Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rangers FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Rangers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Wed 5 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Sam Cosgrove
R 34' Sam Cosgrove
Alfredo Morelos 45' Y
Kyle Lafferty 49' Y
Y 53' Graeme Shinnie
Alfredo Morelos 64' R
Allan McGregor 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Aberdeen FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Graeme Leslie
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

19
7
4
Rangers FC 30 games · Avg 2.9 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-05 Rangers FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2018-08-05 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2016-11-14 Rangers FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2016-11-04 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
02 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–1 W
29 Nov Villarreal CF H 0–0 D
24 Nov Livingston FC H 3–0 W
11 Nov Motherwell FC H 7–1 W
08 Nov FK Spartak Moskva A 3–4 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Rangers FC A 1–0 W
24 Nov Motherwell FC A 0–3 L
09 Nov Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
04 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 2–1 W
31 Oct Hamilton Academical FC H 3–0 W
20 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Rangers FC Aberdeen FC
#2 Position #11
27 Points 11
12 Played 12
8 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
21 Scored 12
9 Conceded 18
+12 GD -6
2.25 PPG 0.92
67% Win % 25%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (30 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts). Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Aberdeen FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 3 A
Connor Ronan 2 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rangers FC to score. At the same time, Aberdeen FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Aberdeen FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 7' Scott McKenna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 10' Sam Cosgrove is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
  • 15' Rangers FC have won 807 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Scott Wright has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Aberdeen FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Cosgrove argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Max Lowe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Rangers FC. Alfredo Morelos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Jon Flanagan makes way for Kyle Lafferty at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • 49' That is a Yellow card for Rangers FC. Kyle Lafferty will be fuming at that decision.
  • 52' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Lassana Coulibaly by Eros Grezda on 52 minute.
  • 53' The referee shows Aberdeen FC player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Tavernier is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aberdeen FC.
  • 63' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Andrew Considine has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' Rangers FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 73' The whistle greets Connor McLennan as he departs to be replaced by Stevie May.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' The whistle greets Niall McGinn as he departs to be replaced by Scott Wright.
  • 88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for Rangers FC. Allan McGregor will be fuming at that decision.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Rangers FC and Aberdeen FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 12
Alfredo Morelos 7
Kemar Roofe 4
Bojan Miovski 3
Hamza Igamane 3
Jermain Defoe 3
Christian Ramirez 3
Scott Arfield 3

Head to Head

2018-12-05 Rangers FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2018-08-05 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2016-11-14 Rangers FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2016-11-04 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Rangers FC

Rangers FC Form

2018-12-05 Rangers FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2018-12-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Rangers FC W 2018-11-29 Rangers FC 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2018-11-24 Rangers FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2018-11-11 Rangers FC 7–1 Motherwell FC W 2018-11-08 FK Spartak Moskva 4–3 Rangers FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2018-12-05 Rangers FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2018-11-24 Motherwell FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC L 2018-11-09 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2018-11-04 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC W 2018-10-31 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2018-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.75 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 60% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC55% Draw26% Aberdeen FC19%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
45%
Rangers FC or Aberdeen FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC43% Draw47% Aberdeen FC10%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.4%
2 – 0
13.7%
0 – 0
11.2%
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
3.4%
1 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 26% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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