Rangers FC vs Olympique Lyonnais, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2024-25

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Olympique Lyonnais

Thu 3 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

John Souttar 24' Y

Connor Barron 53' Y

Y 65' Rayan Cherki

Y 72' Jordan Veretout

Y 83' Said Benrahma

Overview

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Rangers FC vs Olympique Lyonnais — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.

Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Olympique Lyonnais 8 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sven Jablonski

9 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Rangers FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Olympique Lyonnais

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-03 Rangers FC 1–4 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-09-16 Rangers FC 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Olympique Lyonnais	H	1–4	L
29 Sep	Hibernian FC	H	1–0	W
26 Sep	Malmo FF	A	2–0	W
15 Sep	Dundee United FC	A	1–0	W
01 Sep	Celtic FC	A	0–3	L
24 Aug	Ross County FC	H	6–0	W

Olympique Lyonnais

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Rangers FC	A	4–1	W
29 Sep	Toulouse FC	A	2–1	W
26 Sep	PAE Olympiakos SFP	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–3	L
15 Sep	Racing Club de Lens	A	0–0	D
30 Aug	RC Strasbourg Alsace	H	4–3	W

Season Stats

Rangers FC		Olympique Lyonnais
#32	Position	#1
4	Points	21
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 1
5	Scored	18
14	Conceded	5
-9	GD	+13
0.50	PPG	2.63
13%	Win %	88%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Rangers FC are 32nd (4 pts). Olympique Lyonnais are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

Corentin Tolisso	2 G
Keito Nakamura	1 G	2 A
Tyler Morton	1 G
Noah Nartey	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Rangers FC welcome Olympique Lyonnais for this crunch clash at Ibrox Stadium.
5' France international Maxence Caqueret has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
10' What a strike from Malick Fofana! The score is 0-1.
14' Against the run of play, Tom Lawrence has scored! This game has turned on its head.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexandre Lacazette makes it 1-2.
24' It’s gonna be a card for John Souttar.
28' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Nemanja Matic exits the field as Maxence Caqueret enters on 28.
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
43' Clinton Mata makes way for Moussa Niakhate at the 43 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique Lyonnais.
46' Brilliant from the ! Alexandre Lacazette makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 45.
46' The whistle greets Tom Lawrence as he departs to be replaced by Kieran Dowell.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique Lyonnais that had 436 games and scored 590 goals.
53' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Connor Barron on 53 minutes.
55' The Belgium forward Malick Fofana breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-4!
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' Neraysho Kasanwirjo is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Tavernier at the 61 minute mark.
65' A moment of madness from Rayan Cherki on 65 minutes earns him a card. Olympique Lyonnais will be frustrated.
69' Dujon Sterling is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vaclav Cerny at the 69 minute mark.
72' Jordan Veretout was booked on 72.
75' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Said Benrahma comes on to replace Malick Fofana.
76' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Rayan Cherki is withdrawn and Ernest Nuamah gets his opportunity.
81' Rangers FC make a change. Nedim Bajrami trudges off to be replaced by Ross McCausland on 81 minutes.
83' That looks like a foul for a card for Said Benrahma.
88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rangers FC.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jack Butland
11
Tom Lawrence ↓ Kieran Dowell 46'
9
Cyriel Dessers
4
Robin Propper
18
Vaclav Cerny ↓ Dujon Sterling 69'
5
John Souttar
2
James Tavernier ↓ Neraysho Kasanwirjo 61'
14
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Ross McCausland 81'
8
Connor Barron ↓ Nicolas Raskin 69'
10
Mohammed Diomande
22
Jefte

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

22
Clinton Mata ↓ Moussa Niakhate 43'
23
Lucas Perri
98
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
10
Alexandre Lacazette
31
Nemanja Matic ↓ Maxence Caqueret 28'
3
Nicolas Tagliafico
55
Duje Caleta-Car
8
Corentin Tolisso
7
Jordan Veretout ↓ Mahamadou Diawara 75'
18
Rayan Cherki ↓ Ernest Nuamah 76'
11
Malick Fofana ↓ Said Benrahma 75'

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alexandre Lacazette	2
Malick Fofana	2
Islam Slimani	1
Karl Toko Ekambi	1
James Tavernier	1
Tom Lawrence	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.71 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.66 Olympique Lyonnais xG

I would bet for: Olympique Lyonnais to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC15% Draw20% Olympique Lyonnais65%

Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

35%

Draw or Olympique Lyonnais

85%

Rangers FC or Olympique Lyonnais

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC8% Draw35% Olympique Lyonnais57%

Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

12.2%

0 – 3

10.5%

0 – 1

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 3

7.4%

1 – 1

7.1%

0 – 4

6.9%

1 – 4

Actual

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 5

3.7%

2 – 2

1 – 5

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	5%	93%
-0.5	7%	—	93%
+0.5	23%	—	77%
+1	23%	21%	57%
+1.5	43%	—	57%
+2	43%	22%	35%
+2.5	65%	—	35%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

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

Rangers FC vs Olympique Lyonnais, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Rangers FC Form

Olympique Lyonnais Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Clean Sheet