UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, January 30, 2025
Union St.-Gilloise WWWWW 1
–
Rangers WWWLW 2
1st2ndT
USG011
RAN112
Ibrox Stadium · 46,993 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

Rangers see off Union 2-1 to secure top-eight slot

Nico Raskin headed the opener and Vaclav Cerny slotted a second as Rangers beat Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 in Glasgow on Thursday to go directly through to the Europa League round of 16.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
0
53.9
Possession
46.1
14
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
338
Accurate Passes
276
428
Passes
368
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
9
0.6
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
76
25
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
8
26
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
14
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

RAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 4Robin PröpperCD-L
  3. 2James TavernierCD-R
  4. 22JeftéLB
  5. 38Leon Thomson KingRB
  6. 43Nicolas RaskinCM
  7. 14Nedim BajramiLM
  8. 10Mohammed DiomandeRM
  9. 9Cyriel DessersF
  10. 29Hamza IgmaneLF
  11. 18Václav CernýRF

USG · 3-5-2

  1. 49Anthony MorisG
  2. 48Fedde LeysenCD
  3. 26Ross SykesCD-L
  4. 5Kevin Mac AllisterCD-R
  5. 27Noah SadikiCM-L
  6. 6Kamiel Van De PerreCM-R
  7. 24Charles VanhoutteAM
  8. 22Ousseynou NiangLM
  9. 25Anan KhalailiRM
  10. 77Mohammed FuseiniCF-L
  11. 9Franjo IvanovicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Substitution, Rangers. Ross McCausland replaces Leon King because of an injury.
  2. 20' Goal! Rangers 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 0. Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross following a corner.
  3. 30' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Anouar Ait El Hadj replaces Kamiel Van de Perre because of an injury.
  4. 34' Ross McCausland (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+2' Hamza Igamane (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Fedde Leysen (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 55' Goal! Rangers 2, Union Saint-Gilloise 0. Václav Cerny (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cyriel Dessers following a fast break.
  8. 63' Substitution, Rangers. John Souttar replaces Václav Cerny.
  9. 69' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Mohammed Fuseini.
  10. 80' Substitution, Rangers. Zak Lovelace replaces Hamza Igamane.
  11. 80' Substitution, Rangers. Paul Nsio replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  12. 83' Mohamed Diomande (Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 83' Goal! Rangers 2, Union Saint-Gilloise 1. Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles Vanhoutte with a cross following a set piece situation.
  14. 89' Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Mathias Rasmussen replaces Kevin Mac Allister because of an injury.
  16. 90'+2' Robin Pröpper (Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+6' Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.