Kilmarnock 2-1 Rangers: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 23 January 2019

Result

Kilmarnock 2-1 Rangers

Premiership · Wednesday 23 January 2019, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Kilmarnock 2-1 Rangers: match report

Kilmarnock won against Rangers 2-1 in the Premiership on Wednesday 23 January 2019. The half-time score was 1-1.

Jermain Defoe opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Kilmarnock's goals came from E. Brophy (22') and Jordan Jones (66'). Rangers scored through Jermain Defoe (12').

Discipline: Kilmarnock received 5 yellow cards; Rangers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Kilmarnock were 3rd on 41 points from 21 and Rangers 2nd on 42 points from 21. Kilmarnock went on to finish that season 3rd with 67 points, and Rangers 2nd with 78.

Kilmarnock lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rangers in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Kilmarnock wins, 1 draw and 0 for Rangers.

Going into the match Kilmarnock's last five read W-W-D-W-L and Rangers's W-D-W-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Jermain DefoeRangers · 0-1
  • 12'Yellow card · Daniel BachmannKilmarnock
  • 22'Goal · E. BrophyKilmarnock · 1-1
  • 33'Yellow card · Gareth McAuleyRangers
  • 50'Yellow card · Alfredo MorelosRangers
  • 66'Goal · Jordan JonesKilmarnock · 2-1
  • 70'Yellow card · A. TshibolaKilmarnock
  • 73'Yellow card · E. BrophyKilmarnock
  • 88'Yellow card · Gary DickerKilmarnock
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Alan PowerKilmarnock

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Kilmarnock 0, draws 1, Rangers 0.

Team news

Kilmarnock line-up (4-3-3)

Daniel Bachmann, Stephen O'Donnell, Scott Boyd, Stuart Findlay, Greg Taylor, Aaron Tshibola, G. Dicker, Alan Power, C. Burke, Eamonn Brophy, Jordan Jones

Rangers line-up (4-3-3)

Allan McGregor, James Tavernier, Gareth McAuley, Joe Worrall, Andy Halliday, Scott Arfield, Ryan Jack, Steven Davis, Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Jermain Defoe