Match Report
72 points separated the sides: Rangers 1st on 102, Hamilton Academical 6th on 30. Recent form told a different story for Hamilton Academical: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Hamilton Academical 6.8 scored and 13.4 conceded per game, Rangers 18.4 and 2.6, with the league averaging 2.25.
Momentum sat with Rangers, winners of their last three, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Hamilton Academical 4/15, Rangers 13/15.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hamilton Academical 2, draws 1, Rangers 17, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 35% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more.
The Hope CBD Stadium in Hamilton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,510. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.