Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 1

Aberdeen 0–1 Rangers

1 Aug 2020 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: B. Madden

Aberdeen LFTFull recordHalf-time 0–1

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time

AberdeenRangersAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Goals

No goals.

Red cards

86'A. ConsidineStraight redRed Card

Away · Opposition

Rangers

Goals

21'R. KentAssist: A. Morelos0–1

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

Ten-man Rangers beat Aberdeen 1-0

measured

R. Kent opened the scoring on 21 minutes, assisted by A. Morelos, making it 0-1.measured
A. Considine was sent off on 86 minutes.measured
Shots: Aberdeen 4, Rangers 14.measured
Shots on target: Aberdeen 0, Rangers 4.measured
Possession: Aberdeen 39.0%, Rangers 61.0%.measured
Shot expectation: Aberdeen 0.18, Rangers 0.98.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
Possession	39	61	api_football	measured
Shots	4	14	api_football	measured
Shots on target	0	4	api_football	measured
Shots off target	3	5	api_football	measured
Blocked shots	1	5	api_football	measured
Shots inside box	2	6	api_football	measured
Shots outside box	2	8	api_football	measured
Passes	391	593	api_football	measured
Passes accurate	296	511	api_football	measured
Pass accuracy	76	86	api_football	measured
Corners	2	6	api_football	measured
Fouls	18	15	api_football	measured
Offsides	1	1	api_football	measured
Yellow cards	1	0	api_football	measured
Red cards	1	0	api_football	measured
Saves	2	0	api_football	measured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

Ash Taylor rating 8.0 0 SoT · 90 mins · 22 passs · 2 tackles · 6 duels
Scott Mckenna rating 7.0 0 SoT · 90 mins · 41 passs · 2 tackles · 4 duels
Craig Bryson rating 6.9 0 SoT · 71 mins · 11 passs · 3 tackles · 9 duels

Rangers · Provider rating

Ryan Kent rating 7.7 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 44 passs · 1 tackle · 6 duels
James Tavernier rating 7.7 0 SoT · 90 mins · 35 passs · 9 tackles · 12 duels
Leon Balogun rating 7.7 0 SoT · 90 mins · 62 passs · 1 tackle · 9 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 →

Aberdeen

0.18

80% model range 0.00–0.73

80% goals range 0–1

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -0.18 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.046 · 4 shots · 0 on target · 2 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.

Rangers

0.98

80% model range 0.25–1.52

80% goals range 0–2

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +0.02 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.070 · 14 shots · 4 on target · 6 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.
Min	Event	Team	Player	Detail	Score
21'	Goal	Rangers	R. Kent	Normal Goal	0–1
45'	Yellow card	Aberdeen	F. Ojo	Yellow Card	—
65'	Substitution	Aberdeen	B. Anderson	Substitution 1	—
70'	Substitution	Aberdeen	C. Bryson	Substitution 2	—
70'	Substitution	Aberdeen	M. Kennedy	Substitution 3	—
77'	Substitution	Rangers	I. Hagi	Substitution 1	—
78'	Substitution	Aberdeen	F. Ojo	Substitution 4	—
86'	Straight red	Aberdeen	A. Considine	Red Card	—

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

4-4-1-1

D. McInnes

Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
Starter	Role	Min
1 J. Lewis	GK	90
4 A. Considine	RB	86
14 A. Taylor	CB	90
5 S. McKenna	CB	90
22 R. Hernández	LB	90
7 C. Bryson	RM	70
17 J. Hayes	CM	90
8 F. Ojo	CM	78
33 M. Kennedy	LM	70
19 L. Ferguson	AM	90
21 B. Anderson	ST	65

Substitutes

32 R. Edmondson · on 65'
24 D. Campbell · on 70'
10 N. McGinn · on 70'
11 R. Hedges · on 78'

Opposition · Rangers

4-3-3

S. Gerrard

Rangers starting XI and substitutes.
Starter	Role	Min
1 A. McGregor	GK	90
26 L. Balogun	RB	90
2 J. Tavernier	CB	90
6 C. Goldson	CB	90
31 B. Barišić	LB	90
8 R. Jack	CM	90
18 G. Kamara	CM	90
17 J. Ayodele-Aribo	CM	90
7 I. Hagi	RW	77
20 A. Morelos	ST	90
14 R. Kent	LW	90

Substitutes

37 S. Arfield · on 77'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
Player	Team	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	Accurate passes	Tackles	Duels	Cards
Joe Lewis	Aberdeen	6.7	90	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0/0
Ronald Hernández	Aberdeen	6.5	90	—	—	0	0	—	—	6	0/0
Ash Taylor	Aberdeen	8	90	—	—	1	0	—	2	6	0/0
Scott Mckenna	Aberdeen	7	90	—	—	0	0	—	2	4	0/0
Andy Considine	Aberdeen	6.5	86	—	—	0	0	—	3	6	0/1
Jonny Hayes	Aberdeen	6.3	90	—	—	0	0	—	1	6	0/0
Lewis Ferguson	Aberdeen	6.2	90	—	—	1	0	—	2	5	0/0
Funso Ojo	Aberdeen	6.2	78	—	—	1	0	—	1	2	1/0
Matthew Kennedy	Aberdeen	5.5	71	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0/0
Craig Bryson	Aberdeen	6.9	71	—	—	0	0	—	3	9	0/0
Bruce Anderson	Aberdeen	6.3	65	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0/0
Dean Campbell	Aberdeen	6.7	19	—	—	0	0	—	1	3	0/0
Ryan Hedges	Aberdeen	6.2	12	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0/0
Niall McGinn	Aberdeen	6.9	19	—	—	1	0	—	1	3	0/0
Ryan Edmondson	Aberdeen	6.5	25	—	—	0	0	—	—	2	0/0
Allan McGregor	Rangers	7	90	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0/0
James Tavernier	Rangers	7.7	90	—	—	0	0	—	9	12	0/0
Connor Goldson	Rangers	7.3	90	—	—	0	0	—	3	11	0/0
Leon Balogun	Rangers	7.7	90	—	—	0	0	—	1	9	0/0
Borna Barišić	Rangers	7.3	90	—	—	0	0	—	2	4	0/0
Glen Kamara	Rangers	6.3	90	—	—	1	0	—	—	0	0/0
Ryan Jack	Rangers	6.9	90	—	—	0	0	—	—	3	0/0
Joe Aribo	Rangers	7.3	90	—	—	3	2	—	2	8	0/0
Ianis Hagi	Rangers	7	77	—	—	4	1	—	2	7	0/0
Alfredo Morelos	Rangers	7.6	90	—	1	4	0	—	3	13	0/0
Ryan Kent	Rangers	7.7	90	1	—	2	1	—	1	6	0/0
Scott Arfield	Rangers	7.2	13	—	—	0	0	—	1	3	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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Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.

Record

Before and after

Before

After

2020-21 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

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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.