Rangers and Aberdeen went head-to-head at Hampden Park in a high-stakes Scottish League Cup semi-final on Saturday, 31st October 2026. The 5:30pm kickoff produced an intense battle between the Scottish rivals, with the scoreline remaining deadlocked at 0-0 as both sides contested for supremacy in the knockout encounter.
Captained by N. Raskin, Rangers lined up with I. Pandur between the posts, supported by outfield starters D. Sterling, E. Fernandez, O. Makhanya, J. Penrice, T. Rommens, M. Kim, R. Naderi, B. Bouanani, and K. Kelsy. The Glasgow outfit had to navigate a competitive first half where Sterling picked up a yellow card from the referee in the 41st minute. The Rangers bench featured substitutes L. Kelly, B. Godfrey, D. Neill, K. Nedeljkovic, V. Dragojevic, D. Gassama, B. Miovski, T. Chukwuani, and F. Curtis.
Aberdeen, captained by K. Nisbet, deployed a starting eleven of M. Müller, N. Devlin, J. Milne, G. Molloy, N. Guinness-Walker, C. Ronan, B. Lyons, A. Aremu, E. Gyamfi, and A. Mouloua. The Dons made an early substitution in the 14th minute when Gyamfi was taken off and replaced by S. Armstrong. Later in the half, Aremu was cautioned with a yellow card in the 36th minute. Aberdeen subsequently made another tactical switch after the break, replacing Mouloua with M. Ntelo in the 55th minute, with D. Klein, M. Frame, T. Yogane, A. Briedl, L. Smith, H. Mahou, and F. Marshall remaining among the available options.
The semi-final fixture was overseen by match referee Ryan Lee, alongside fourth official Ross Hardie. Video Assistant Referee John Beaton and assistant VAR Chris Graham were also on duty to review key decisions. With neither side able to breach the opposing defense and the match standing at 0-0, the tension remained palpable as both clubs continued their battle to advance in the Scottish League Cup.