Rangers vs Aberdeen

2 - 0
🕒 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Ibrox Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Nick Walsh 🔁 1st Phase - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 11
1st Phase Table
Rangers 2 · Aberdeen 8
Referee Stats
25 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.08
Reds avg 0.12
Penalties avg 0.32
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Rangers outshot their opponent (22-9).
  • Rangers controlled possession (64%).
  • Rangers had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Rangers (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 21
Avg: 2.05 / 1.11

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Aberdeen (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-2-13

Goals For / Against

12 / 32
Avg: 0.63 / 1.68

Points

14
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.74
2.05
GF
0.63
1.11
GA
1.68
59%
O2.5
24%
59%
BTTS
18%
65%
Score 1st
24%

League-position context

Rangers rank2nd
Aberdeen rank8th
Rangers points69
Aberdeen points33
Rangers: #2 · 69 pts · GD +35
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Aberdeen: #8 · 33 pts · GD -15
36 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
36-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rangers last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals19-8
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aberdeen last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals1-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Aberdeen trend breakdown

Over 2.524%
BTTS18%
BTTS + O2.518%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Rangers score at home82%
Rangers clean sheet at home35%
Aberdeen score away35%
Aberdeen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Rangers score first65%
Rangers win after scoring first82%
Aberdeen score first24%
Aberdeen win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rangers 67% · Aberdeen 8%
Avg first goal minute: Rangers 31.6' · Aberdeen 31.3'

Vs league average

Rangers score at home2.05 vs 1.58
Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.16
Aberdeen score away0.63 vs 1.16
Aberdeen concede away1.68 vs 1.58
Rangers score 30% above league average, while Aberdeen score 45% below league average.
Defensive side: Rangers are 4% below league average at home, and Aberdeen are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Rangers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
31-45 8
46-60 6
0-15 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
61-75 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0

Aberdeen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
22
9
Shots off Goal
11
3
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
14
8
Shots Outside Box
8
1
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
11
12
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
6
Total Passes
569
310
Passes Accurate
502
230
Passes %
88%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
5'
5' N. Devlin
11'
11' Goal · 1-0
E. Fernandez
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Barron
41'
41' Goal · 2-0
N. Raskin
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Barron
46'
46' M. Moore
1st substitution · For: T. Aasgaard
50'
50' M. Knoester
58'
58' J. Souttar
2nd substitution · For: D. Sterling
58'
58' Youssef Chermiti
3rd substitution · For: B. Miovski
62'
62' K. Kjartansson
1st substitution · For: L. Clarkson
62'
62' K. Bilalovic
2nd substitution · For: M. Lazetić
69'
69' M. Diomandé
4th substitution · For: Danilo
73'
73' K. Nisbet
3rd substitution · For: J. Karlsson
73'
73' E. Gyamfi
4th substitution · For: A. Jensen
87'
87' C. Barron
5th substitution · For: M. Aarons
87'
87' S. Armstrong
5th substitution · For: T. Keskinen

Rangers vs Aberdeen 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rangers beat Aberdeen 2-0 on Tuesday, 06 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Nick Walsh. It was played at Ibrox Stadium.

First half: N. Devlin received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 5'. Rangers took the lead at 11' when E. Fernandez scored, with the assist credited to C. Barron, making the score 1-0. Rangers extended the lead at 41' when N. Raskin scored, with the assist credited to C. Barron, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Rangers made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Moore replacing T. Aasgaard. M. Knoester received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 50'. Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 58', with J. Souttar replacing D. Sterling. Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Youssef Chermiti replacing B. Miovski. Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 62', with K. Kjartansson replacing L. Clarkson. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 62', with K. Bilalovic replacing M. Lazetić. Rangers made their 4th substitution at 69', with M. Diomandé replacing Danilo. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 73', with K. Nisbet replacing J. Karlsson. Aberdeen made their 4th substitution at 73', with E. Gyamfi replacing A. Jensen. Rangers made their 5th substitution at 87', with C. Barron replacing M. Aarons. Aberdeen made their 5th substitution at 87', with S. Armstrong replacing T. Keskinen.

Rangers used 5 substitutions while Aberdeen used 5 substitutions. Aberdeen got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Rangers outshot their opponent (22-9).
  • Rangers controlled possession (64%).
  • Rangers had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games36
Home Wins22
Draws8
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals22 (61.1%)
BTTS19 (52.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games20
Home Wins15
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals13 (65.0%)
BTTS7 (35.0%)

Rangers vs Aberdeen Head-to-Head History by Season