Match

Rangers vs Aberdeen: result 1-2 and analysis

Premiership2nd Phase - 4Kick-off on May 17, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Rangers
1-2
Aberdeen

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What was the result of Rangers vs Aberdeen?

Aberdeen won 1-2 on May 17, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 9′G. ShinnieAberdeen
  • 51′R. ChristieAberdeen
  • 61′M. WaghornRangers

Official lineup for Rangers vs Aberdeen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rangers

  1. 7J. Garner
  2. 9Kenny Miller
  3. 10B. McKay
  4. 14Joseph Dodoo
  1. 8Jon Toral
  2. 11J. Windass
  1. 2J. Tavernier
  2. 17L. Hodson
  3. 27D. Bates
  4. 54A. Wilson
  1. 1W. Foderingham

Aberdeen

  1. 9A. Rooney
  2. 10N. McGinn
  1. 3G. Shinnie
  2. 7K. McLean
  3. 8R. Christie
  1. 2S. Logan
  2. 4A. Considine
  3. 5A. Taylor
  4. 6M. Reynolds
  5. 15A. O'Connor
  1. 1J. Lewis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rangers have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Aberdeen have 10, 0 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Rangers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 13, 2017Heart Of Midlothian(home)2-1Premiership
May 7, 2017Partick(away)2-1Premiership
Apr 29, 2017Celtic(home)1-5Premiership
Apr 15, 2017Partick(home)2-0Premiership
Apr 9, 2017Aberdeen(away)3-0Premiership
Aberdeen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 12, 2017Celtic(home)1-3Premiership
May 7, 2017Heart Of Midlothian(away)2-1Premiership
Apr 29, 2017ST Johnstone(home)0-2Premiership
Apr 15, 2017ST Johnstone(away)2-1Premiership
Apr 9, 2017Rangers(home)0-3Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Rangers wins, 1 draw, 1 Aberdeen win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 9, 2017Aberdeen 0-3 RangersPremiership
Dec 3, 2016Rangers 2-1 AberdeenPremiership
Sep 25, 2016Aberdeen 2-1 RangersPremiership
Jan 21, 2012Rangers 1-1 AberdeenPremiership
Oct 29, 2011Aberdeen 1-2 RangersPremiership
Aug 28, 2011Rangers 2-0 AberdeenPremiership

Last archived meeting: Aberdeen vs Rangers on Apr 9, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Rangers score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 1.9 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rangers1.71.3510/159/15
Aberdeen1.91.065/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Rangers sit 2nd in Premiership (19 points from 8 matches) and Aberdeen sit 8th (8 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Rangers861111519
8Aberdeen8224798

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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