Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 30

Mar 5, 2022 at 3pm UK

Ibrox Stadium

Rangers
1 - 0
Aberdeen

Roofe (81')
Tavernier (79')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Gallagher (25'), Ferguson (63'), Besuijen (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Rangers and Aberdeen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rangers

Last Six:

Last Game: Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers (5-4 pen.)
Wednesday, May 18 at 8pm in Europa League

Next Game: Rangers vs. Hearts
Saturday, May 21 at 3pm in Scottish Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	38	70	93
2	Rangers	38	49	89
3	Hearts	38	10	61

Aberdeen

Last Six:

Last Game: Aberdeen 0-0 St Mirren
Sunday, May 15 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	St Mirren	38	-18	44
9	Aberdeen	38	-5	41
10	Ross County	38	-14	41

Both teams desperately need points as the season starts to draw to a close, but for vastly different reasons, and the poor form that Aberdeen have right now will make this a tough task for them. Rangers are hoping that Celtic will slip up at some stage during the run-in, and they shall have to be ready to capitalise on that, which is why they should take the victory here. 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 80.46%. A draw had a probability of 13% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 6.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.44%) and 1-0 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.16%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (2.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
Rangers	Draw	Aberdeen
80.46%	12.96%	6.58%

Both teams to score 44.92%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

65.3%

34.7%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

43.33%

56.67%

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

93.32%

6.68%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

75.25%

24.76%

Aberdeen Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

48.14%

51.86%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

14.08%

85.92%

Score Analysis

Rangers 80.44%

Aberdeen 6.58%

Draw 12.96%

Rangers	Draw	Aberdeen
2-0 @ 12.68% 3-0 @ 11.44% 1-0 @ 9.38% 2-1 @ 8.33% 4-0 @ 7.75% 3-1 @ 7.52% 4-1 @ 5.09% 5-0 @ 4.19% 5-1 @ 2.75% 3-2 @ 2.47% 6-0 @ 1.89% 4-2 @ 1.67% 6-1 @ 1.24% 5-2 @ 0.9% Other @ 3.14% Total : 80.44%	1-1 @ 6.16% 0-0 @ 3.46% 2-2 @ 2.74% Other @ 0.6% Total : 12.96%	0-1 @ 2.27% 1-2 @ 2.02% Other @ 2.29% Total : 6.58%