Wednesday , 29 July 2026

Rangers FC vs Royal Standard de Liège, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Rangers FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
Thu 3 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 71' Noe Dussenne
James Tavernier 72' Y
Kemar Roofe 85' Y
Y 90' Collins Fai

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Royal Standard de Liège — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Bojan Pandzic
  • Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
  • Referee Adam Ladeback
  • Referee Robin Wilde

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 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

2
Rangers FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Royal Standard de Liège
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-10-22 Royal Standard de Liège 0–2 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Royal Standard de Liège H 3–2 W
26 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–2 D
22 Nov Aberdeen FC H 4–0 W
08 Nov Hamilton Academical FC H 8–0 W
05 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–3 D
01 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W
Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Rangers FC A 2–3 L
29 Nov RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
26 Nov KKS Lech Poznań H 2–1 W
21 Nov KAS Eupen H 2–2 D
08 Nov Royal Antwerp FC A 1–1 D
05 Nov KKS Lech Poznań A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rangers FC and Royal Standard de Liege has kicked off!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Maxime Lestienne has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' Leon Balogun needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
  • 16' Royal Standard de Liege fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Nicolas Gavory has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 317 appearances.
  • 31' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royal Standard de Liege's shape.
  • 36' Rangers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' A stunning finish from Connor Goldson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 40' What a strike from Duje Cop! The score is 1-2.
  • 45' Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' James Tavernier has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Duje Cop makes way for Michel-Ange Balikwisha at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 51' Bokadi Bope has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' Sensational shot from Scott Arfield. Rangers FC is back in the lead.
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rangers FC and Royal Standard de Liege are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 71' Noe Dussenne was booked on 71.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Felipe Avenatti. He replaces Eden Shamir on 71 minute.
  • 72' A moment of madness from James Tavernier on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rangers FC will be frustrated.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Gerrard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Aribo is hanging Alfredo Morelos on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba, a Burkina Faso , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Rangers FC. Kemar Roofe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Bongani Zungu. He replaces Scott Arfield on 86 minute.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Kemar Roofe is replaced by Cedric Itten on 89 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Collins Fai argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Another three points for Rangers FC.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 2
Duje Cop 1
Maxime Lestienne 1
Scott Arfield 1
Connor Goldson 1
Kemar Roofe 1

Head to Head

2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-10-22 Royal Standard de Liège 0–2 Rangers FC

Rangers FC Form

2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-11-26 Rangers FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-11-22 Rangers FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC W 2020-11-08 Rangers FC 8–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2020-11-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 Rangers FC D 2020-11-01 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Rangers FC W

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-11-29 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Standard de Liège D 2020-11-26 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KKS Lech Poznań W 2020-11-21 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 KAS Eupen D 2020-11-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège D 2020-11-05 KKS Lech Poznań 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.06 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Rangers FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC59% Draw22% Royal Standard de Liège19%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
41%
Rangers FC or Royal Standard de Liège
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC42% Draw42% Royal Standard de Liège16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 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
35% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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