Rangers

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Scotland 26/27 Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-13	26/27	Rangers3–0Celtic
2026-08-16	26/27	Rangers5–1St. Mirren

Aberdeen

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-12	26/27	Kilmarnock1–1Aberdeen
2026-08-15	26/27	Aberdeen3–0Dundee
2026-07-25	26/27	Aberdeen3–0Kelty Hearts
2026-07-22	26/27	Queen of the South1–4Aberdeen
2026-07-18	26/27	Aberdeen2–1Queen's Park
2026-07-14	26/27	Brora Rangers0–2Aberdeen

Rangers Aberdeen

Wins

100%

83%

Over 2.5 goals

100%

67%

Both teams scored

50%

Clean sheets

50%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Rangers

Home · Scottish League Cup

Home			Away		1st goal
21	Rangers		Aberdeen	1
21	Rangers		Ross County	2
21	Rangers		Ayr United	3
21	Rangers		Kilmarnock	4
21	Rangers		Dundee	5
21	Rangers		Inverness CT	6
21	Rangers		Dunfermline Athletic	7
21	Rangers		Queen's Park	8
21	Rangers	5–1	St. Mirren	9	9′ Home
21	Rangers		Dundee United	10
21	Rangers		Montrose	11
21	Rangers		Stenhousemuir	12
21	Rangers		Livingston	13
21	Rangers		Partick Thistle	14
21	Rangers		East Fife	15
21	Rangers		Raith Rovers	16
21	Rangers		Falkirk	17
21	Rangers		Hamilton Academical	18
21	Rangers		St. Johnstone	19
21	Rangers		Hearts	20
21 · Rangers
21	Rangers		Hibernian	22
21	Rangers		East Kilbride	23
21	Rangers		Clyde	24
21	Rangers		Edinburgh City	25
21	Rangers		Arbroath	26
21	Rangers		Peterhead	27
21	Rangers		Queen of the South	28
21	Rangers		Kelty Hearts	29
21	Rangers	3–0	Celtic	30	22′ Home
21	Rangers		Stirling Albion	31
21	Rangers		Airdrieonians	32
21	Rangers		Spartans	33
21	Rangers		Linlithgow Rose	34
21	Rangers		Dumbarton	35
21	Rangers		Cove Rangers	36
21	Rangers		Forfar Athletic	37
21	Rangers		Alloa Athletic	38
21	Rangers		Motherwell	39
21	Rangers		Stranraer	40
21	Rangers		Greenock Morton	41
21	Rangers		Brora Rangers	42
21	Rangers		Elgin City	43
21	Rangers		Brechin City	44
21	Rangers		Annan Athletic	45

Aberdeen

Away · Scottish League Cup

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Aberdeen
2	Ross County		Aberdeen	1
3	Ayr United		Aberdeen	1
4	Kilmarnock	1–1	Aberdeen	1	53′ Away
5	Dundee		Aberdeen	1
6	Inverness CT		Aberdeen	1
7	Dunfermline Athletic		Aberdeen	1
8	Queen's Park		Aberdeen	1
9	St. Mirren		Aberdeen	1
10	Dundee United		Aberdeen	1
11	Montrose		Aberdeen	1
12	Stenhousemuir		Aberdeen	1
13	Livingston		Aberdeen	1
14	Partick Thistle		Aberdeen	1
15	East Fife		Aberdeen	1
16	Raith Rovers		Aberdeen	1
17	Falkirk		Aberdeen	1
18	Hamilton Academical		Aberdeen	1
19	St. Johnstone		Aberdeen	1
20	Hearts		Aberdeen	1
21	Rangers		Aberdeen	1
22	Hibernian		Aberdeen	1
23	East Kilbride		Aberdeen	1
24	Clyde		Aberdeen	1
25	Edinburgh City		Aberdeen	1
26	Arbroath		Aberdeen	1
27	Peterhead		Aberdeen	1
28	Queen of the South	1–4	Aberdeen	1	—
29	Kelty Hearts		Aberdeen	1
30	Celtic		Aberdeen	1
31	Stirling Albion		Aberdeen	1
32	Airdrieonians		Aberdeen	1
33	Spartans		Aberdeen	1
34	Linlithgow Rose		Aberdeen	1
35	Dumbarton		Aberdeen	1
36	Cove Rangers		Aberdeen	1
37	Forfar Athletic		Aberdeen	1
38	Alloa Athletic		Aberdeen	1
39	Motherwell		Aberdeen	1
40	Stranraer		Aberdeen	1
41	Greenock Morton		Aberdeen	1
42	Brora Rangers	0–2	Aberdeen	1	35′ Away
43	Elgin City		Aberdeen	1
44	Brechin City		Aberdeen	1
45	Annan Athletic		Aberdeen	1

Rangers Home Aberdeen Away

Wins

100%

67%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

100%

33%

Over 3.5

50%

33%

Both teams scored

50%

67%

Clean sheets

50%

33%

Scores first

100%

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Scottish League Cup · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Rangers

2 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away0 matches	Overall2 matches
Points / match	3.00	—	3.00
Draws	0.0%	—	0.0%
Goals scored / match	4.00	—	4.00
Goals conceded / match	0.50	—	0.50
Total goals / match	4.50	—	4.50
Failed to score	0.0%	—	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	—	0.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 2	100%
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 2/2 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	2	1
31–45	0	0
46–60	3	0
61–75	2	0
76–90	0	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Aberdeen

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	3.00	2.33	2.67
Draws	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%
Goals scored / match	2.67	2.33	2.50
Goals conceded / match	0.33	0.67	0.50
Total goals / match	3.00	3.00	3.00
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 2/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Rangers	Draw	Aberdeen	How it works
Strength (Elo)	44.9%	15.2%	40.0%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	50.7%	25.0%	23.6%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.60–1.00 Model expected goals

47.5% Probability of over 2.5 goals

50.0% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 11.9%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-011.9%

1-111.9%

2-09.5%

2-19.5%

0-07.4%

0-17.4%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Rangers	Aberdeen	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1532	1572	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	15	55	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1531	1517	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Rangers	1.50	2.50	0.50	0.00
Aberdeen	1.00	1.50	0.17	0.33

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Rangers	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%
Aberdeen	0%	0%	33%	50%	17%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Rangers at home, 2 matches

2.33 Aberdeen away, 3 matches

48d Days of rest for Rangers

49d Days of rest for Aberdeen

— Manager of Rangers

— Manager of Aberdeen

0 Matches for Rangers in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Aberdeen in the last 14 days

10 Points for Rangers behind the leaders, and 6 above the relegation zone

0 Points for Aberdeen behind the leaders, and 16 above the relegation zone

3.09 League goals per match

15.2% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Rangers, the right bar represents Aberdeen.

On the ball

20 matches

6.5

corners

10.25

11.5

fouls

11.33

1.5

yellow cards

1.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Rangers	WW	3.00	4.00–0.50	2W
Aberdeen	DWWWWW	2.67	2.50–0.50	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Rangers	2	0	0	0	0
Aberdeen	3	3	0	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Rangers

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Aberdeen

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Rangers v Aberdeen & Edinburgh derby in League Cup semis BBC Sport 09-13