Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rangers FC vs SK Rapid Wien, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Rangers FC
3 – 1
Full Time
SK Rapid Wien
Thu 4 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Veton Berisha
Connor Goldson 43' Y
Allan McGregor 43' Y
Y 51' Andrei Ivan
Y 63' Mert Muldur
Y 68' Stefan Schwab
Y 90' Andrija Pavlovic

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs SK Rapid Wien — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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 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 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

1
1
Rangers FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals SK Rapid Wien
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-04 Rangers FC 3–1 SK Rapid Wien

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct SK Rapid Wien H 3–1 W
30 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
23 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 5–1 W
20 Sep Villarreal CF A 2–2 D
15 Sep Dundee FC H 4–0 W
02 Sep Celtic FC A 0–1 L
SK Rapid Wien
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Rangers FC A 1–3 L
20 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 2–0 W
30 Aug FCSB Bukarest A 1–2 L
23 Aug FCSB Bukarest H 3–1 W
16 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 4–0 W
09 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava A 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Rangers FC vs SK Rapid Wien — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Mario Sonnleitner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Veton Berisha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at . Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alfredo Morelos made 409 appearances and scored 103 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' Mateo Barac, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' The SK Rapid Wien manager makes a substitution. Mateo Barac departs to be replaced by Christopher Dibon.
  • 38' Serbia international Andrija Pavlovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Veton Berisha makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and SK Rapid Wien are in front.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Rangers FC player. Connor Goldson gets a Yellow card.
  • 44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alfredo Morelos makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 49' The travelling SK Rapid Wien supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 51' Andrei Ivan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' SK Rapid Wien is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' The SK Rapid Wien bench stirs into life. Andrei Ivan is withdrawn and Deni Alar gets his opportunity.
  • 63' SK Rapid Wien player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Stefan Schwab.
  • 72' SK Rapid Wien manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boli Bolingoli is hanging Veton Berisha on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' James Tavernier has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' GOAL! Alfredo Morelos scores on 90.
  • 90' The referee shows SK Rapid Wien player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Rangers FC make a change. Ryan Kent trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Halliday on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

SK Rapid Wien Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dietmar Kühbauer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.26 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 SK Rapid Wien xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Rangers FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC61% Draw21% SK Rapid Wien18%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
83%
Draw or SK Rapid Wien
39%
Rangers FC or SK Rapid Wien
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC47% Draw39% SK Rapid Wien14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push SK Rapid Wien covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
SK Rapid Wien keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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