Kilmarnock FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Kilmarnock FC

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Rangers FC

Sat 5 Aug 2023 · 16:15 UTC Rugby Park 9,256 HT 45' · FT 45'

Brad Lyons 65' 1–0

Overview

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Kilmarnock FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at Rugby Park.

Kilmarnock FC 13 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Rangers FC 12 games · 27 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee William Collum
Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
Assistant 2 Craig Ferguson
4th Official

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Kilmarnock FC 24 games · Avg 3.1 goals Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-05 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Rangers FC 2023-03-04 Rangers FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-01-18 Kilmarnock FC 2–3 Rangers FC 2022-08-06 Rangers FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC 2021-02-13 Rangers FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
28 May	Ross County FC	H	3–1	W
24 May	Dundee United FC	A	3–0	W
20 May	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–1	L
13 May	Livingston FC	H	2–0	W
06 May	Motherwell FC	A	0–2	L

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	A	0–1	L
27 May	St. Mirren FC	A	3–0	W
24 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	2–2	D
21 May	Hibernian FC	A	3–1	W
13 May	Celtic FC	H	3–0	W
07 May	Aberdeen FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC		Rangers FC
#12	Position	#2
9	Points	27
13	Played	12
2 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 3 / 1
13	Scored	21
29	Conceded	9
-16	GD	+12
0.69	PPG	2.25
15%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (9 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

1/4

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/3

61-75

2/3

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rangers FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

4/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

4/1

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC

Greg Kiltie	3 G
Joe Hugill	2 G	2 A
Michael Schjonning-Larsen	2 G
Jason Holt	1 G

Rangers FC

Ryan Naderi	6 G	3 A
Kevin Kelsy	4 G
Lawrence Shankland	3 G
Miguel Chaiwa	1 G	1 A
Thelo Aasgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Kilmarnock FC welcome Rangers FC for this crunch clash at Rugby Park.
5' A quiet spell here at Rugby Park. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Kilmarnock FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rangers FC backline.
15' Abdallah Sima, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Kilmarnock FC in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past Rangers FC's compact 4-3-3.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Kilmarnock FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' It looks surprising Kilmarnock FC does not make any changes. Sam Lammers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' Rangers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ryan Naderi scoring 2 goals.
63' Kyle Vassell gets the nod from Kilmarnock FC. He replaces Marley Watkins and will look to change the dynamic.
65' What composure from Brad Lyons! The Northern Ireland international strokes it home. 1-0.
70' Nicolas Raskin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
72' Ryan Jack is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Lundstram at the 72 minute mark.
77' Kilmarnock FC make a change. Kyle Magennis trudges off to be replaced by Rory McKenzie on 77 minutes.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
84' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Sam Lammers exits the field as Kemar Roofe enters on 84.
89' Innes Cameron is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Armstrong at the 89 minute mark.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kilmarnock FC players.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Rangers FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfredo Morelos	7
Cyriel Dessers	4
James Tavernier	4
Connor Goldson	3
Eamonn Brophy	3
Ryan Naderi	2
Joe Wright	2
Jeriel Dorsett	2

Head to Head

Kilmarnock FC Form

2023-08-05 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Rangers FC W 2023-05-28 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Ross County FC W 2023-05-24 Dundee United FC 0–3 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-05-20 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-05-13 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Livingston FC W 2023-05-06 Motherwell FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC L

Rangers FC Form

2023-08-05 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Rangers FC L 2023-05-27 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Rangers FC W 2023-05-24 Rangers FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2023-05-21 Hibernian FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2023-05-13 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC W 2023-05-07 Rangers FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.81 Kilmarnock FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.04 Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kilmarnock FC22% Draw24% Rangers FC54%

Actual: Kilmarnock FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw

46%

Draw or Rangers FC

78%

Kilmarnock FC or Rangers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kilmarnock FC12% Draw42% Rangers FC46%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.8%

0 – 1

11.2%

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 3

7.8%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 3

6.4%

0 – 4

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

3.8%

2 – 1

3.7%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap	Kilmarnock FC covers	Push	Rangers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	9%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	36%	—	64%
+1	36%	24%	41%
+1.5	59%	—	41%
+2	59%	20%	21%
+2.5	79%	—	21%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.