Rangers FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Premier League · 2025-26

Rangers FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Emmanuel Longelo

Dujon Sterling 71' Y

Y 71' Callum Slattery

Overview

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

Rangers FC 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Motherwell FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Clancy

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

Rangers FC 26 games · Avg 3.5 goals Motherwell FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-26 Rangers FC 2–3 Motherwell FC 2026-02-11 Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2025-12-27 Rangers FC 1–0 Motherwell FC 2025-08-02 Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2025-03-01 Rangers FC 1–2 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Motherwell FC	H	2–3	L
12 Apr	Falkirk FC	A	6–3	W
04 Apr	Dundee United FC	H	4–2	W
21 Mar	Aberdeen FC	H	4–1	W
15 Mar	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Celtic FC	H	2–2	D

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Rangers FC	A	3–2	W
11 Apr	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–3	L
04 Apr	Falkirk FC	H	2–3	L
21 Mar	Hibernian FC	H	0–0	D
14 Mar	Celtic FC	A	1–3	L
07 Mar	Dundee FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rangers FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rangers FC

Lawrence Shankland	3 G
Ryan Naderi	2 G	1 A
Miguel Chaiwa	1 G	1 A
Thelo Aasgaard	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Rangers FC vs Motherwell FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rangers FC that had 409 games and scored 794 goals.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Röhl will be considering his options from the bench.
16' A goal from the Austria international Lukas Fadinger! He fires home on 16 to make it 0-1!
21' Dujon Sterling has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
25' A stunning finish from Emmanuel Longelo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
33' It’s gonna be a card for Emmanuel Longelo.
38' Stephen O'Donnell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' Motherwell 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.
46' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — James Tavernier on, Jayden Meghoma off on 46 minutes.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Youssef Chermiti makes it 1-2.
56' Jordan McGhee has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stephen Welsh on 56 minute.
61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tochi Chukwuani is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rangers FC.
70' Nicolas Raskin doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
71' Dujon Sterling picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Elijah Just is withdrawn and Ibrahim Said gets his opportunity.
77' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Max Aarons on, Dujon Sterling off on 77 minutes.
82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Thelo Aasgaard is replaced by Connor Barron on 86 minute.
90' GOAL! Emmanuel Longelo scores on 90. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell
90' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Liam Gordon comes on to replace Tom Sparrow.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rangers FC 2-3 Motherwell FC.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jack Butland
21
Dujon Sterling ↓ Max Aarons 77'
43
Nicolas Raskin
42
Tochi Chukwuani ↓ Mohammed Diomande 46'
11
Thelo Aasgaard ↓ Connor Barron 86'
37
Emmanuel Fernandez
23
Djeidi Gassama
28
Bojan Miovski ↓ Mikey Moore 46'
9
Youssef Chermiti
24
Nasser Djiga
30
Jayden Meghoma ↓ James Tavernier 46'

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Elliot Watt
2
Stephen O'Donnell
16
Paul McGinn
12
Lukas Fadinger
8
Callum Slattery ↓ Callum Hendry 90'
57
Stephen Welsh ↓ Jordan McGhee 56'
45
Emmanuel Longelo
18
Tawanda Maswanhise ↓ Regan Charles-Cook 72'
7
Tom Sparrow ↓ Liam Gordon 90'
13
Calum Ward
21
Elijah Just ↓ Ibrahim Said 72'

Bench

77
Regan Charles-Cook ↑ 72'
4
Liam Gordon ↑ 90'
19
Sam Nicholson
66
Callum Hendry ↑ 90'
6
Jordan McGhee ↑ 56'
28
Luca Ross
31
Matty Connelly
25
Oscar Priestman
90
Ibrahim Said ↑ 72'

Coach Jens Berthel Askou

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

2026-04-26 Rangers FC 2–3 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-12 Falkirk FC 3–6 Rangers FC W 2026-04-04 Rangers FC 4–2 Dundee United FC W 2026-03-21 Rangers FC 4–1 Aberdeen FC W 2026-03-15 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2026-03-01 Rangers FC 2–2 Celtic FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2026-04-26 Rangers FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-04 Motherwell FC 2–3 Falkirk FC L 2026-03-21 Motherwell FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D 2026-03-14 Celtic FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2026-03-07 Dundee FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.93 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rangers FC51% Draw25% Motherwell FC24%

Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Motherwell FC

49%

Rangers FC or Motherwell FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rangers FC39% Draw43% Motherwell FC18%

Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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