Scottish Premiership · Regular Season - 7
Rangers 5–0 Aberdeen
28 Sept 2019 · Ibrox Stadium · Referee: B. Madden
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Rangers
5
Goals
- 20'J. TavernierPenaltyAssist not recorded1–0
- 40'G. StewartAssist not recorded2–0
- 50'A. MorelosAssist: B. Barišić3–0
- 71'J. TavernierPenaltyAssist not recorded4–0
- 80'J. DefoeAssist not recorded5–0
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 5-0
- J. Tavernier scored a penalty on 20 minutes, making it 1-0.measured
- G. Stewart scored on 40 minutes, making it 2-0.measured
- A. Morelos scored on 50 minutes, assisted by B. Barišić, making it 3-0.measured
- J. Tavernier scored a penalty on 71 minutes, making it 4-0.measured
- J. Defoe scored on 80 minutes, making it 5-0.measured
- Shots: Rangers 27, Aberdeen 4.measured
- Shots on target: Rangers 11, Aberdeen 1.measured
- Shot expectation: Rangers 3.59, Aberdeen 0.33.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 27 | 4 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Shots on target | 11 | 1 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Corners | 7 | 1 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Fouls | 9 | 11 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Player ratings and the selected team comparison are unavailable for this fixture. The lineup, event record and match stats remain on the page.
Expected goals
fxG, its ranges and provider xG
fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →
Rangers
3.59
80% model range 0.45–6.73
80% goals range 1–6
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +1.41 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties not available
xG per shot 0.133 · 27 shots · 11 on target · 0 inside box
Basis: conversion. 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
0.33
80% model range 0.00–1.27
80% goals range 0–1
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.33 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties not available
xG per shot 0.082 · 4 shots · 1 on target · 0 inside box
Basis: conversion. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20' | Penalty | Rangers | J. Tavernier | Penalty | 1–0 |
| 30' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Niall McGinn | Yellow Card | — |
| 40' | Goal | Rangers | G. Stewart | Normal Goal | 2–0 |
| 50' | Goal | Rangers | A. Morelos | Normal Goal | 3–0 |
| 59' | Substitution | Rangers | S. Ojo | Substitution 1 | — |
| 69' | Substitution | Rangers | A. Morelos | Substitution 2 | — |
| 71' | Penalty | Rangers | J. Tavernier | Penalty | 4–0 |
| 72' | Substitution | Aberdeen | C. McLennan | Substitution 1 | — |
| 76' | Substitution | Rangers | S. Davis | Substitution 3 | — |
| 80' | Goal | Rangers | J. Defoe | Normal Goal | 5–0 |
| 82' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Sam Cosgrove | Yellow Card | — |
| 83' | Substitution | Aberdeen | N. McGinn | Substitution 2 | — |
| 86' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Michael Devlin | Yellow Card | — |
| 87' | Substitution | Aberdeen | S. Cosgrove | Substitution 3 | — |
Opposition · Rangers
4-3-3
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 A. McGregor | GK | 90 |
| 2 J. Tavernier | RB | 90 |
| 6 C. Goldson | CB | 90 |
| 31 B. Barišić | CB | 90 |
| 19 N. Katić | LB | 90 |
| 10 S. Davis | CM | 76 |
| 37 S. Arfield | CM | 90 |
| 8 R. Jack | CM | 90 |
| 24 G. Stewart | RW | 90 |
| 11 S. Ojo | ST | 59 |
| 20 A. Morelos | LW | 69 |
Substitutes
- 9 J. Defoe · on 59'
- 21 B. Barker · on 69'
- 4 S. Edmundson · on 76'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
4-3-3
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 J. Lewis | GK | 90 |
| 2 S. Logan | RB | 90 |
| 6 M. Devlin | CB | 90 |
| 3 G. Leigh | CB | 90 |
| 33 Z. Vyner | LB | 90 |
| 10 N. McGinn | CM | 83 |
| 11 R. Hedges | CM | 90 |
| 19 L. Ferguson | CM | 90 |
| 24 D. Campbell | RW | 90 |
| 16 S. Cosgrove | ST | 87 |
| 18 C. McLennan | LW | 72 |
Substitutes
- 21 J. Gallagher · on 72'
- 23 E. Ross · on 83'
- 9 C. Main · on 87'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
Per-player match statistics are unavailable for this fixture. The lineup and event record remain on the page.
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
Coverage
What this page can show
- Depthresult
- Eventsavailable
- Lineupsavailable
- Player statsunavailable
- Team statsavailable
- fxGavailable
Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.
Record
Before and after
Before
Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315. 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
Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.
Cite this page
Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315, as of 2026-10-27T12:06:31+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.