Rangers vs Kilmarnock 3-1

Rangers beat Kilmarnock 3-1 at Ibrox Stadium after a first-half burst put the game out of reach. Ryan Naderi scored twice and Kevin Kelsy added the other before the interval, while Nicky Clescenco netted a late reply for the visitors.

Naderi opened the scoring in the 15th minute from James Penrice’s assist, Kelsy made it 2-0 on 24 minutes, and Naderi struck again in the 44th minute from Djeidi Gassama’s pass. Rangers went in 3-0 up at half-time.

Kilmarnock changed things after the break but could not alter the shape of the match. Rangers made a switch at half-time, replacing Dujon Sterling with Kosta Nedeljkovic, and Kelsy later came off for Findlay Curtis on 73 minutes. Kilmarnock made two changes on 79 minutes, with Michael-John Kamson-Kamara and Greg Kiltie replaced by Jamie Brandon and Djenairo Daniels, before Rangers made two more substitutions on 88 minutes. Kilmarnock finally got on the scoresheet in the 90th minute, when Clescenco, who came on in the 75th minute, scored from Joe Hugill’s assist to make it 3-1.

Rangers had 60% of possession and 500 passes to Kilmarnock’s 333, and they also led 17-13 for shots and 7-3 for corners. Kilmarnock had more shots on target, 6-4, while Rangers recorded 5 saves to Kilmarnock’s 1. Expected goals were 1.48 to 1.09, and both sides were caught offside once.

There was one booking for each side. Michael Schjonning-Larsen was booked for Kilmarnock in the 49th minute, and Kosta Nedeljkovic went into the book for Rangers on 64 minutes.