Rangers v Motherwell result

Full-time · Rangers 1–0 Motherwell

Premiership · Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 BST · Ibrox Stadium

Updated 6 Nov 2026, 07:34 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Rangers · Motherwell · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Rangers 1–0 Motherwell — Rangers won this Premiership match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Draw.

Free pick

Home or Draw

Best price: 1.13 at Betano

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Draw in the last 90 days, 76.4% of 1739 landed (95% range 74.3–78.3%); it had given them 75.1% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated home or draw (double chance) between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 1,041 of 1,389 times (74.9%), against an average rating of 70.3%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Rangers beat Motherwell 1–0 at Ibrox Stadium in the Premiership on Saturday 5 September.

Rangers have conceded nine goals, the fewest of the 12 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game).

The goals

Rangers led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Rangers: Ryan Naderi (12’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Ryan Naderi’s goal on 12 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Rangers 3.93, Motherwell 0.51, from 26 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Nicolson showed no yellow cards — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Rangers move up from fifth to third (five league matches played). Rangers have scored 19 goals, the third-most of the 12 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game).

Motherwell move down from third to fifth (five league matches played). Motherwell have scored 14 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 12 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Motherwell have conceded 20 goals, the third-most (shared) of the 12 clubs.

Rangers have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ryan Naderi (Rangers) 8.6, Dan Neil (Rangers) 5.8 and Joseph Hodge (Motherwell) 5.1 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Rangers or the draw, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 76.4% of the time in the last 90 days (1328 of 1739).

Next up

Rangers next host Aberdeen on 31 October 2026.

Motherwell next travel to Dundee Utd on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Rangers: ST Mirren v Rangers, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Motherwell: Dundee Utd v Motherwell, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Rangers 1–0 Motherwell · Premiership
Venue: Ibrox Stadium · Glasgow
Referee: D. Nicolson
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Rangers 1 · draws 3 · Motherwell 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Rangers 4W 0D 1L · Motherwell 1W 1D 3L

Rangers 1–0 Motherwell (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 6 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 1 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

5.4 / 3.86

Corners

against 3.6 / 5.57 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.2 / 3.43

Shots on target

against 4 / 5.43 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.2 / 2

Cards

against 2.4 / 1.43 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4 yellows

Referee · D. Nicolson

21.87 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 15 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 2 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Rangers for / against	Line	Motherwell for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.4 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.86 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.4 for · 7 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.14 for · 13.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.2 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.43 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.4 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.2 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: D. Nicolson — 4 yellow cards a game, 0.07 red cards, 21.87 fouls over 15 matches.

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Rangers

Rangers Goalkeeper

Rangers — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
I. Pandur	5	90450 min	132.6 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90

Rangers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Pandur n 5	90	2.6 4/2

Rangers Defensive

Rangers — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
E. Fernandez	5	90450 min	61.2 /90	81.6 /90	10.2 /90	428.4 /90	71.4 /90	10.2 /90
Olwethu Makhanya	4	90360 min	41 /90	41 /90	41 /90	174.3 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
D. Sterling	3	90270 min	62 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	175.7 /90	41.3 /90	20.7 /90
J. Penrice	3	84252 min	82.9 /90	41.4 /90	10.4 /90	196.8 /90	51.8 /90	00 /90
T. Rommens	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	147 /90	21 /90	00 /90
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Rangers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Fernandez n 8	90	1.6 8/5	1.1 5/2	M. Emmanuel
I. Pandur n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
D. Gassama n 8	59.1	1 4/1	3.8 7/5	Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Olwethu Makhanya n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0	M. Emmanuel
L. Shankland n 4	88.8	1 2/1	0.3 1/0	—
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Rangers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Fernandez n 8	90	1.1 3/3
D. Gassama n 8	59.1	0.4 2/0
Olwethu Makhanya n 4	90	1 3/1
L. Shankland n 4	88.8	0.5 1/1
C. Devlin n 4	80.3	3.9 4/3
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Rangers Attacking

Rangers — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Shankland	4	89355 min	30.8 /90	00 /90	92.3 /90	71.8 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90
R. Naderi	3	63188 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	52.4 /90	41.9 /90	73.4 /90	00 /90
Youssef Chermiti	2	4181 min	00 /90	00 /90	33.3 /90	22.2 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90
D. Gassama	5	67334 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	102.7 /90	30.8 /90	123.2 /90	71.9 /90
C. Devlin	4	80321 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
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Rangers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Fernandez n 8	90	0.6 3/1	0.4 3/0
I. Pandur n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Gassama n 8	59.1	2.3 6/4	0.8 4/0
Olwethu Makhanya n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Shankland n 4	88.8	2.3 4/3	1.8 4/3
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Rangers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Pandur n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Fernandez n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Gassama n 8	59.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Olwethu Makhanya n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Shankland n 4	88.8	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
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Motherwell

Motherwell Goalkeeper

Motherwell — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Paulsen	6	90540 min	244 /90	111.8 /90	00 /90

Motherwell — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Motherwell before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Paulsen n 6	90	4 4/4

