Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers: result and report
Premiership · Tuesday 20 December 2022
Result
Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers
Premiership · Tuesday 20 December 2022, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers: match report
Aberdeen were beaten by Rangers 2-3 in the Premiership on Tuesday 20 December 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time.
F. Sakala opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Aberdeen's goals came from Duk (45') and Leighton Clarkson (53'). Rangers scored through F. Sakala (12'), Scott Arfield (90+5') and Scott Arfield (90+7').
Discipline: Aberdeen received 5 yellow cards; Rangers received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Aberdeen were 3rd on 25 points from 16 and Rangers 2nd on 36 points from 16. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 3rd with 57 points, and Rangers 2nd with 92.
Aberdeen lined up in a 3-5-2 and Rangers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Scott Arfield of Rangers (7.8), ahead of Duk (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Aberdeen wins, 0 draws and 1 for Rangers.
Going into the match Aberdeen's last five read L-W-L-W-L and Rangers's W-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 12'Goal · F. Sakala
- 21'Yellow card · Ryan Jack
- 21'Yellow card · Ylber Ramadani
- 24'Yellow card · Liam Scales
- 35'Yellow card · C. Barron
- 42'Yellow card · James Sands
- 45'Goal · Duk
- 53'Goal · Leighton Clarkson
- 71'Yellow card · John Lundstram
- 71'Yellow card · Jayden Richardson
- 90'Yellow card · Scott Arfield
- 90+1'Yellow card · Marley Watkins
- 90+5'Goal · Scott Arfield
- 90+7'Goal · Scott Arfield
- 90+7'Yellow card · Alfredo Morelos
Head-to-head
Team news
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Aberdeen line-up (3-5-2)
Kelle Roos, Ross McCrorie, Anthony Stewart, Liam Scales, Jayden Richardson, Connor Barron, Ylber Ramadani, Leighton Clarkson, Hayden Coulson, Bojan Miovski, Duk
Rangers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Allan McGregor, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, James Sands, Adam Devine, Glen Kamara, Ryan Jack, Fashion Sakala, Malik Tillman, Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos