Scottish Premiership · Regular Season - 16

Aberdeen 2–2 Rangers

4 Dec 2019 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: J. Beaton

Aberdeen DFTResult, events and lineupsHalf-time 1–2

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time

AberdeenRangersAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Goals

39'J. GallagherAssist not recorded1–2
48'A. ConsidineAssist not recorded2–2

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Away · Opposition

Rangers

Goals

18'S. ArfieldAssist: J. Tavernier0–1
30'R. JackAssist not recorded0–2

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

Aberdeen and Rangers draw 2-2

measured

S. Arfield opened the scoring on 18 minutes, assisted by J. Tavernier, making it 0-1.measured
R. Jack scored on 30 minutes, making it 0-2.measured
J. Gallagher scored on 39 minutes, making it 1-2.measured
A. Considine scored on 48 minutes, making it 2-2.measured
Shots: Aberdeen 8, Rangers 13.measured
Shots on target: Aberdeen 5, Rangers 8.measured
Shot expectation: Aberdeen 1.63, Rangers 2.61.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

Aberdeen and Rangers, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
Stat	Aberdeen	Rangers	Source	Basis
Shots	8	13	football_data_uk	measured
Shots on target	5	8	football_data_uk	measured
Corners	2	8	football_data_uk	measured
Fouls	2	0	api_football	measured
Yellow cards	2	2	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

experimental

fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →

Aberdeen

1.63

80% model range 0.00–3.75

80% goals range 0–3

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +0.37 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.204 · 8 shots · 5 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.

Rangers

2.61

80% model range 0.00–5.29

80% goals range 1–5

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -0.61 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.201 · 13 shots · 8 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

Match timeline with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
Min	Event	Team	Player	Detail	Score
13'	Yellow card	Aberdeen	Shaleum Logan	Yellow Card	—
18'	Goal	Rangers	S. Arfield	Normal Goal	0–1
30'	Goal	Rangers	R. Jack	Normal Goal	0–2
33'	Yellow card	Aberdeen	Sam Cosgrove	Yellow Card	—
39'	Goal	Aberdeen	J. Gallagher	Normal Goal	1–2
48'	Goal	Aberdeen	A. Considine	Normal Goal	2–2
66'	Yellow card	Rangers	Scott Arfield	Yellow Card	—
75'	Substitution	Aberdeen	J. Wilson	Substitution 1	—
77'	Substitution	Rangers	S. Arfield	Substitution 1	—
81'	Substitution	Aberdeen	A. Considine	Substitution 2	—
83'	Yellow card	Rangers	Connor Goldson	Yellow Card	—
90+2'	Substitution	Rangers	R. Kent	Substitution 2	—

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

3-5-2

D. McInnes

Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
Starter	Role	Min
1 J. Lewis	GK	90
4 A. Considine	CB	81
2 S. Logan	CB	90
14 A. Taylor	CB	90
3 G. Leigh	RWB	90
5 S. McKenna	CM	90
33 Z. Vyner	CM	90
19 L. Ferguson	CM	90
21 J. Gallagher	LWB	90
28 J. Wilson	ST	75
16 S. Cosgrove	ST	90

Substitutes

11 R. Hedges · on 75'
18 C. McLennan · on 81'

Opposition · Rangers

4-4-1-1

S. Gerrard

Rangers starting XI and substitutes.
Starter	Role	Min
1 A. McGregor	GK	90
2 J. Tavernier	RB	90
6 C. Goldson	CB	90
15 J. Flanagan	CB	90
5 F. Helander	LB	90
10 S. Davis	RM	90
37 S. Arfield	CM	77
8 R. Jack	CM	90
17 J. Aribo	LM	90
20 A. Morelos	AM	90
14 R. Kent	ST	90

Substitutes

11 S. Ojo · on 77'
19 N. Katić · on 90'

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

result

Depthresult
Eventsavailable
Lineupsavailable
Player statsunavailable
Team statsavailable
fxGavailable

Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.

Record

Before and after

Before

After

2019-20 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.

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 2026-10-27T19:05:13+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.