Aberdeen 2-1 Rangers: result and report
Premiership · Sunday 25 September 2016
Result
Aberdeen 2-1 Rangers
Premiership · Sunday 25 September 2016, 12:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Aberdeen 2-1 Rangers: match report
Aberdeen beat Rangers 2-1 in the Premiership on Sunday 25 September 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Jonny Hayes opened the scoring in the 46th minute. Aberdeen's goals came from Jonny Hayes (46') and James Maddison (90'). Rangers scored through Andy Halliday (79', penalty).
Discipline: Aberdeen received 5 yellow cards; Rangers received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Aberdeen were 6th on 9 points from 6 and Rangers 4th on 11 points from 6. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 2nd with 76 points, and Rangers 3rd with 69.
Aberdeen lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Rangers in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Aberdeen wins, 3 draws and 7 for Rangers.
Going into the match Aberdeen's last five read W-D-L-W-D and Rangers's D-L-W-W-D.
Key events
- 14'Yellow card · Graeme Shinnie
- 22'Yellow card · Joe Garner
- 46'Goal · Jonny Hayes
- 48'Yellow card · D. Wilson
- 53'Yellow card · M. Reynolds
- 64'Yellow card · Anthony O'Connor
- 79'Penalty goal · Andy Halliday
- 79'Yellow card · Jonny Hayes
- 81'Yellow card · Niko Kranjčar
- 81'Yellow card · Niko Kranjčar
- 83'Yellow card · Kenny McLean
- 90'Goal · James Maddison
- 90'Yellow card · James Tavernier
Head-to-head
Team news
Aberdeen line-up (4-4-1-1)
Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Andy Considine, Mark Reynolds, Anthony O'Connor, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean, Niall McGinn, Jonny Hayes, Peter Pawlett, Adam Rooney
Rangers line-up (4-3-3)
Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Clint Hill, Danny Wilson, Lee Wallace, Harry Forrester, Andy Halliday, J. Holt, Joe Garner, Barrie McKay, Martyn Waghorn