Glasgow Rangers bounced again to profitable means after two straight defeats in all competitions with a 2-0 win over St. Johnstone within the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
Who scored in Rangers’ win over St. Johnstone?
Brazilian centre-forward Danilo was given the nod by way of the center of the pitch because the beginning quantity 9 forward of Nigeria worldwide Cyriel Dessers and positively proved his value within the sixteenth minute.
James Tavernier produced an ideal cross from the best flank and the summer time signing from Feyenoord discovered the again of the web with a courageous header, which resulted in him needing to be substituted as a consequence of a fractured cheekbone.
Substitute Rabbi Matondo then sealed the three factors within the second half as Tom Lawrence despatched him by way of on purpose to fit the ball into the underside nook to make it 2-0.
How good was Danilo in opposition to St. Johnstone?
While Danilo might get the plaudits for his wonderful headed purpose and the bravery proven to threat an harm so as to discover the again of the web, Michael Beale’s shining mild all through the match was Belgian central midfielder Nicolas Raskin.
The previous Commonplace Liege star was excellent in midfield and made his presence felt with necessary contributions at each ends of the pitch for the Mild Blues.
Danilo’s recreation in numbers vs St. Johnstone
7 touches
50% duels received
67% cross accurary
7.3 Sofascore score
As proven within the desk above, Danilo didn’t have sufficient time on the pitch to make a significant impression outdoors of his purpose, whereas Raskin was a constantly spectacular determine throughout the fixture.
How good was Nicolas Raskin in opposition to St. Johnstone?
Defensively, the 5 foot 10 star received ten of his 16 duels (62.5%) and that included 9 of his 13 battles on the bottom, which resulted in 4 tackles received for the central midfielder, as per Sofascore.
Evidently, the 22-year-old was a stable pressure in midfield for the Scottish giants and was in a position to dominate the opposition from a bodily perspective.
The £1.7m signing additionally caught the attention together with his play on the ball. As per Sofascore, Raskin, who recorded a score of seven.7, accomplished a formidable 94% of his tried passes and 100% of his dribbles (3/3) to associate with one likelihood created for his teammates.
His dribbling capability was important for the second purpose because the proficient gem skillfully glided previous a problem together with his fast toes in the midst of the park so as to tee up Lawrence to string the ball by way of for Matondo’s purpose.
He solely gave possession away eight occasions from 84 touches of the ball, which was as soon as each 10.5 touches on common. Whereas, for instance, James Tavernier misplaced the ball as soon as each 4.96 touches from right-back.
The Belgian expertise clearly made an impression at each ends of the pitch and was necessary to what Rangers did on and off the ball, to assist them rating twice and maintain a clear sheet to safe all three factors after the worldwide break.
Hopefully, the central midfielder will have the ability to carry this efficiency into the conflict with Actual Betis within the Europa League on Thursday evening.