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Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 11 Jan 2026

Aberdeen 0–2 Rangers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.4
Actual xG
0.3 – 1.9
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Aberdeen favourites at 42%.

Rangers won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jack Butland, 64.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jack Butland +10.5.

Well below it: Emmanuel Fernandez −19.7, Leighton Clarkson −18.2, Nicolas Milanović −17.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Aberdeen

6 Jan 2026L 0–2at Rangers Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026L 0–1at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025L 0–2at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025D 1–1v Dundee United Scottish Premiership
21 Dec 2025L 1–3at Celtic Scottish Premiership

Rangers

6 Jan 2026W 2–0v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026W 3–1at Celtic Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025W 2–1v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025W 1–0v Motherwell Scottish Premiership
21 Dec 2025L 1–2at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership

Head to head

6 Jan 2026Rangers 2–0 Aberdeen Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper9000–56.1+4.4
Mats Knoester Defender9000–44.6+0.9
Topi Keskinen Midfielder33000.0644.4–
Jack Milne Defender9000–42.5+5.4
Nicky Devlin Defender90000.0641.1+4.4
Jesper Karlsson Forward57000.0340.1−0.4
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder79000.0339.8−1.1
Emmanuel Gyamfi Midfielder9000–36.3−3.4
Adil Aouchiche Midfielder1100–34.6–
Kevin Nisbet Forward4500–33.8−6.3
Nicolas Milanović Midfielder68000.0828.9−17.8
Marko Lazetić Forward4500–28.8−10.1
Leighton Clarkson Midfielder68000.0527.7−18.2
Dante Polvara Defender9000–27.7−14.3
Kenan Bilalovic Midfielder2200–26.0–
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder2200–19.7–

Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jack Butland Goalkeeper9000–64.9+10.5
Bojan Miovski Forward100–51.9–
Thelo Aasgaard Midfielder90100.0950.5+5.0
James Tavernier Defender89100.8444.1+2.3
Mohammed Diomande Midfielder90000.1141.7+1.3
Nicolas Raskin Midfielder90000.3441.3−3.7
John Souttar Defender9000–39.9−9.3
Mikey Moore Forward88000.1139.4−5.8
Rabbi Matondo Forward100–37.7–
Emmanuel Fernandez Defender90000.1637.7−19.7
Djeidi Gassama Midfielder89000.1437.5−2.4
Youssef Chermiti Forward89000.1736.9−8.5
Max Aarons Defender100–32.0–
Jayden Meghoma Defender9001–25.2−11.0
Nasser Djiga Defender200–6.5–