Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Rangers FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liege
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 Liege — 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 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

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

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Rangers FC A 2–3 L
29 Nov RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
26 Nov KKS Lech Poznan 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 Poznan 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rangers FC is hosting Royal Standard de Liege for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 6' Maxime Lestienne puts Royal Standard de Liege on the lead.
  • 11' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 16' Glen Kamara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' Royal Standard de Liege is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liege are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' Alfredo Morelos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 44 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' The travelling Royal Standard de Liege supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nicolas Raskin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Goal! Connor Goldson scores his 30 goal in 402 matches.
  • 40' What a strike from Duje Cop! The score is 1-2.
  • 45' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Goal! James Tavernier scores his 108 goal in 402 matches.
  • 46' Michel-Ange Balikwisha is replacing Duje Cop for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' Goal! Scott Arfield scores his 39 goal in 402 matches.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Collins Fai made 372 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Noe Dussenne.
  • 71' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Eden Shamir by Felipe Avenatti on 71 minute.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Tavernier.
  • 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Alfredo Morelos is replaced by Joe Aribo.
  • 84' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kemar Roofe on 85.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Bongani Zungu. He replaces Scott Arfield on 86 minute.
  • 89' Cedric Itten has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kemar Roofe on 89 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Collins Fai.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Rangers FC Form

2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege Form

2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liege L 2020-11-29 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Standard de Liege D 2020-11-26 Royal Standard de Liege 2–1 KKS Lech Poznan W 2020-11-21 Royal Standard de Liege 2–2 KAS Eupen D 2020-11-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege D 2020-11-05 KKS Lech Poznan 3–1 Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Rangers FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC59% Draw22% Royal Standard de Liege19%
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 Liege
41%
Rangers FC or Royal Standard de Liege
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC42% Draw42% Royal Standard de Liege16%
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 Liege 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 Liege keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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