0/0
Kevin NisbetAberdeen6.364—0——11—30/0
Alfie DorringtonAberdeen5.326—0——10110/0
DukAberdeen6.526—01—2—10/0
Shayden MorrisAberdeen6.324—0——4——0/0
Alexander JensenAberdeen6.318—0——11—10/0
Dante PolvaraAberdeen6.218—0——7——0/0
Tom RitchieAberdeen—————————0/0
Victor EnemAberdeen—————————0/0
Fletcher BoydAberdeen—————————0/0
Peter AmbroseAberdeen—————————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

2024-25 season → Results and fixtures →

Provenance

How this page is sourced

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.

Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile

Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.

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.