Rangers FC vs FK Shkupi Skopje, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Rangers FC vs FK Shkupi Skopje — Europe .
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2025/26)
- FK Shkupi Skopje 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Christian Dingert
- Referee Tobias Christ
- Referee Mike Pickel
21 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Jul FK Shkupi Skopje H 2–0 W 13 Dec Leicester Road FC H 0–2 L 04 Dec Leicester Road FC A 3–3 D 15 Nov Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W 05 Nov Aberdeen FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Jul Rangers FC A 0–2 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' FK Shkupi Skopje started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 23' Rangers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamie Murphy on 23.
- 28' It’s high time Zekirija Ramadani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Baze Ilijoski on 33.
- 38' 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.
- 43' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Muarem Muarem has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Amir Bilali is replacing Muharem Bajrami for the FK Shkupi Skopje side.
- 47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Candeias.
- 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shkupi Skopje that had 11 games and scored 12 goals.
- 56' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Candeias by Ryan Jack on 56 minute.
- 61' The travelling FK Shkupi Skopje supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 66' 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 Alfredo Morelos suffering a number of foals already.
- 67' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Scott Arfield is replaced by Ovie Ejaria.
- 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Suat Zendeli, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 77' Muarem Muarem was booked on 77.
- 79' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Glenn Middleton is hanging Josh Windass on the field on 79 minute.
- 82' Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
- 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Glenn Middleton made 398 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Basilio.
- 90' What a strike from James Tavernier! The score is 2-0.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ermedin Adem on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Basilio as he departs to be replaced by Besart Krivanjeva.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Josh Windass ↓ Glenn Middleton 79'
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- 15
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37
Scott Arfield ↓ Ovie Ejaria 67'
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- 1
- 7
- 19
- 21
- 2
- 17
Bench
- 3
- 25
- 22
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10
Ovie Ejaria ↑ 67'
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8
Ryan Jack ↑ 56'
- 16
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40
Glenn Middleton ↑ 79'
Coach Steven GerrardFK Shkupi Skopje Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 3
- 1
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5
Muharem Bajrami ↓ Amir Bilali 46'
- 88
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15
Basilio ↓ Besart Krivanjeva 90'
- 7
- 11
- 23
- 18
- 19
Bench
- 13
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16
Besart Krivanjeva ↑ 90'
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4
Amir Bilali ↑ 46'
- 34
- 25
Coach Zekirija Ramadani -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals James Tavernier 1 Jamie Murphy 1 Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
FK Shkupi Skopje Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.58 Rangers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.68 FK Shkupi Skopje xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.26Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Rangers FC or Draw 83%Draw or FK Shkupi Skopje 43%Rangers FC or FK Shkupi Skopje 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rangers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 15.6%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 12.6%1 – 1 12%2 – 1 8.6%3 – 0 6.5%0 – 1 6%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 2 3.6%2 – 2 3%4 – 0 2.6%0 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Rangers FC
Handicap Rangers FC covers Push FK Shkupi Skopje covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 18% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 26% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet 51% ✓FK Shkupi Skopje keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.