Rangers FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Rangers FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2025/26)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
- Referee Mircea Grigoriu
- Referee Marcel Birsan
- Referee
4 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 3.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 29 Oct | KKS Lech Poznan | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov | Rangers FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 08 Nov | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 2–3 | L |
| 05 Nov | Rangers FC | H | 3–3 | D |
| 02 Nov | Boavista FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 29 Oct | Royal Standard de Liege | H | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Oct | Os Belenenses Futebol | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
Rangers FC this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Ibrox Stadium as Rangers FC face off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
- 7' GOAL! Scott Arfield fires home to make it 1-0!
- 12' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 16' Gabriel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
- 21' Alejandro Grimaldo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 31' Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 36' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Chiquinho.
- 46' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Diogo Goncalves is replacing Gian-Luca Waldschmidt for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
- 57' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pizzi is hanging Chiquinho on the field on 57 minute.
- 62' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
- 67' Glen Kamara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 69' Goncalo Ramos gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Gilberto and will look to change the dynamic.
- 69' Kemar Roofe adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
- 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Goncalo Ramos makes it 2-1.
- 80' Glen Kamara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
- 81' Pizzi adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Jan Vertonghen. He receives a Yellow card.
- 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 90' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Ferro comes on to replace Haris Seferovic.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 26
- 25
- 31
- 20
- 18
- 14
- 37
- 6
- 1
- 2
Bench
- 33
- 21
- 36
- 5
- 7
- 24
- 11
- 3
- 61
- 55
Coach
Steven Gerrard
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
-
2
Gilberto ↓ Goncalo Ramos 69'
- 5
- 10
- 19
- 77
- 8
-
14
Haris Seferovic ↓ Ferro 90'
- 33
- 3
- 27
Bench
-
17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 56'
-
21
Pizzi ↑ 56'
- 11
- 1
- 99
-
97
Ferro ↑ 90'
- 82
-
88
Goncalo Ramos ↑ 69'
- 55
- 78
Coach
Jorge Jesus
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rafa Silva | 2 |
| Connor Goldson | 2 |
| Goncalo Ramos | 1 |
| Kemar Roofe | 1 |
| Scott Arfield | 1 |
| James Tavernier | 1 |
| Diogo Goncalves | 1 |
| Angel di Maria | 1 |
Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2020-11-26
Rangers FC
2–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2020-11-08
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–3
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2020-11-05
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–3
Rangers FC
D
2020-11-02
Boavista FC
3–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2020-10-29
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
Royal Standard de Liege
W
2020-10-26
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–0
Os Belenenses Futebol
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15
Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 3.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
Rangers FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
46%
Rangers FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Rangers FC
| Handicap | Rangers FC covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 17% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 21% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 13% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.