Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Athletic Club vs Rangers FC, Europe 2024-25 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
Athletic Club
2 – 0
Full Time
Rangers FC
Thu 17 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Cyriel Dessers
Y 32' Leon Balogun
Oihan Sancet 51' Y
Y 77' James Tavernier

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Rangers FC — Europe at San Mames.

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Athletic Club 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-17 Athletic Club 2–0 Rangers FC 2025-04-10 Rangers FC 0–0 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Rangers FC H 2–0 W
13 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–1 W
10 Apr Rangers FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Villarreal CF A 0–0 D
30 Mar CA Osasuna H 0–0 D
16 Mar Sevilla FC A 1–0 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Athletic Club A 0–2 L
13 Apr Aberdeen FC A 2–2 D
10 Apr Athletic Club H 0–0 D
05 Apr Hibernian FC H 0–2 L
29 Mar Dundee FC A 4–3 W
16 Mar Celtic FC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Athletic Club kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Leon Balogun is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
  • 10' James Tavernier has been relatively quiet despite scoring 108 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • 15' Ianis Hagi, a Romania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 19' The referee has no hesitation. Cyriel Dessers is booked for Rangers FC — card on 19.
  • 23' Connor Barron gets the nod from Rangers FC. He replaces Ridvan Yilmaz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Leon Balogun is booked for Rangers FC — card on 32.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Clinton Nsiala-Makengo. He replaces Ianis Hagi on 46 minute.
  • 49' Oihan Sancet does the damage! The net is bulging and Athletic Club surge ahead!
  • 50' The supporters are chanting for Hamza Igamane. He replaces Leon Balogun on 50 minute.
  • 51' The referee has no hesitation. Oihan Sancet is booked for Athletic Club — card on 51.
  • 56' Mikel Jauregizar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 71' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. De Marcos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' Sannadi makes way for Benat Prados at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Oihan Sancet as he leaves the pitch. Gorka Guruzeta steps in for Athletic Club.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. James Tavernier is booked for Rangers FC — card on 77.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Nico Williams has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 82' Athletic Club ring the changes. Vaclav Cerny has done his job and it is now time for Unai Gomez to step up.
  • 84' Rangers FC ring the changes. Nedim Bajrami has done his job and it is now time for Danilo to step up.
  • 87' The whistle greets Alex Berenguer as he departs to be replaced by Alvaro Djalo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Ferguson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club53% Draw27% Rangers FC20%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
80%
Draw or Rangers FC
47%
Athletic Club or Rangers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club35% Draw49% Rangers FC16%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.