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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Rangers FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium 48,539 HT 45' · FT 45'

Cyriel Dessers 24' 1–0

Y 32' Dan Casey

Y 58' Lennon Miller

Ben Davies 90' Y

Bailey Rice 90' Y

Overview

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Rangers FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Ibrox Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Alan Muir
Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Douglas Ross

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

Rangers FC 26 games · Avg 3.5 goals Motherwell FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-24 Rangers FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2023-03-18 Motherwell FC 2–4 Rangers FC 2022-12-28 Rangers FC 3–0 Motherwell FC 2022-10-16 Motherwell FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2022-04-23 Motherwell FC 1–3 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Motherwell FC	H	1–0	W
21 Sep	Real Betis Balompié	H	1–0	W
16 Sep	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–0	W
03 Sep	Celtic FC	H	0–1	L
30 Aug	PSV	A	1–5	L
26 Aug	Ross County FC	A	2–0	W

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	St. Mirren FC	H	0–1	L
03 Sep	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–0	W
26 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–1	W
13 Aug	Hibernian FC	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Dundee FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Rangers FC		Motherwell FC
#2	Position	#9
27	Points	13
12	Played	13
8 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 4 / 6
21	Scored	15
9	Conceded	21
+12	GD	-6
2.25	PPG	1.00
67%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts). Motherwell FC are 9th (13 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

Motherwell FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/1

76+

3/4

■ 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

Motherwell FC

Alex Lowry	3 G	1 A
Lukas Fadinger	3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise	2 G	2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden	2 G
Ibrahim Said	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Rangers FC host Motherwell FC — let the battle begin!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Motherwell FC's shape.
24' Cyriel Dessers adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
29' The travelling Motherwell FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Dan Casey is booked for Motherwell FC — card on 32.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
38' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Rabbi Matondo is withdrawn and John Souttar gets his opportunity.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rangers FC and Motherwell FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
48' Paul McGinn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
53' Blair Spittal, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Lennon Miller gets a card.
63' 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.
67' Rangers FC ring the changes. Cyriel Dessers has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Jack to step up.
71' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Lennon Miller is replaced by Oliver Shaw on 71 minute.
76' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Brodie Spencer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
79' Motherwell FC make a change. Theo Bair trudges off to be replaced by Conor Wilkinson on 79 minutes.
83' Another change for Motherwell FC made on 83 minute. Brodie Spencer leaves to be changed by Georgie Gent.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' That is a card for Rangers FC. Ben Davies will be fuming at that decision.
It finishes all square. Rangers FC and Motherwell FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James Tavernier	7
Fashion Sakala	7
Alfredo Morelos	5
Scott Arfield	5
Cedric Itten	4
Scott Wright	3
Cyriel Dessers	3
Kemar Roofe	3

Head to Head

Rangers FC Form

2023-09-24 Rangers FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W 2023-09-21 Rangers FC 1–0 Real Betis Balompié W 2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC W 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC L 2023-08-30 PSV 5–1 Rangers FC L 2023-08-26 Ross County FC 0–2 Rangers FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2023-09-24 Rangers FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2023-09-16 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC L 2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2023-08-26 Motherwell FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-08-13 Motherwell FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2023-08-05 Dundee FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.89 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.58 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC67% Draw22% Motherwell FC11%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Motherwell FC

33%

Rangers FC or Motherwell FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC46% Draw45% Motherwell FC9%

Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

14.7%

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 1

9.9%

3 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

4 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

4 – 1

2.7%

1 – 2

2.5%

2 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	21%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	26%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✓

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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