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Rangers FC vs Galatasaray SK, Europe 2020-21 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Rangers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Galatasaray SK
Thu 1 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 29' Omar Elabdellaoui
Y 65' Younes Belhanda

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Galatasaray SK — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksandrs Golubevs
  • Referee Andris Treimanis
  • Referee Haralds Gudermanis
  • Referee Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs

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 Plzeň 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
Rangers FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Galatasaray SK
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-01 Rangers FC 2–1 Galatasaray SK

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Galatasaray SK H 2–1 W
27 Sep Motherwell FC A 5–1 W
24 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 4–0 W
20 Sep Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
17 Sep Lincoln Red Imps FC A 5–0 W
12 Sep Dundee United FC H 4–0 W
Galatasaray SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Rangers FC A 1–2 L
24 Sep HNK Hajduk Split H 2–0 W
17 Sep Neftci PFK A 3–1 W
11 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–5 L
26 Nov Club Brugge KV H 1–1 D
06 Nov Real Madrid CF A 0–6 L

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' KICK OFF: Galatasaray SK gets underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Steven Gerrard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Galatasaray SK come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Galatasaray SK's shape.
  • 20' Mbaye Diagne, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Omar Elabdellaoui on 29.
  • 34' Galatasaray SK fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' Galatasaray SK is showing some good football. However, Galatasaray SK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' The 33-year-old Borna Barisic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 49' 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.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Scott Arfield has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' Galatasaray SK are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' GOAL! James Tavernier fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rangers FC and Galatasaray SK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Younes Belhanda.
  • 65' Omer Bayram gets the nod from Galatasaray SK. He replaces Ryan Babel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Oghenekaro Etebo. He replaces Younes Belhanda on 66 minute.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' The whistle greets Sofiane Feghouli as he departs to be replaced by Mbaye Diagne.
  • 78' Rangers FC make a change. Ianis Hagi trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Jack on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Oghenekaro Etebo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Marcao gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Cedric Itten on, Alfredo Morelos off on 87 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Galatasaray SK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fatih Terim

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.96 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Galatasaray SK xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC59% Draw23% Galatasaray SK18%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Galatasaray SK
41%
Rangers FC or Galatasaray SK
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC42% Draw43% Galatasaray SK15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Galatasaray SK covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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