Rangers FC vs Hamilton Academical FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rangers FC vs Hamilton Academical FC — Premier League at Ibrox Stadium.
- Rangers FC 33 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
- Hamilton Academical FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Steven McLean
- Referee David McGeachie
- Referee Paul O'Neill
- Referee Colin Steven
23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Hamilton Academical FC H 8–0 W 05 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–3 D 01 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W 29 Oct KKS Lech Poznan H 1–0 W 25 Oct Livingston FC H 2–0 W 22 Oct Royal Standard de Liege A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Rangers FC A 0–8 L 20 Oct Aberdeen FC A 2–4 L 17 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 3–5 L 02 Oct Hibernian FC A 2–3 L 26 Sep Dundee United FC H 1–1 D 19 Sep Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Rangers FC0-153/316-303/431-453/246-606/361-752/376+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rangers FC and Hamilton Academical FC has kicked off!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Hamilton Academical FC is showing some good football. However, Hamilton Academical FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Scott McMann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 16' Scott Arfield puts Rangers FC on the lead.
- 18' GOAL! Kemar Roofe scores on 18. Assisted by James Tavernier
- 19' GOAL! Joe Aribo scores on 19.
- 22' It’s a booking for Hamilton Academical FC player. David Moyo gets a Yellow card.
- 26' Ross Callachan was booked on 26.
- 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' What a strike from Joe Aribo! The score is 4-0.
- 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Another change for Rangers FC made on 46 minute. Ryan Jack leaves to be changed by Bongani Zungu.
- 51' The travelling Hamilton Academical FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 54' GOAL! Kemar Roofe scores on 54.
- 55' It is a substitution in Hamilton Academical FC team. Ronan Hughes is replaced by Lewis Smith on 55 minute.
- 58' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Ryan Kent is replaced by Brandon Barker.
- 62' GOAL! Brandon Barker scores on 62. Assisted by Jermain Defoe
- 65' Goal! James Tavernier scores his 108 goal in 402 matches.
- 69' What a strike from James Tavernier! The score is 8-0.
- 69' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Joe Aribo by Ianis Hagi on 69 minute.
- 72' Another substitution for Hamilton Academical FC to replace Ross Callachan by Reegan Mimnaugh on 72 minute.
- 74' Another change for Rangers FC made on 74 minute. Scott Arfield leaves to be changed by Cedric Itten.
- 79' Hamilton Academical FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 89' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jermain Defoe suffering a number of foals already.
- With this win, Rangers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 26
- 33
- 25
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17
Joe Aribo ↓ Ianis Hagi 69'
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31
Borna Barisic ↓ Calvin Bassey 46'
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14
Ryan Kent ↓ Brandon Barker 58'
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37
Scott Arfield ↓ Cedric Itten 74'
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8
Ryan Jack ↓ Bongani Zungu 46'
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Bench
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21
Brandon Barker ↑ 58'
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15
Bongani Zungu ↑ 46'
- 5
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7
Ianis Hagi ↑ 69'
- 20
- 18
- 1
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11
Cedric Itten ↑ 74'
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3
Calvin Bassey ↑ 46'
Coach Steven GerrardHamilton Academical FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 2
- 23
- 3
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9
Marios Ogkmpoe ↓ Andrew Winter 55'
- 34
- 5
- 27
- 4
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15
Ronan Hughes ↓ Lewis Smith 55'
- 20
Bench
- 24
- 16
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11
Lewis Smith ↑ 55'
- 17
- 37
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18
Reegan Mimnaugh ↑ 72'
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19
Andrew Winter ↑ 55'
- 22
- 32
Coach Brian Rice -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals James Tavernier 6 Jermain Defoe 4 Ryan Kent 3 Kemar Roofe 2 Joe Aribo 2 Scott Arfield 2 Brian Easton 2 Ryan Jack 2 Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
Hamilton Academical FC Form
2020-11-08 Rangers FC 8–0 Hamilton Academical FC L 2020-10-20 Aberdeen FC 4–2 Hamilton Academical FC L 2020-10-17 Hamilton Academical FC 3–5 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-10-02 Hibernian FC 3–2 Hamilton Academical FC L 2020-09-26 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2020-09-19 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.85 Rangers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.79 Hamilton Academical FC xGI would bet for: Rangers FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 48% 52% ± 4.5 30% 70% Double Chance
Rangers FC or Draw 91%Draw or Hamilton Academical FC 24%Rangers FC or Hamilton Academical FC 84%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 8–0 not predicted8 – 0Actual2 – 0 10.8%3 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 8.2%3 – 1 7.7%1 – 0 7.4%4 – 0 6.9%1 – 1 6.6%4 – 1 5.5%5 – 0 4%0 – 0 3.8%5 – 1 3.2%2 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Rangers FC
Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Hamilton Academical FC covers -2.5 37% — 63% -2 37% 21% 41% -1.5 59% — 41% -1 59% 20% 22% -0.5 78% — 22% +0.5 93% — 7% +1 93% 5% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 2% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet 46% ✗Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.