Rangers FC vs FCSB Bukarest, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Rangers FC vs FCSB Bukarest — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2025/26)
- FCSB Bukarest 8 games · 7 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Di Bello
4 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 2.3 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct | FCSB Bukarest | H | 4–0 | W |
| 20 Oct | Kilmarnock FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Oct | St. Johnstone FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Oct | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 1–4 | L |
| 29 Sep | Hibernian FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Sep | Malmo FF | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct | Rangers FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 03 Oct | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Sep | FK Rigas Futbola Skola | H | 4–1 | W |
| 13 Aug | AC Sparta Praha | H | 2–3 | L |
| 06 Aug | AC Sparta Praha | A | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Jul | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Rangers FC | FCSB Bukarest | |
|---|---|---|
| #32 | Position | #27 |
| 4 | Points | 7 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 1 / 1 / 6 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 5 |
| 5 | Scored | 9 |
| 14 | Conceded | 16 |
| -9 | GD | -7 |
| 0.50 | PPG | 0.88 |
| 13% | Win % | 25% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
Rangers FC this season
13%
Clean Sheets
FCSB Bukarest this season
FCSB Bukarest this season
Rangers FC are 32nd (4 pts). FCSB Bukarest are 27th (7 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rangers FC and FCSB Bukarest has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling FCSB Bukarest supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Goal! Tom Lawrence scores his 48 goal in 385 matches.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 16' Luis Phelipe is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
- 21' Mihai Popescu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 24' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 24.
- 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 31' Goal! Vaclav Cerny scores his 44 goal in 480 matches.
- 35' FCSB Bukarest player sees a card in front of him.
- 38' That looks like a foul for a card for Vaclav Cerny.
- 43' The referee shows FCSB Bukarest player a card on 43.
- 46' Another change for FCSB Bukarest made on 46 minute. Marius Stefanescu leaves to be changed by Alexandru Baluta.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' GOAL! Vaclav Cerny scores on 55. Assisted by Mohammed Diomande
- 57' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hamza Igamane is hanging Cyriel Dessers on the field on 57 minute.
- 60' FCSB Bukarest manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandru Musi is hanging Malcom Edjouma on the field on 60 minute.
- 63' Another substitution for FCSB Bukarest to replace David Miculescu by William Baeten on 63 minute.
- 68' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Leon Balogun is replaced by Robin Propper.
- 72' Goal! Hamza Igamane scores his 16 goal in 402 matches.
- 74' Another change for Rangers FC made on 74 minute. Nedim Bajrami leaves to be changed by Zak Lovelace.
- 77' Alexandru Baluta is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Connor Barron.
- 86' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. James Tavernier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Rangers FC and FCSB Bukarest (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
27
Leon Balogun ↓ Robin Propper 68'
- 11
-
9
Cyriel Dessers ↓ Hamza Igamane 57'
- 18
- 5
- 2
- 43
-
14
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Zak Lovelace 74'
- 8
- 22
Bench
- 20
- 21
-
4
Robin Propper ↑ 68'
- 31
-
10
Mohammed Diomande ↑ 46'
-
24
Neraysho Kasanwirjo ↑ 74'
-
50
Zak Lovelace ↑ 74'
- 48
- 47
- 49
- 45
-
29
Hamza Igamane ↑ 57'
Coach
Philippe Clement
FCSB Bukarest Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 17
-
70
Luis Phelipe ↓ Octavian Popescu 46'
- 32
- 28
-
18
Malcom Edjouma ↓ Alexandru Musi 60'
- 9
- 30
- 11
- 42
- 15
Bench
- 21
-
33
Risto Radunovic ↑ 46'
-
10
Octavian Popescu ↑ 46'
-
25
Alexandru Baluta ↑ 46'
- 99
- 2
- 3
-
29
Alexandru Musi ↑ 60'
- 19
-
24
William Baeten ↑ 63'
Coach
Elias Charalambous
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vaclav Cerny | 2 |
| Tom Lawrence | 1 |
| Hamza Igamane | 1 |
Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
FCSB Bukarest Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.95
Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95
FCSB Bukarest xG
I would bet for:
Rangers FC to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Rangers FC or Draw
81%
Draw or FCSB Bukarest
42%
Rangers FC or FCSB Bukarest
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rangers FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Rangers FC
| Handicap | Rangers FC covers | Push | FCSB Bukarest covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 18% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 23% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
FCSB Bukarest keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

