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Rangers 1-0 Motherwell · Scottish Premiership

Rangers beat Motherwell 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rangers and Motherwell met in the Scottish Premiership at Ibrox in Glasgow on Saturday, 5 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Rangers: R. D. Naderi 12'. Motherwell did not score.

How the match went

Motherwell saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Rangers had 27 shots with 6 on target, Motherwell 8 with 3 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 7 to Rangers and 5 to Motherwell. Rangers conceded 7 fouls, Motherwell 12.

Line-ups

Rangers started in a 4-2-3-1: Ivor Pandur, Dujon Sterling, Emmanuel Fernandez, Olwethu Makhanya, James Penrice, Nicolas Raskin, Dan Neil, Findlay Curtis, Min-su Kim, Djeidi Gassama, Lawrence Shankland.

Motherwell started in a 4-2-3-1: Alex Paulsen, Tom Sparrow, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Martin Moormann, Emmanuel Longelo, Joe Hodge, Lukas Fadinger, Tawanda Maswanhise, Alex Lowry, Ibrahim Said, Regan Charles-Cook.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Rangers 1-0 Motherwell. R. D. Naderi (Rangers) scores.
  2. 30'Penalty missed! M. Kim (Rangers), off target.
  3. 45'Half-time. Rangers 1-0 Motherwell.
  4. 90'Full-time. Rangers 1-0 Motherwell.
Full commentary (62 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rangers vs Motherwell.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. R. Charles-Cook (Motherwell), header on the counter. xG 0.03.
  3. 8'Substitution, Rangers: R. D. Naderi comes on for L. Shankland.
  4. 12'Goal! Rangers 1-0 Motherwell. R. D. Naderi (Rangers) scores.
  5. 15'Attempt saved. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  6. 16'Corner, Rangers.
  7. 16'Attempt blocked. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
  8. 19'Attempt blocked. F. Curtis (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  9. 20'Attempt saved. M. Kim (Rangers), header. xG 0.09.
  10. 23'Corner, Motherwell.
  11. 24'Corner, Motherwell.
  12. 26'Attempt saved. A. Lowry (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  13. 28'Attempt blocked. D. Sterling (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 30'Penalty missed! M. Kim (Rangers), off target.
  15. 35'Corner, Rangers.
  16. 35'Attempt missed. R. D. Naderi (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  17. 35'Attempt blocked. J. Penrice (Rangers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  18. 35'Corner, Rangers.
  19. 39'Attempt blocked. L. Fadinger (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  20. 39'Corner, Motherwell.
  21. 40'Attempt missed. J. Girdwood-Reich (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  22. 43'Attempt missed. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  24. 45+1'Attempt saved. D. Gassama (Rangers), header. xG 0.14.
  25. 45+2'Attempt missed. M. Kim (Rangers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  26. 45+5'Attempt blocked. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  27. 45'Half-time. Rangers 1-0 Motherwell.
  28. 46'The second half is under way.
  29. 46'Substitution, Motherwell: J. Kanga comes on for I. Said.
  30. 46'Corner, Rangers.
  31. 47'Attempt missed. N. Raskin (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  32. 48'Attempt missed. E. Longelo (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  33. 49'Attempt blocked. F. Curtis (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  34. 49'Corner, Rangers.
  35. 52'Attempt blocked. J. Hodge (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  36. 54'Off the woodwork! R. D. Naderi (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  37. 54'Attempt missed. F. Curtis (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  38. 54'Attempt saved. M. Kim (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  39. 54'Attempt missed. J. Penrice (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  40. 54'Corner, Rangers.
  41. 55'Attempt blocked. M. Kim (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  42. 55'Attempt missed. E. Fernandez (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  43. 56'Attempt missed. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  44. 62'Attempt saved. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  45. 63'Substitution, Motherwell: S. Palmer-Houlden comes on for R. Charles-Cook.
  46. 64'Corner, Motherwell.
  47. 66'Attempt saved. N. Raskin (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  48. 67'Corner, Motherwell.
  49. 69'Substitution, Rangers: D. Yokota comes on for D. Gassama.
  50. 69'Substitution, Rangers: K. Kelsy comes on for M. Kim.
  51. 71'Attempt missed. D. Yokota (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  52. 71'Attempt saved. R. D. Naderi (Rangers), header. xG 0.13.
  53. 73'Substitution, Motherwell: D. Williams comes on for E. Longelo.
  54. 73'Substitution, Motherwell: D. Levitt comes on for A. Lowry.
  55. 74'Attempt missed. K. Kelsy (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  56. 80'Attempt missed. R. D. Naderi (Rangers), header. xG 0.09.
  57. 82'Attempt blocked. F. Curtis (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  58. 83'Substitution, Motherwell: E. Bjørgolfsson comes on for T. Maswanhise.
  59. 86'Corner, Rangers.
  60. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  61. 90+2'Substitution, Rangers: B. Godfrey comes on for E. Fernandez.
  62. 90'Full-time. Rangers 1-0 Motherwell.
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