In a mid week match on Tue Jan 18th, in week 21, Rangers will travel to Aberdeen to battle Aberdeen in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Aberdeen is fresh off their 2-1 win against Dundee. Leigh Griffiths struck first for Dundee in the 7th minute, then Ryan Hedges tied it up for Aberdeen in the 12th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 70th minute on a goal by Lewis Ferguson to cap off a wild match. Aberdeen is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Rangers is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Scott Wright struck first for Rangers in the 14th minute on a feed from Joe Aribo, then Alfredo Morelos added another in the 26th minute In the end, St. Mirren was frustrated by Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory. Rangers looks to continue their winning ways, having won 9 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Rangers and Aberdeen battled to a 2-2 draw. Christian Ramirez struck first for Aberdeen in the 8th minute on a feed from Ryan Hedges, then Scott Brown added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Dylan McGeouch.
Alfredo Morelos has been the most prolific scorer on Rangers in the last five matches with three goals. For Aberdeen, their top scorers are Christian Ramirez and Marley Watkins, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.