Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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
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' Welcome to Ibrox Stadium that hosts another battle between Rangers FC and Galatasaray SK.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Omar Elabdellaoui, as he is very good at scoring at Ibrox Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' It’s high time Steven Gerrard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' The referee shows Galatasaray SK player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Glen Kamara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' Galatasaray SK is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' Steven Davis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
  • 52' Goal! Scott Arfield scores his 39 goal in 402 matches.
  • 57' 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.
  • 59' What a strike from James Tavernier! The score is 2-0.
  • 64' The travelling Galatasaray SK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Galatasaray SK player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' Another substitution for Galatasaray SK to replace Ryan Babel by Omer Bayram on 65 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Younes Belhanda as he departs to be replaced by Oghenekaro Etebo.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Galatasaray SK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 73' The whistle greets Sofiane Feghouli as he departs to be replaced by Mbaye Diagne.
  • 78' Ryan Jack is replacing Ianis Hagi for the Rangers FC side.
  • 83' 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.
  • 87' What a strike from Marcao! The score is 2-1.
  • 87' The whistle greets Alfredo Morelos as he departs to be replaced by Cedric Itten.
  • 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.