Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium 49,320 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Lammers 10' 1–0
Danilo 78' 2–0
Abdallah Sima 84' 3–0
Kieran Dowell 90' 4–0

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Livingston FCPremier League at Ibrox Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
  • Assistant 2 Steven Traynor (Scotland)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Livingston FC H 4–0 W
09 Aug Servette FC H 2–1 W
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Rangers FC A 0–4 L
05 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
28 May St. Johnstone FC A 0–2 L
24 May Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
20 May Dundee United FC H 2–1 W
13 May Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Rangers FC Livingston FC
#2 Position #12
69 Points 16
33 Played 33
19 / 12 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 13 / 19
66 Scored 35
31 Conceded 66
+35 GD -31
2.09 PPG 0.48
58% Win % 3%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rangers FC are 2nd (69 pts). Livingston FC are 12th (16 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rangers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rangers FC and Livingston FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The Netherlands Sam Lammers breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' James Penrice has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Leon Balogun is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rangers FC tonight.
  • 30' Rangers FC currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Rangers FC are deployed in a 4-3-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Livingston FC's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Kurtis Guthrie is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mo Sangare at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Belgium international Nicolas Raskin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Livingston FC that had 251 games and scored 245 goals.
  • 61' Livingston FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Sam Lammers by Rabbi Matondo on 70 minute.
  • 71' Rangers FC make a change. Cyriel Dessers trudges off to be replaced by Abdallah Sima on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Livingston FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel MacKay is hanging Stephen Kelly on the field on 76 minute.
  • 78' Brilliant from the ! Danilo makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 81' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Raskin departs to be replaced by Dujon Sterling.
  • 82' Michael Devlin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
  • 84' The deadlock is broken! Abdallah Sima gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
  • 86' The whistle greets Joel Nouble as he departs to be replaced by Steven Bradley.
  • 88' Rangers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' Assisted by Rabbi Matondo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kieran Dowell makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Rangers FC take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.12 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Livingston FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 80% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC80% Draw13% Livingston FC7%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
93%
Draw or Livingston FC
20%
Rangers FC or Livingston FC
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC65% Draw30% Livingston FC5%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.1%
3 – 0
12.1%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 1
7%
5 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
5.6%
1 – 1
5.1%
5 – 1
3.6%
0 – 0
3.5%
6 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Livingston FC covers
-2.5 46% 54%
-2 46% 21% 32%
-1.5 68% 32%
-1 68% 17% 15%
-0.5 85% 15%
+0.5 96% 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
55%
Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
5%

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