5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC

Rangers vs Motherwell Premiership prediction & result

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Full time1 0

Final score: Rangers 1-0 Motherwell.

Before kick-off the model made it 39% Rangers, 27% draw, 34% Motherwell — fair odds of 2.56, 3.70 and 2.94. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Rangers at 39% here. Across 2485 settled matches, 1767 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.7%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Rangers95%Draw5%Motherwell0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

🔁Lawrence Shanklandout: Ryan Naderi
8'
Ryan Naderi
12'
Min-su Kim (pen)
30'
45'
🔁Ibrahim Saidout: Jardell Kanga
63'
🔁Regan Charles-Cookout: Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
🔁Min-su Kimout: Kevin Kelsy
69'
🔁Djeidi Gassamaout: Daisuke Yokota
69'
73'
🔁Alex·Lowryout: Dylan Levitt
73'
🔁Emmanuel Longeloout: Dylan Williams
83'
🔁Tawanda Maswanhiseout: Eythor Bjørgolfsson
🔁Emmanuel Fernandezout: Ben Godfrey
90+2'

Match stats — Rangers vs Motherwell

41%Possession59%
27Shots8
6On target3
7Corners5

Line-ups

Rangers 4-2-3-1
  • 1I. PandurG
  • 21D. SterlingD
  • 37E. FernandezD
  • 24O. MakhanyaD
  • 29J. PenriceD
  • 43N. RaskinM
  • 6D. NeilM
  • 52Findlay CurtisM
  • 10Minsu KimM
  • 23D. GassamaM
  • 7L. ShanklandF
Substitutes
  • 17D. YokotaM
  • 20R. NaderiF
  • 2R. McCrorieD
  • 19K. KelsyF
  • 31L. KellyG
  • 4B. GodfreyD
  • 22V. DragojevićM
  • 14C. DevlinM
  • 42T. ChukwuaniM
Coach: D. McInnes
Motherwell 4-2-3-1
  • 1A. PaulsenG
  • 7T. SparrowD
  • 3J. Girdwood-ReichD
  • 5M. MoormannD
  • 45M. EmmanuelD
  • 71J. HodgeM
  • 8L. FadingerM
  • 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
  • 11A. LowryM
  • 19I. SaidM
  • 17R. Charles-CookF
Substitutes
  • 20Dylan WilliamsD
  • 77W. VogtF
  • 47S. Palmer-HouldenF
  • 21M. ConnellyG
  • 63D. LevittM
  • 4Jamie Knight-LebelD
  • 13J. KangaM
  • 15E. Björgólfs­sonF
  • 2S. O'DonnellD
Coach: Alfred Johansson

Form going into Rangers vs Motherwell

Rangers

  • W2-1away to Falkirk2 September 2026
  • W1-0away to Aberdeen30 August 2026
  • L1-2Hibernian9 August 2026

Motherwell

  • W3-0Dundee United2 September 2026
  • D3-3away to St Mirren30 August 2026
  • D0-0Falkirk9 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Premiership table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
2Rangers641174+313
5Motherwell622289-18

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Rangers vs Motherwell

  • 5 September 2026Rangers 1–0 MotherwellPremiership
  • 26 April 2026Rangers 2–3 MotherwellPremiership
  • 11 February 2026Motherwell 1–1 RangersPremiership
  • 27 December 2025Rangers 1–0 MotherwellPremiership
  • 2 August 2025Motherwell 1–1 RangersPremiership
  • 1 March 2025Rangers 1–2 MotherwellPremiership

Leading scorers: Rangers and Motherwell

Rangers

  • L. Shankland3 goals

Motherwell

  • Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise1 goals2 assists
  • A. Lowry1 goals1 assists

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.