Motherwell vs Rangers
Ref: Steven McLean, ScotlandFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Motherwell and Rangers drew 1–1 in their Premiership fixture. Emmanuel scored for Motherwell; Tavernier replied for Rangers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.75 for Motherwell versus 0.72 for Rangers. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Rangers are 2nd.
First Half
14'
⚽
Tavernier
Assist: Rothwell
Second Half
Watt
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Danilo
63'
⇄
Diomandé
64'
Cameron
Yellow Card
⇄
Gordon
73'
⇄
Rothwell
73'
⇄
Raskin
⇄
Stamatelopoulos
83'
⇄
Gassama
84'
Dowell
Yellow Card
⚽
Emmanuel
Assist: Just
⇄
Just
⇄
Slattery
90+2'
Tavernier
Yellow Card
90'
Aarons
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MotherwellRangers
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.75VS0.72
Attack3 · 1 won
17
Shots
15
5
Shots on target
5
13
Shots in the box
11
4
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
4
1
Corners
12
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
344
Total passes
585
282
Accurate passes
516
82%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
4
4
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
4
Blocked shots
6
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
Rangers
4-3-3
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4L. GordonD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 45M. EmmanuelD
Substitutes
- 1A. OxboroughG
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 5K. BalmerD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 11A. HallidayM
- 23E. WilsonD
- 26Olly WhyteM
- 28L. RossF
- 90I. SaidF
Rangers
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1J. ButlandG
- 2J. TavernierD
- 3M. AaronsD
- 5J. SouttarD
- 6J. RothwellM
- 10M. DiomandéM
- 20K. DowellF
- 23D. GassamaF
- 24N. DjigaD
- 43N. RaskinM
- 99DaniloF
Substitutes
- 7Ó. CortésF
- 8C. BarronM
- 9C. DessersF
- 14N. BajramiM
- 16L. CameronM
- 22JeftéD
- 31L. KellyG
- 37E. FernandezD
- 52Findlay CurtisM
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Elijah Just | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Slattery | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Liam Gordon | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andy Halliday | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aston Oxborough | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kofi Balmer | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ewan Wilson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olly Whyte | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
Rangers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Tavernier(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Djeidi Gassama | F | 83 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Joe Rothwell | M | 73 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Max Aarons | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| John Souttar | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kieran Dowell | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Nicolas Raskin | M | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jack Butland | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nasser Djiga | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danilo | F | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Mohammed Diomande | M | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefté | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Findlay Curtis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Barron | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oscar Cortés | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyriel Dessers | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nedim Bajrami | M | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lyall Cameron | M | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |