Rangers 2-0 Motherwell: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 27 December 2017

Result

Rangers 2-0 Motherwell

Premiership · Wednesday 27 December 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

Rangers · Motherwell · Premiership predictions

Rangers 2-0 Motherwell: match report

Rangers defeated Motherwell 2-0 in the Premiership on Wednesday 27 December 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

D. Wilson opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Rangers's goals came from D. Wilson (56') and Alfredo Morelos (76'). Motherwell did not score.

Discipline: Rangers received 1 yellow card; Motherwell received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rangers were 3rd on 36 points from 20 and Motherwell 8th on 24 points from 19. Rangers went on to finish that season 3rd with 70 points, and Motherwell 7th with 48.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Rangers wins, 2 draws and 0 for Motherwell.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 42'Yellow card · C. KipréMotherwell
  • 45+7'Yellow card · Richard TaitMotherwell
  • 56'Goal · D. WilsonRangers · 1-0
  • 68'Yellow card · Ross McCrorieRangers
  • 73'Yellow card · G. BigirimanaMotherwell
  • 76'Goal · Alfredo MorelosRangers · 2-0
  • 82'Yellow card · L. GrimshawMotherwell

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rangers 8, draws 2, Motherwell 0.

Team news

Rangers line-up

Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Danny Wilson, Bruno Alves, Ross McCrorie, Declan John, Ryan Jack, Niko Kranjčar, J. Holt, Eduardo Herrera, Alfredo Morelos

Motherwell line-up

Trevor Carson, Peter Hartley, Andrew Rose, Charles Dunne, Cédric Kipré, Richard Tait, Liam Grimshaw, Gaël Bigirimana, Edi Murtado, Alex Fisher, Craig Tanner