Aberdeen vs Rangers

30 August 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee Matthew MacDermid

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lawrence Shankland 69’ (pen)

Match summary

Rangers took a 1-0 win at Aberdeen. It was goalless at half-time.

Lawrence Shankland put Rangers ahead from the penalty spot in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rangers created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Aberdeen's 0.45 from 10.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
10 Shots 18
2 Shots on target 5
6 Corners 6
81 Attacks 76
42 Dangerous attacks 36
288 Passes 377
74.7% Pass accuracy 82.0%
23 Tackles 13
21 Fouls 15
6 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 2

Key events

Aberdeen Rangers
Kick-off
Mitchy NteloShot on target
3’
Daniel HappeHandball
4’
8’
Min-su KimShot on target
Corner
10’
26’
Corner
Corner
29’
32’
Corner
36’
37’
38’
Min-su KimShot on target
38’
Corner
39’
Lawrence ShanklandShot on target
Kevin NisbetShot on target
41’
43’
44’
Second half underway
Half-time0-0
Corner
46’
49’
49’
Corner
53’
Corner
55’
56’
Min-su KimShot on target
56’
Corner
Corner
58’
Corner
59’
65’
Corner
65’
69’
Lawrence ShanklandPenalty0-1 (Rangers)
77’
Kevin NisbetVAR: Goal given
84’
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 1.84 69’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), 0-1 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 1.84 69’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), 0-1 Shankland 69’
Aberdeen 0.45 xGRangers 1.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rangers attacking Aberdeen attacking 
69’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 10’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+1’ Kosta Nedeljković (Rangers), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 38’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 26’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 8’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 41’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Daniel Happe (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Dan Neil (Rangers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ James Penrice (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Mitchy Ntelo (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Daniel Happe (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Chris Cadden (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 10’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+1’ Kosta Nedeljković (Rangers), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 38’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 52’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 26’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 8’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 41’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Daniel Happe (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Dan Neil (Rangers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ James Penrice (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Mitchy Ntelo (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Daniel Happe (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Chris Cadden (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aberdeen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Müller
Guinness-Walker
Mayo
Happe
Cadden
Ronan 75’
Afeez
Yogane 46’
Ntelo 63’
Olusanya
Nisbet
Rangers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Pandur
Penrice 72’
Fernandez
Makhanya
Sterling
Devlin
Neil
Curtis 86’
Kim 72’
Gassama
Shankland 86’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 1 32 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
90′ 1 – – 2 1 25 1 – –
90′ 1 – 2 5 2 29 3 – –
90′ 4 – 1 9 2 27 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
90′ – – 31 – – 1 – 3 2 1
Connor Ronan Taken off
75′ – – 31 2 – 2 – 5 2 2
90′ – – 47 – – 5 2 6 3 1
Tony Yogane Taken off
45′ – – 6 – – – – 2 – 2 –
Stuart Armstrong Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 20 2 – 3 – 4 – 1 –
Forwards5 players
Mitchy Ntelo Taken off
63′ – – 1 1 0.03 – – 6 1 11 –
90′ – – – – – – 1 4 2 8
90′ – – 4 1 0.28 – 1 6 2 14 –
Lewis Smith Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – – 2 – 3 –
Ayoub Mouloua Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – – 3 – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Aberdeen win 23% Avg odds 3.97
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Rangers win 52% Avg odds 1.79

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.