Aberdeen vs Rangers
Ref: David Dickinson, ScotlandPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen · 22,199 cap
Match recap
Rangers beat Aberdeen 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Aasgaard and Tavernier scored for Rangers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.47 for Aberdeen versus 1.93 for Rangers. Aberdeen sit 8th in the Premiership table while Rangers are 2nd.
First Half
23'
⚽
Aasgaard
Assist: Meghoma
30'
VAR
Goal cancelled
Second Half
⇄
Lazetić
54'
Souttar
Yellow Card
Knoester
Yellow Card
⇄
Karlsson
59'
Aasgaard
Yellow Card
62'
Chermiti
Yellow Card
Clarkson
Yellow Card
⇄
Milanovic
⇄
Clarkson
74'
⚽
Tavernier
Penalty
⇄
Shinnie
88'
⇄
Moore
90+3'
⇄
Gassama
90+3'
⇄
Tavernier
90'
⇄
Chermiti
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 |  Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AberdeenRangers
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.47VS1.93
Attack0 · 5 won
7
Shots
18
5
Shots on target
9
5
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
10
1
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
396
Total passes
371
323
Accurate passes
296
82%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 2 won
15
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
4
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1
Rangers
4-2-3-1
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2N. DevlinD
- 4G. ShinnieM
- 5M. KnoesterD
- 8D. PolvaraM
- 10L. ClarksonM
- 11N. MilanovicM
- 17J. KarlssonM
- 22J. MilneD
- 27M. LazetićF
Substitutes
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 7A. AouchicheM
- 13N. SumanG
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 16S. ArmstrongM
- 28A. JensenM
- 38D. LobbanM
- 81T. KeskinenF
Rangers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. ButlandG
- 2J. TavernierD
- 5J. SouttarD
- 9Youssef ChermitiF
- 10M. DiomandéM
- 11T. AasgaardM
- 23D. GassamaM
- 30J. MeghomaD
- 37E. FernandezD
- 43N. RaskinM
- 47M. MooreM
Substitutes
- 3M. AaronsD
- 17R. MatondoM
- 18O. AntmanF
- 19C. Nsiala-MakengoD
- 20K. DowellM
- 24N. DjigaD
- 28B. MiovskiF
- 31L. KellyG
- 99DaniloF
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Leighton Clarkson | M | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Dante Polvara | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Mats Knoester | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | M | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Marko Lazetić | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nicolas Milanović | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Graeme Shinnie(C) | M | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jack Milne | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nick Suman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Lobban | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topi Keskinen | F | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Adil Aouchiche | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Kevin Nisbet | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Stuart Armstrong | M | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rangers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Tavernier(C) | D | 89 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Thelo Aasgaard | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| John Souttar | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jack Butland | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jayden Meghoma | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Djeidi Gassama | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4/9 |
| Mohammed Diomande | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Nicolas Raskin | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Youssef Chermiti | F | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/7 |
| Mikey Moore | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rabbi Matondo | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danilo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Antman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Aarons | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Dowell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bojan Miovski | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nasser Djiga | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton Nsiala | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |