Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 26 Apr 2026

Rangers 2–3 Motherwell

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.3 – 0.6
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made Rangers favourites at 57%.

Motherwell won although Rangers made the better chances (2.3 xG to 0.6): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Stephen Welsh, 57.6 in 56′.

Well above their usual level: Emmanuel Longelo +16.4, Stephen O'Donnell +10.2, Stephen Welsh +10.0.

Well below it: Jack Butland −12.5, Callum Slattery −8.8, Tawanda Maswanhise −8.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Rangers

12 Apr 2026W 6–3at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
4 Apr 2026W 4–2v Dundee United Scottish Premiership
21 Mar 2026W 4–1v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
15 Mar 2026W 1–0at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
1 Mar 2026D 2–2v Celtic Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

11 Apr 2026L 1–3at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
4 Apr 2026L 2–3v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
21 Mar 2026D 0–0v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
14 Mar 2026L 1–3at Celtic Scottish Premiership
7 Mar 2026L 1–2at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership

Head to head

11 Feb 2026Motherwell 1–1 Rangers Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025Rangers 1–0 Motherwell Scottish Premiership
2 Aug 2025Motherwell 1–1 Rangers Scottish Premiership

Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Max Aarons Defender1300–79.7–
Thelo Aasgaard Midfielder86000.3152.0+9.4
Nasser Djiga Defender9000–50.6+6.0
Nicolas Raskin Midfielder90100.3749.9+4.7
Mikey Moore Forward45000.1447.8+4.7
Youssef Chermiti Forward90111.3546.5−2.8
Mohammed Diomande Midfielder45010.0241.7−3.1
James Tavernier Defender4500–41.6+4.0
Bojan Miovski Forward45000.0541.3−5.7
Emmanuel Fernandez Defender9000–41.3−6.2
Dujon Sterling Defender7700–38.3−4.6
Tochi Chukwuani Midfielder4500–38.0−3.3
Jack Butland Goalkeeper9000–34.3−12.5
Djeidi Gassama Midfielder9000–34.0−8.4
Jayden Meghoma Defender45000.0432.1+1.0
Connor Barron Midfielder1400–24.4–

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Stephen Welsh Defender5600–57.6+10.0
Jordan McGhee Defender3400–55.5–
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–50.4−0.3
Stephen O'Donnell Defender9002–48.9+10.2
Emmanuel Longelo Defender90200.4148.5+16.4
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder90100.1247.9+7.2
Regan Charles-Cook Forward1800–46.6–
Paul McGinn Defender9000–46.1+4.1
Elliot Watt Midfielder9000–41.8−3.9
Liam Gordon Defender800–41.2–
Ibrahim Said Midfielder1800–39.0–
Callum Hendry Forward800–36.7–
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward72000.0235.1−8.8
Elijah Just Midfielder7200–34.9−6.7
Tom Sparrow Defender8901–34.3−3.3
Callum Slattery Midfielder89000.0230.9−8.8