Motherwell 2-4 Rangers: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 18 March 2023

Result

Motherwell 2-4 Rangers

Premiership · Saturday 18 March 2023, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Motherwell 2-4 Rangers: match report

Motherwell lost to Rangers 2-4 in the Premiership on Saturday 18 March 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.

Kevin van Veen opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Motherwell's goals came from Kevin van Veen (3') and Bevis Mugabi (59'). Rangers scored through James Tavernier (23'), F. Sakala (47'), Todd Cantwell (62') and Malik Tillman (69').

Discipline: Motherwell received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Rangers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Motherwell were 9th on 30 points from 28 and Rangers 2nd on 70 points from 28. Motherwell went on to finish that season 6th with 50 points, and Rangers 2nd with 92.

Motherwell lined up in a 5-3-2 and Rangers in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to James Tavernier of Rangers (8.4), ahead of Malik Tillman (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Motherwell wins, 3 draws and 7 for Rangers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Kevin van VeenMotherwell · 1-0
  • 20'Yellow card · Dan CaseyMotherwell
  • 22'Yellow card · Callum SlatteryMotherwell
  • 23'Goal · James TavernierRangers · 1-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Ryan JackRangers
  • 47'Goal · F. SakalaRangers · 1-2
  • 59'Goal · Bevis MugabiMotherwell · 2-2
  • 62'Goal · Todd CantwellRangers · 2-3
  • 69'Goal · Malik TillmanRangers · 2-4
  • 76'Second yellow · Callum SlatteryMotherwell

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Motherwell 0, draws 3, Rangers 7.

Team news

Motherwell line-up (5-3-2)

Liam Kelly, Max Johnston, Paul McGinn, Calum Butcher, Dan Casey, J. Furlong, Callum Slattery, Sean Goss, Dean Cornelius, Kevin van Veen, Blair Spittal

Rangers line-up (4-3-1-2)

Allan McGregor, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Ben Davies, Rıdvan Yılmaz, Todd Cantwell, John Lundstram, Ryan Jack, Ryan Kent, Antonio Colak, Fashion Sakala