Rangers vs Aberdeen: result 2-0 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 6Kick-off on August 28, 2011 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
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What was the result of Rangers vs Aberdeen?
Rangers won 2-0 on August 28, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 15′S. DavisRangers
- 90′S. NaismithRangers
Official lineup for Rangers vs Aberdeen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rangers
- 9Nikica Jelavić
- 11K. Lafferty
- 14S. Naismith
- 7Maurice Edu
- 8S. Davis
- 27G. Wylde
- 2Dorin Nicolae Goian
- 4K. Broadfoot
- 18Carlos Manuel Bocanegra
- 32Ross Perry
- 1A. McGregor
Aberdeen
- 9S. Vernon
- 3Richard Martyn Foster
- 8R. Milsom
- 11Kári Árnason
- 16I. Osbourne
- 17F. Fyvie
- 22R. Jack
- 2R. McArdle
- 5Y. Mawéné
- 6A. Considine
- 20D. González
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rangers have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Aberdeen have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2011 | Motherwell(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Inverness CT(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 3, 2011 | Malmo FF(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 30, 2011 | ST Johnstone(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Jul 26, 2011 | Malmo FF(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2011 | Inverness CT(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Aug 7, 2011 | Celtic(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Jul 30, 2011 | ST Mirren(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Jul 23, 2011 | ST Johnstone(home) | 0-0 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Rangers wins, 0 draws, 0 Aberdeen wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2010 | Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Sep 26, 2010 | Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Rangers score 2.1 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 0.6 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 2.1 | 0.5 | 10 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
| Aberdeen | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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