Match report

Rangers Defeat Union St. Gilloise 2-1 in Europa League

Rangers
Rangers
2–1
FT
Union St. Gilloise
Union St. Gilloise
Jan 30, 2025

Rangers secured a crucial win over Union St. Gilloise in their UEFA Europa League clash, defeating the Belgian side 2-1. Nicolas Raskin and Vasilis Cerny were on target for Rangers, while Kieran Mac Allister scored for Union St. Gilloise.

Key Facts

  • • Rangers: 2 goals (Nicolas Raskin, Vasilis Cerny)
  • • Union St. Gilloise: 1 goal (Kieran Mac Allister)
  • • Multiple substitutions and yellow cards for both teams
  • • VAR intervention cancelled a Union St. Gilloise goal in the 31st minute

Lineups

Rangers

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Butland (G)
  • 38 L. King (D)
  • 2 J. Tavernier (D)
  • 4 R. Pröpper (D)
  • 22 Jefté (D)
  • 10 M. Diomande (M)
  • 43 N. Raskin (M)
  • 14 N. Bajrami (M)
  • 18 V. Černý (F)
  • 9 C. Dessers (F)
  • 29 H. Igamane (F)

Substitutes

  • 45 R. McCausland
  • 5 J. Souttar
  • 50 Z. Lovelace
  • 55 P. Nsio
  • 63 A. Hutton
  • 49 B. Rice
  • 54 M. Munn
  • 52 F. Curtis
  • 11 T. Lawrence
  • 31 L. Kelly

Union St. Gilloise

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 49 A. Moris (G)
  • 5 K. Mac Allister (D)
  • 48 F. Leysen (D)
  • 26 R. Sykes (D)
  • 25 A. Khalaili (M)
  • 6 K. Van de Perre (M)
  • 24 C. Vanhoutte (M)
  • 27 N. Sadiki (M)
  • 22 O. