Glasgow Rangers bounced again to successful methods within the Scottish Premiership by narrowly beating Hearts 1-0 at Ibrox on Sunday night.
The Mild Blues opened the scoring within the sixth minute of the match, by a bundled end by Cyriel Dessers, and that was all it took to safe all three factors.
It was removed from an ideal efficiency from the Scottish giants, who tied with Hearts for ‘big chances’ created (2), nevertheless it was sufficient to assert the victory.
One participant who caught the attention along with his efficiency for Philippe Clement‘s aspect was central midfielder Nicolas Raskin, who was introduced because the Participant of the Match within the stadium.
Nicolas Raskin’s efficiency in numbers
The Belgian midfielder has loved a run of video games in midfield in latest weeks and his efficiency on Sunday night showcased how a lot he’s benefitting from that.
Raskin performed the complete 90 minutes at Ibrox and was consistently competing all around the park to win duels to assist out his crew defensively, while additionally making issues tick in possession.
|
Vs Hearts |
Nicolas Raskin |
|---|---|
|
Minutes performed |
90 |
|
Go accuracy |
85% |
|
Key passes |
0 |
|
Duels received |
11/15 |
|
Dribbles accomplished |
2/5 |
As you possibly can see within the desk above, the previous Normal Liege star was extremely combative for Rangers and received nearly all of his duels in midfield.
He was additionally comparatively dependable in possession of the ball, finishing 85% of his tried passes, however didn’t create a single probability for his teammates.
Raskin was not the one midfielder to impress in the midst of the park for the Mild Blues, nevertheless, as Mohamed Diomande was additionally in tremendous type.
Mohamed Diomande’s efficiency in numbers
The Ivorian ace was chosen within the quantity ten place, with Tom Lawrence sidelined with a thigh harm, and did sufficient to justify his place within the aspect along with his show.
It was extra industrious than you’ll usually anticipate from an attacking midfielder however he’s removed from a pure in that position, so it was to be anticipated.
Diomande helped Rangers to grind out the three factors along with his glorious work out of possession to consistently strain and shut down Hearts gamers after they had the ball.
The left-footed battler, who recorded a Sofascore rating of 7.4/10, received six of his ten floor duels and each of his aerial contests, which reveals that he dominated opposition gamers on the bottom and within the air in duels.
He made two tackles and one interception with out being dribbled previous a single time, and accomplished two of his three tried dribbles, which reveals that Diomande was as defensively spectacular as Raskin was.
In the meantime, the Ivorian dynamo accomplished 86% of his attempted passes and created three probabilities for his teammates, which reveals that he tried to make issues occur within the last third and was dependable in his use of the ball, albeit with out being rewarded with an help for his efforts.
General, Diomande and Raskin have been each as spectacular as one another in midfield and Clement will certainly be pleased with the dynamism his gamers confirmed in that space of the pitch.
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