Rangers 0-1 Aberdeen: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 5 December 2018

Result

Rangers 0-1 Aberdeen

Premiership · Wednesday 5 December 2018, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Rangers 0-1 Aberdeen: match report

Rangers were beaten by Aberdeen 0-1 in the Premiership on Wednesday 5 December 2018. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Scott McKenna of Aberdeen in the 7th minute.

Discipline: Rangers received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Rangers were 1st on 30 points from 14 and Aberdeen 7th on 21 points from 13. Rangers went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and Aberdeen 4th with 67.

Rangers lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Aberdeen in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rangers wins, 2 draws and 0 for Aberdeen.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Scott McKennaAberdeen · 0-1
  • 10'Yellow card · Sam CosgroveAberdeen
  • 34'Second yellow · Sam CosgroveAberdeen
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Alfredo MorelosRangers
  • 49'Yellow card · Kyle LaffertyRangers
  • 53'Yellow card · Graeme ShinnieAberdeen
  • 64'Second yellow · Alfredo MorelosRangers

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Rangers 3, draws 2, Aberdeen 0.

Team news

Rangers line-up (4-1-4-1)

Allan McGregor, James Tavernier, Gareth McAuley, Connor Goldson, Jon Flanagan, Ryan Jack, Daniel Candeias, Lassana Coulibaly, Ovie Ejaria, Glenn Middleton, Alfredo Morelos

Aberdeen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Scott McKenna, Andy Considine, Max Lowe, Dominic Ball, Graeme Shinnie, Niall McGinn, Lewis Ferguson, Connor McLennan, Sam Cosgrove