Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1

Apr 23, 2022 at 12pm UK

Fir Park

Motherwell
1 - 3
Rangers

Tierney (35')
Ojala (31'), Slattery (60'), Mugabi (61')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Kelly (14' og.), Wright (47'), Tavernier (62' pen.)
Arfield (45')
Balogun (28')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Motherwell and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Motherwell

Last Six:

Last Game: Celtic 6-0 Motherwell
Saturday, May 14 at 12.15pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
5	Dundee United	38	-7	48
6	Motherwell	38	-19	46
7	Hibernian	38	-4	45

Rangers

Last Six:

Last Game: Rangers 2-0 Hearts
Saturday, May 21 at 3pm in Scottish Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	38	70	93
2	Rangers	38	49	89
3	Hearts	38	10	61

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 63.13%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 16.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.43%) and 1-2 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.72%), while for a Motherwell win it was 1-0 (4.76%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.

Result
Motherwell	Draw	Rangers
16.32%	20.55%	63.13%

Both teams to score 52.73%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.1%

42.9%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.7%

65.3%

Motherwell Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.58%

39.42%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.88%

76.12%

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.04%

12.96%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

60.56%

39.44%

Score Analysis

Motherwell 16.32%

Rangers 63.12%

Draw 20.55%

Motherwell	Draw	Rangers
1-0 @ 4.76% 2-1 @ 4.52% 2-0 @ 2.21% 3-2 @ 1.43% 3-1 @ 1.4% Other @ 1.99% Total : 16.32%	1-1 @ 9.72% 0-0 @ 5.11% 2-2 @ 4.62% 3-3 @ 0.98% Other @ 0.13% Total : 20.55%	0-2 @ 10.66% 0-1 @ 10.43% 1-2 @ 9.93% 0-3 @ 7.27% 1-3 @ 6.76% 0-4 @ 3.71% 1-4 @ 3.46% 2-3 @ 3.15% 2-4 @ 1.61% 0-5 @ 1.52% 1-5 @ 1.41% Other @ 3.22% Total : 63.12%