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Aberdeen — Rangers FC, Premiership

Premiership
Aberdeen L30 Aug · Home Rangers FC · 0:1L2 Sep · Away Celtic · 0:3D5 Sep · Home Kilmarnock · 0:0D12 Sep · Away Kilmarnock · 1:1W15 Sep · Away Motherwell · 4:0D19 Sep · Away Hibernian · 1:1
0:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Rangers FC W30 Aug · Away Aberdeen · 1:0W2 Sep · Away Falkirk · 2:1W5 Sep · Home Motherwell · 1:0W9 Sep · Home St. Mirren · 1:0W13 Sep · Home Celtic · 3:0W20 Sep · Away Celtic · 1:0
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium City: Aberdeen

In the Premiership game on 30 August 2026, Rangers FC beat Aberdeen 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 2:5, fouls 21:15.

Match report

Aberdeen came up against Rangers in the Premiership Regular Season on Saturday and came off second best, losing 0:1. The match finished with Rangers taking all three points, moving them above Aberdeen in the standings.

Shankland scored in the 69th minute from the spot after the referee pointed to the penalty area. Aberdeen had been pushing forward, and the visitors were left exposed at times, but the decisive moment came when the penalty was awarded.

There was a big moment in the 83rd minute when Kevin Nisbet thought he had equalised, but the goal was cancelled by VAR. The decision was confirmed again a minute later, and the crowd of supporters watching from the stands could only watch as the result held firm.

Rangers had 56 per cent possession and registered five shots on target compared to Aberdeen's two. Both sides created one big chance, but Aberdeen's shots accuracy of 20 per cent tells you they worked hard without finding the net, while Rangers' 28 per cent accuracy meant they made the most of their opportunities.

After this result Aberdeen sit in 10th place with three points from three games, while Rangers move into seventh with four points. The table goes out of the window in these games, but you can see the gap forming between the two sides now.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 44 56.00
Shots on target 2 5
Shots off target 4 8
Big chances 1 1

Match events

  1. 4' Aberdeen Yellow card Daniel Happe
  2. 36' Aberdeen Yellow card Chris Cadden
  3. 37' Rangers FC Yellow card Findlay Curtis
  4. 43' Aberdeen Yellow card Connor Ronan
  5. 44' Aberdeen Yellow card Aremu Afeez
  6. 46' Aberdeen Substitution T. Yogane off: S. Armstrong
  7. 49' Rangers FC Yellow card Cameron Devlin
  8. 55' Aberdeen Yellow card Toyosi Olusanya
  9. 63' Aberdeen Substitution M. Ntelo off: L. Smith
  10. 65' Rangers FC Yellow card Dujon Sterling
  11. 69' Rangers FC Penalty L. Shankland
  12. 72' Rangers FC Substitution J. Penrice off: K. Nedeljkovic
  13. 72' Rangers FC Substitution M. Kim off: D. Yokota
  14. 75' Aberdeen Substitution C. Ronan off: A. Mouloua
  15. 77' Aberdeen Yellow card Lewis Mayo
  16. 83' Aberdeen Goal K. Nisbet
  17. 83' Aberdeen var_goal_cancelled K. Nisbet
  18. 84' Aberdeen var_goal_cancelled Kevin Nisbet
  19. 86' Rangers FC Substitution F. Curtis off: B. Godfrey
  20. 86' Rangers FC Substitution L. Shankland off: R. Naderi

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00
2 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 8
1 Big chances 1
78 Attacks 69
6 Corners 6
21 Fouls 15
15 Free kicks 19
4 Offsides 2
6 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
12 Goal kicks 8
17 Throw-ins 16
All statistics
14/3047% Aerial duels 16/3053%
44 Backward passes 44
4 Blocked shots 5
28 Clearances 28
5/2025% Crosses 2/1513%
5/1533% Dribbles 9/1753%
73 Failed passes 68
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
2 Interceptions 4
8 Key passes 9
19/5137% Long passes 14/4333%
54 Passes into the final third 68
179 Passes in the opposition half 184
129 Passes in own half 208
0.20 Shot accuracy 0.28
5 Shots from outside the box 10
5 Shots inside the box 8
14/2361% Tackles 7/1354%
288 Total passes 377

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L30 Aug · Home Rangers FC · 0:1L2 Sep · Away Celtic · 0:3D5 Sep · Home Kilmarnock · 0:0D12 Sep · Away Kilmarnock · 1:1W15 Sep · Away Motherwell · 4:0D19 Sep · Away Hibernian · 1:1

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