Villarreal CF vs Rangers FC, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs Rangers FC — Europe .
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Horatiu Fesnic
- Referee Mihai Artene
- Referee Istvan Kovacs
- Referee Vasile Marinescu
- Referee Marius Avram
- Referee Alexandru Cerei
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Sep Rangers FC H 2–2 D 16 Sep CD Leganes A 1–0 W 31 Aug Girona FC H 0–1 L 26 Aug Sevilla FC A 0–0 D 18 Aug Real Sociedad de Futbol H 1–2 L 29 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Villarreal CF and Rangers FC.
- 1' Carlos Bacca puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
- 6' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 11' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Kent, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 17' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Connor Goldson.
- 22' Villarreal CF 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.
- 27' Ramiro Funes Mori has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 40 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 32' Joe Worrall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 392 games and scored 441 goals.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 47' 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.
- 52' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
- 60' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Karl Toko Ekambi is replaced by Trigueros.
- 65' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 67' What a strike from Scott Arfield! The score is 1-1.
- 67' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Ramiro Funes Mori by Gerard Moreno on 67 minute.
- 69' Goal! Gerard Moreno scores his 95 goal in 392 matches.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Glenn Middleton. He replaces Lassana Coulibaly on 70 minute.
- 72' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Miguel Llambrich gets a Yellow card.
- 76' Goal! Kyle Lafferty scores his 23 goal in 398 matches.
- 77' The whistle greets Candeias as he departs to be replaced by Ross McCrorie.
- 79' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Nicola Sansone by Samuel Chukwueze on 79 minute.
- 84' 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.
- 85' Graham Dorrans is replacing Borna Barisic for the Rangers FC side.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Graham Dorrans. He receives a Yellow card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
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- 4
- 9
- 19
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17
Karl Toko Ekambi ↓ Trigueros 60'
- 13
- 6
- 23
- 8
- 10
- 15
Bench
- 24
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7
Gerard Moreno ↑ 67'
- 1
- 2
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14
Trigueros ↑ 60'
- 28
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30
Samuel Chukwueze ↑ 79'
Coach Javier CallejaRangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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31
Borna Barisic ↓ Graham Dorrans 85'
- 26
- 37
- 6
- 23
- 34
- 1
- 38
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21
Candeias ↓ Ross McCrorie 77'
- 2
- 16
Bench
- 9
- 19
- 35
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Graham Dorrans ↑ 85'
- 13
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17
Ross McCrorie ↑ 77'
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40
Glenn Middleton ↑ 70'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyle Lafferty 1 Carlos Bacca 1 Gerard Moreno 1 Scott Arfield 1 Kyle Lafferty 1 Carlos Bacca 1 Gerard Moreno 1 Scott Arfield 1 Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.47 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.38 Rangers FC xGI would bet for: Villarreal CF or Rangers FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.85Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 67%Draw or Rangers FC 61%Villarreal CF or Rangers FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Villarreal CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 7.8%0 – 0 7.6%1 – 0 7.5%0 – 1 7%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 5.4%3 – 1 4.1%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 0 3%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Rangers FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 19% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Rangers FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.