Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Motherwell FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2021-22 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2021-22
Motherwell FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sat 23 Apr 2022 · 11:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45' · FT 45'
R 28' Leon Balogun
R 29' Leon Balogun
Juhani Ojala 31' Y
Juhani Ojala 32' Y
Y 45' Scott Arfield
Callum Slattery 60' Y
Bevis Mugabi 62' Y
Bevis Mugabi 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Motherwell FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at Fir Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

3
7
16
Motherwell FC 26 games · Avg 3.5 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-23 Motherwell FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2022-02-27 Rangers FC 2–2 Motherwell FC 2021-10-31 Motherwell FC 1–6 Rangers FC 2021-09-19 Rangers FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2021-01-17 Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Rangers FC H 1–3 L
09 Apr Livingston FC A 2–2 D
02 Apr St. Mirren FC H 4–2 W
19 Mar St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
05 Mar Dundee FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Ross County FC H 0–1 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Motherwell FC A 3–1 W
14 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
10 Apr St. Mirren FC A 4–0 W
07 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L
03 Apr Celtic FC H 1–2 L
20 Mar Dundee FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Motherwell FC Rangers FC
#8 Position #2
8 Points 16
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
9 Scored 8
11 Conceded 4
-2 GD +4
1.14 PPG 2.29
29% Win % 71%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Motherwell FC are 8th (8 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Motherwell FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 2 G 1 A
Tawanda Maswanhise 1 G 2 A
Regan Charles-Cook 1 G
Lukas Fadinger 1 G
Seb Palmer-Houlden 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Fir Park that hosts another battle between Motherwell FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' Bevis Mugabi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rangers FC tonight.
  • 10' The 33-year-old Ricki Lamie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 14' Amad is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 19' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Callum Slattery has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Rangers FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 28' That is a Red card for Rangers FC. Leon Balogun will be fuming at that decision.
  • 29' A moment of madness from Leon Balogun on 29 minutes earns him a Red card. Rangers FC will be frustrated.
  • 30' Rangers FC make a change. Amad trudges off to be replaced by Calvin Bassey on 30 minutes.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Juhani Ojala. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 31' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Amad is withdrawn and Calvin Bassey gets his opportunity.
  • 32' Juhani Ojala is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 35' Ross Tierney has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Joseph Efford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Scott Arfield is booked for Rangers FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' Scott Wright is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 48' A goal from the Scotland international Scott Wright! He fires home on 48 to make it 1-3!
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Callum Slattery. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' Against the run of play, James Tavernier has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' Bevis Mugabi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Bevis Mugabi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Kaiyne Woolery comes on to replace Sean Goss.
  • 69' John Lundstram gets the nod from Rangers FC. He replaces Glen Kamara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. Joseph Efford is replaced by Justin Amaluzor.
  • 77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Scott Wright by Leon King on 86 minute.
  • Full Time. Rangers FC beats Motherwell FC

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 7
Fashion Sakala 7
Alfredo Morelos 5
Scott Arfield 5
Cedric Itten 4
Kemar Roofe 3
Malik Tillman 3
Scott Wright 3

Head to Head

2022-04-23 Motherwell FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2022-02-27 Rangers FC 2–2 Motherwell FC 2021-10-31 Motherwell FC 1–6 Rangers FC 2021-09-19 Rangers FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2021-01-17 Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC

Motherwell FC Form

2022-04-23 Motherwell FC 1–3 Rangers FC L 2022-04-09 Livingston FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2022-04-02 Motherwell FC 4–2 St. Mirren FC W 2022-03-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2022-03-05 Motherwell FC 1–1 Dundee FC D 2022-03-02 Motherwell FC 0–1 Ross County FC L

Rangers FC Form

2022-04-23 Motherwell FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2022-04-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-04-10 St. Mirren FC 0–4 Rangers FC W 2022-04-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Rangers FC L 2022-04-03 Rangers FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2022-03-20 Dundee FC 1–2 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.95 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC21% Draw25% Rangers FC54%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Rangers FC
79%
Motherwell FC or Rangers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC15% Draw44% Rangers FC41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 1
10.2%
0 – 2
10.2%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 3
6.4%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 4
3%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 23% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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