In a mid week match on Tue Jan 18th, in week 21, Aberdeen hosts Rangers at Pittodrie Stadium 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 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Aberdeen recorded a 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 earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while rangers sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Scott Wright scored the first goal for Rangers in the 14th minute, then Alfredo Morelos added another in the 26th minute In the end, St. Mirren couldn’t muster any offence and Rangers ran away with the shutout win. Rangers is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10.
Aberdeen and Rangers last played eachother at the Ibrox Stadium on the 27th of October. Rangers and Aberdeen battled to a 2-2 draw. Christian Ramirez scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 8th minute, then Scott Brown added another in the 16th minute.
Rangers’s most prolific scorer has been Alfredo Morelos. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Christian Ramirez and Marley Watkins have been the hottest scorers for Aberdeen in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.