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Rangers vs Hamilton Academical: result 1-0 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 18Kick-off on December 16, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Rangers
1-0
Hamilton Academical

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What was the result of Rangers vs Hamilton Academical?

Rangers won 1-0 on December 16, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 3′CandeiasRangers

Official lineup for Rangers vs Hamilton Academical

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rangers

4-1-4-1
  1. 21Candeias
  1. 11K. Lafferty
  2. 35E. Grezda
  3. 8R. Jack
  4. 37S. Arfield
  1. 17R. McCrorie
  1. 31B. Barišić
  2. 6C. Goldson
  3. 2J. Tavernier
  4. 36G. McAuley
  1. 1A. McGregor

Hamilton Academical

5-4-1
  1. 9R. Bingham
  1. 10James Keatings
  2. 18D. MacKinnon
  3. 12T. Taiwo
  4. 7D. Imrie
  1. 2A. McGowan
  2. 3S. McMann
  3. 4Z. Gordon
  4. 46L. Sowah
  5. 6M. Kilgallon
  1. 1G. Woods
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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; Hamilton Academical have 3, 1 and 11.

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

Rangers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2018Rapid Vienna(away)0-1UEFA Europa League
Dec 9, 2018Dundee(away)1-1Premiership
Dec 5, 2018Aberdeen(home)0-1Premiership
Dec 2, 2018Heart Of Midlothian(away)2-1Premiership
Nov 29, 2018Villarreal(home)0-0UEFA Europa League
Hamilton Academical
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 8, 2018Hibernian(home)0-1Premiership
Dec 5, 2018Dundee(away)0-4Premiership
Dec 1, 2018ST Mirren(away)3-1Premiership
Nov 24, 2018Celtic(home)0-3Premiership
Nov 10, 2018ST Johnstone(away)0-4Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Rangers wins, 0 draws, 1 Hamilton Academical win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 21, 2018Hamilton Academical 1-4 RangersPremiership
Feb 18, 2018Hamilton Academical 3-5 RangersPremiership
Nov 18, 2017Rangers 0-2 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Sep 29, 2017Hamilton Academical 1-4 RangersPremiership
Mar 18, 2017Rangers 4-0 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Dec 16, 2016Hamilton Academical 1-2 RangersPremiership

Last archived meeting: Hamilton Academical vs Rangers on Oct 21, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Rangers score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Hamilton Academical score 0.7 and concede 2.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rangers1.90.948/157/15
Hamilton Academical0.72.224/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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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