Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 5 May 2018

Result

Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock

Premiership · Saturday 5 May 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Rangers · Kilmarnock · Premiership predictions

Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock: match report

Rangers defeated Kilmarnock 1-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 5 May 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from David Bates of Rangers in the 85th minute.

Discipline: Rangers received 2 yellow cards; Kilmarnock received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rangers were 3rd on 65 points from 35 and Kilmarnock 5th on 55 points from 35. Rangers went on to finish that season 3rd with 70 points, and Kilmarnock 5th with 59.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rangers wins, 1 draw and 2 for Kilmarnock.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Yellow card · Jordan JonesKilmarnock
  • 40'Yellow card · Youssouf MulumbuKilmarnock
  • 57'Yellow card · Stephen O'DonnellKilmarnock
  • 60'Yellow card · A. TshibolaKilmarnock
  • 85'Goal · David BatesRangers · 1-0
  • 87'Yellow card · Sean GossRangers
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Alfredo MorelosRangers

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Rangers 0, draws 1, Kilmarnock 2.

Team news

Rangers expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Russell Martin, Declan John, Daniel Candeias, Graham Dorrans, Jamie Murphy, Josh Windass, Jason Cummings

Kilmarnock expected line-up (4-3-3)

Greg Taylor, Stuart Findlay, Stephen O'Donnell, Kirk Broadfoot, Alan Power, G. Dicker, Kris Boyd, Jordan Jones, Eamonn Brophy, Rory McKenzie