Match Report
3 points for Aberdeen (10th), 7 for Rangers (5th): a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/1.75 for Aberdeen and 1.25/1 for Rangers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.42.
Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Aberdeen, 5/15 for Rangers.
40 meetings are on record — 6 won by Aberdeen, 25 by Rangers, 9 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 55%.
Pittodrie Stadium, capacity 20,866, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Rangers: Lawrence Shankland (69')
Key stats
Possession: Aberdeen 44% · Rangers 56% · Total shots: 9-20 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 6-6