Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester United FC vs Rangers FC, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
Manchester United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Thu 23 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 80' Jefte

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Rangers FC — Europe at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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
Manchester United FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-23 Manchester United FC 2–1 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Rangers FC H 2–1 W
19 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–3 L
16 Jan Southampton FC H 3–1 W
12 Jan Arsenal FC A 5–3 W
05 Jan Liverpool FC A 2–2 D
30 Dec Newcastle United FC H 0–2 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
15 Jan Aberdeen FC H 3–0 W
12 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 3–1 W
09 Jan Dundee FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Hibernian FC A 3–3 D
02 Jan Celtic FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Old Trafford will turn into a battlefield for Manchester United FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jefte suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
  • 15' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Ross McCausland needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Joshua Zirkzee has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diogo Dalot, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Matthijs de Ligt is replaced by Harry Maguire.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 52' Goal! Jack Butland scores his 3 goal in 380 matches.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Leny Yoro is replaced by Tyrell Malacia.
  • 59' Findlay Curtis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vaclav Cerny on 59 minute.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matthijs de Ligt made 480 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' It’s high time Ruben Amorim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Cyriel Dessers. He replaces Nedim Bajrami on 71 minute.
  • 73' Manuel Ugarte has so much to prove this time. He replaces Toby Collyer on 73 minute.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 80' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 80.
  • 82' Rasmus Hojlund is replacing Joshua Zirkzee for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 87' 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.
  • 88' What a strike from Cyriel Dessers! The score is 0-2.
  • 90' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leon King is hanging Ridvan Yilmaz on the field on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Manchester United FC.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.63 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC47% Draw26% Rangers FC27%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Rangers FC
53%
Manchester United FC or Rangers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC33% Draw45% Rangers FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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