Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers: result and report
Premiership · Sunday 30 August 2026
Result
Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers
Premiership · Sunday 30 August 2026, 11:00 UTC · Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen · half-time 0-0
Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers: match report
Aberdeen were beaten by Rangers 0-1 in the Premiership on Sunday 30 August 2026 at Pittodrie Stadium. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Lawrence Shankland of Rangers in the 69th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Aberdeen received 6 yellow cards; Rangers received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Aberdeen were 9th on 3 points from 2 and Rangers 10th on 1 point from 2. In the current table Aberdeen are 10th on 11 points and Rangers are 2nd on 24 points.
Aberdeen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rangers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Djeidi Gassama of Rangers (7.7), ahead of Min-su Kim (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Aberdeen wins, 2 draws and 6 for Rangers.
Key events
- 4'Yellow card · Daniel Happe
- 36'Yellow card · Chris Cadden
- 37'Yellow card · Findlay Curtis
- 43'Yellow card · Connor Ronan
- 44'Yellow card · Afeez Aremu
- 49'Yellow card · Cammy Devlin
- 55'Yellow card · Toyosi Olusanya
- 65'Yellow card · Dujon Sterling
- 69'Penalty goal · Lawrence Shankland
- 77'Yellow card · Lewis Mayo
Form and table
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Aberdeen line-up (4-2-3-1)
Marius Müller, Chris Cadden, Lewis Mayo, Daniel Happe, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Connor Ronan, Afeez Aremu, Mitchy Ntelo, Toyosi Olusanya, Tony Yogane, Kevin Nisbet
Rangers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ivor Pandur, Dujon Sterling, Emmanuel Fernandez, Olwethu Makhanya, James Penrice, Cammy Devlin, Dan Neil, Findlay Curtis, Min-su Kim, Djeidi Gassama, Lawrence Shankland
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