Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 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 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Rangers FC have kicked off against Royal Standard de Liege. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 6' What a moment for Maxime Lestienne! That strike on 6 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Gerrard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
  • 21' Ryan Kent is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liege so far.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Borna Barisic, as he is very good at scoring at Ibrox Stadium with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 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 Scott Arfield suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Connor Goldson adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Duje Cop makes it 1-2.
  • 45' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' James Tavernier adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Michel-Ange Balikwisha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Duje Cop at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 63' Scott Arfield is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' The travelling Royal Standard de Liege supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Noe Dussenne.
  • 71' Royal Standard de Liege make a change. Eden Shamir trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Avenatti on 71 minutes.
  • 72' James Tavernier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 79' Rangers FC make a change. Alfredo Morelos trudges off to be replaced by Joe Aribo on 79 minutes.
  • 84' It is a cagey affair so far. Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Royal Standard de Liege's compact .
  • 85' A moment of madness from Kemar Roofe on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rangers FC will be frustrated.
  • 86' The whistle greets Scott Arfield as he departs to be replaced by Bongani Zungu.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Kemar Roofe is replaced by Cedric Itten.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Collins Fai. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Rangers FC take all three points.

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 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 Liege 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 Poznan L 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 Poznan 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 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.