Rangers vs Dundee United, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
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Rangers go top of Scottish Premiership with 4-2 win over Dundee United
Rangers put pressure on their title rivals by moving top of the William Hill Premiership for the first time in over two years with a patchy 4-2 win over Dundee United at Ibrox.
Match Timeline
- 16': Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers) Yellow Card at 16'
- 30': Ryan Naderi (Rangers) Goal at 30'
- 40': Dujon Sterling (Rangers) Goal at 40'
- 45': Amar Ahmed (Dundee United) Goal at 45'
- 45': Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) Substitution at 45'
- 52': Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers) Goal at 52'
- 58': Dave Richards (Dundee United) Substitution at 58'
- 59': Emmanuel Agyei (Dundee United) Yellow Card at 59'
- 63': Panutche Camara (Dundee United) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Zachary Sapsford (Dundee United) Substitution at 63'
- 68': Krisztián Keresztes (Dundee United) Yellow Card at 68'
- 72': Zachary Sapsford (Dundee United) Goal at 72'
- 74': Bojan Miovski (Rangers) Substitution at 74'
- 81': Ivan Dolcek (Dundee United) Substitution at 81'
- 82': Connor Barron (Rangers) Substitution at 82'
- 85': Bojan Miovski (Rangers) Goal at 85'
- 87': James Tavernier (Rangers) Substitution at 87'
Statistics
 DUN |
RAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.6 | Possession | 67.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 51,012
SPFL Premiership Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 | Dundee | 8 | +3 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Rangers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 24 | Nasser Djiga |
| 5 | John Souttar |
| 30 | Jayden Meghoma |
| 21 | Dujon Sterling |
| 11 | Thelo Aasgaard  |
| 42 | Tochi Phil Chukwuani |
| 43 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 20 | Ryan Naderi |
| 47 | Mikey Moore |
| 7 | Andreas Skov Olsen |
Dundee United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Maynard-Brewer (GK) |
| 6 | Ross Graham |
| 23 | Krisztián Keresztes |
| 4 | Iurie Iovu |
| 12 | Emmanuel Agyei |
| 5 | Vicko Sevelj |
| 11 | Will Ferry |
| 21 | Luca Stephenson |
| 36 | Max Watters |
| 17 | Amar Ahmed |
| 20 | Neil Farrugia |
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