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Scottish League Cup | Second Round
Aug 19, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Greenock Morton

Rangers
2 - 1
Morton

Dessers (60' pen.), Danilo (68')
Matondo (61')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Gillespie (53' pen.)
Blues (32'), Broadfoot (59'), King (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish League Cup clash between Rangers and Greenock Morton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Servette 1-1 Rangers
Tuesday, August 15 at 7.30pm in Champions League
Last Game: Raith Rovers 3-2 Morton
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

We said: Rangers 3-0 Greenock Morton

Rangers are likely to field a second-string side with one eye on their match against PSV on Tuesday, but Beale's men should still possess more than enough to book their place in the quarter-finals. Morton have not made it past this round of the League Cup in six years, and we expect their wait for a last-eight berth to continue after a heavy defeat at Ibrox this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 78.4%. A draw had a probability of 13.3% and a win for Greenock Morton had a probability of 8.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.55%) and 2-1 (8.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.01%), while for a Greenock Morton win it was 1-2 (2.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
RangersDrawGreenock Morton
78.4% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07) 13.26% (0.026999999999999 0.03) 8.34% (0.0471 0.05)
Both teams to score 53.86% (0.114 0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.33% (0.030999999999992 0.03)28.67% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
50.43% (0.036000000000001 0.04)49.57% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.18% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)5.82% (0.008 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
77.64% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)22.37% (0.020999999999997 0.02)
Greenock Morton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.18% (0.125 0.13)42.82% (-0.123 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.86% (0.107 0.11)79.14% (-0.10299999999999 -0.1)
Score Analysis
    Rangers 78.39%
    Greenock Morton 8.34%
    Draw 13.26%
RangersDrawGreenock Morton
2-0 @ 10.07% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
3-0 @ 9.55% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
2-1 @ 8.55% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
3-1 @ 8.1% (0.0039999999999996 0)
1-0 @ 7.09% (-0.015 -0.01)
4-0 @ 6.79% (-0.023 -0.02)
4-1 @ 5.76%
5-0 @ 3.86% (-0.015 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.44% (0.013 0.01)
5-1 @ 3.28% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 2.44% (0.008 0.01)
6-0 @ 1.83% (-0.008 -0.01)
6-1 @ 1.55% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-2 @ 1.39% (0.004 0)
Other @ 4.68%
Total : 78.39%
1-1 @ 6.01% (0.008 0.01)
2-2 @ 3.62% (0.015 0.02)
0-0 @ 2.49% (-0.004 -0)
3-3 @ 0.97% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 13.26%
1-2 @ 2.55% (0.012 0.01)
0-1 @ 2.11% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 1.03% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 8.34%

How you voted: Rangers vs Morton

Rangers
100%
Draw
0.0%
Greenock Morton
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Feb 12, 2017 3pm
Fifth Round
Rangers
2-1
Morton
Miller (11'), Waghorn (61')
Tavernier (73')
Tidser (7')
Lamie (4')
Mar 11, 2016 7.45pm
Rangers
3-1
Morton
Miller (43', 48'), Wallace (56')
O'Halloran (45')
Johnstone (22')
McManus (32')
Jan 25, 2016 7.45pm
Morton
0-2
Rangers

Tidser (83')
Miller (26'), McKay (70')
Tavernier (45'), Wilson (67'), Halliday (68')
Halliday (72')
Dec 12, 2015 3pm
Rangers
2-2
Morton
Miller (2'), Waghorn (84')
Ball (44')
Tavernier (31' og.), McCluskey (82')
Pepper (35'), Barr (45'), McCluskey (74')
Sep 27, 2015 12.30pm
Morton
0-4
Rangers

Forbes (60'), O'Ware (85')
Waghorn (12' pen., 22', 81'), Tavernier (34')
rhs 2.0
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