Sunday , 16 August 2026

Rangers FC vs Panathinaikos AO, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 2

Champions League Qualification · 2025
Rangers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Panathinaikos AO
Tue 22 Jul 2025 · 18:45 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Raskin 8' Y
Y 23' Georgios Vagiannidis
John Souttar 28' Y
YR 58' Georgios Vagiannidis

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Panathinaikos AO — Champions League Q at Ibrox Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Donatas Rumsas
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
1
Rangers FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Panathinaikos AO
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-22 Rangers FC 2–0 Panathinaikos AO

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Panathinaikos AO H 2–0 W
17 May Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
14 May Dundee United FC H 3–1 W
11 May Aberdeen FC H 4–0 W
04 May Celtic FC H 1–1 D
26 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
Panathinaikos AO
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Rangers FC A 0–2 L
14 Dec Maccabi Haifa FC H 1–2 L
30 Nov Villarreal CF A 2–3 L
09 Nov Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–3 L
26 Oct Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–2 L
05 Oct Maccabi Haifa FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Rangers FC vs Panathinaikos AO — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Serbia international Nemanja Maksimovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 8' Nicolas Raskin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 8.
  • 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Panathinaikos AO that had 26 games and scored 23 goals.
  • 18' Anastasios Bakasetas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Panathinaikos AO tonight.
  • 23' Poor challenge from Georgios Vagiannidis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 28' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 28.
  • 33' Pedro Chirivella has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' Giannis Kotsiras needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Ibrox Stadium. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 52' Goal! Findlay Curtis scores his 4 goal in 402 matches.
  • 57' Panathinaikos AO are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' Georgios Vagiannidis picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' The Panathinaikos AO bench stirs into life. Anastasios Bakasetas is withdrawn and Giannis Kotsiras gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Cyriel Dessers. He replaces Danilo on 75 minute.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Djeidi Gassama makes it 2-0.
  • 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 84' The Panathinaikos AO bench stirs into life. Facundo Pellistri is withdrawn and Tete gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Joe Rothwell makes way for Nedim Bajrami at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Mancini is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rangers FC.
  • With this win, Rangers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Panathinaikos AO Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.79 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Panathinaikos AO xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC62% Draw24% Panathinaikos AO14%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Panathinaikos AO
38%
Rangers FC or Panathinaikos AO
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC43% Draw46% Panathinaikos AO11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Panathinaikos AO covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 25% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Panathinaikos AO keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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