Motherwell Defensive

Motherwell — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Emmanuel	6	86518 min	61 /90	30.5 /90	20.3 /90	244.2 /90	50.9 /90	00 /90
Jamie Knight-Lebel	6	72429 min	00 /90	30.6 /90	132.7 /90	163.4 /90	30.6 /90	10.2 /90
Martin Moormann	5	80400 min	30.7 /90	20.5 /90	30.7 /90	143.2 /90	40.9 /90	20.5 /90
T. Sparrow	5	62312 min	123.5 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	267.5 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90
J. Girdwood-Reich	5	54271 min	62 /90	10.3 /90	31 /90	165.3 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
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Motherwell — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Motherwell before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Paulsen n 6	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
M. Emmanuel n 8	86.9	0.6 4/1	1 5/3	Olwethu Makhanya
L. Fadinger n 8	86.1	1.8 7/4	1.6 6/5	—
Jamie Knight-Lebel n 6	71.5	0.6 2/1	0.4 2/0	—
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8	68.6	1.3 4/3	1.8 6/3	D. Gassama
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Motherwell — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Motherwell before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Emmanuel n 8	86.9	1.2 5/3
L. Fadinger n 8	86.1	2.4 8/6
Jamie Knight-Lebel n 6	71.5	0 0/0
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8	68.6	1.5 5/3
A. Lowry n 6	60.7	0.5 1/1
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Motherwell Attacking

Motherwell — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise	6	63378 min	10.2 /90	20.5 /90	112.6 /90	30.7 /90	41 /90	41 /90
I. Said	5	82408 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	30.7 /90	122.6 /90
W. Vogt	5	42208 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	41.7 /90
R. Charles-Cook	4	51203 min	20.9 /90	00 /90	41.8 /90	31.3 /90	10.4 /90	20.9 /90
S. Palmer-Houlden	4	50201 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	73.1 /90	20.9 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90
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Motherwell — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Motherwell before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Paulsen n 6	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Emmanuel n 8	86.9	0.8 3/2	0.1 1/0
L. Fadinger n 8	86.1	0.8 4/1	0.7 4/1
Jamie Knight-Lebel n 6	71.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8	68.6	2.5 6/5	1 4/2
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Motherwell — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Motherwell before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Paulsen n 6	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Emmanuel n 8	86.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
L. Fadinger n 8	86.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Jamie Knight-Lebel n 6	71.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8	68.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rangers		Motherwell
41%	Possession	59%
3.93	Expected goals (xG)	0.51
26	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	3
12	Shots off target	3
8	Blocked shots	2
21	Shots inside the box	7
7	Corners	5
7	Fouls	12
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
388	Passes	572
80%	Pass accuracy	84%

Rangers Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
I. Pandur	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
D. Sterling	90	0	0	0	3	2	7.6
N. Raskin	90	0	2	1	0	0	6.6
Dan Neil	90	0	0	0	0	5	7.6
Olwethu Makhanya	90	0	0	0	2	2	7.2
Findlay Curtis	90	0	1	0	3	2	7.3
J. Penrice	90	0	1	0	2	3	7.3
E. Fernandez	89	0	1	0	0	2	7.9
Minsu Kim	69	0	4	2	3	3	6.2
D. Gassama	69	0	3	1	2	1	7.6
L. Shankland	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Naderi sub	82	1	5	2	1	2	9.2
D. Yokota sub	21	0	1	0	0	1	6.7
K. Kelsy sub	21	0	1	0	1	1	6.9
B. Godfrey sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Motherwell Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Paulsen	90	0	0	0	0	8.3
T. Sparrow	90	0	0	1	2	5.6
Martin Moormann	90	0	0	0	1	8.2
J. Hodge	90	0	0	1	5	6.6
J. Girdwood-Reich	90	1	0	0	0	7
L. Fadinger	90	0	0	0	2	6.3
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise	83	2	2	0	0	6.2
A. Lowry	73	1	1	2	1	6.3
M. Emmanuel	73	1	0	1	0	6.2
R. Charles-Cook	63	1	0	1	0	6.7
I. Said	45	0	0	1	3	6.7
J. Kanga sub	45	0	0	1	2	6.9
S. Palmer-Houlden sub	27	0	0	0	0	6.2
Dylan Williams sub	17	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Levitt sub	17	0	0	0	1	6.6
E. Björgólfsson sub	11	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Rangers v Motherwell — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

RangersWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

MotherwellLLLDW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Rangers 1 · 3 draws · Motherwell 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2026-04-26 Rangers 2–3 Motherwell
2026-02-11 Motherwell 1–1 Rangers
2025-12-27 Rangers 1–0 Motherwell
2025-08-02 Motherwell 1–1 Rangers
2025-03-01 Rangers 1–2 Motherwell
2024-12-29 Motherwell 2–2 Rangers

League standing · 2026/27

Rangers#2 pos24 pts11 pl+10 GD

Motherwell#9 pos12 pts12 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Rangers scored1.73

Motherwell scored1.17

Rangers conceded0.82

Motherwell conceded1.67

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Rangers v Motherwell?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Rangers v Motherwell was Home or Draw (best price 1.13 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Rangers and Motherwell?: In their last 6 meetings, Rangers won 1, Motherwell won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rangers and Motherwell?: Recent form — Rangers 4W 0D 1L; Motherwell 1W 1D 3L.

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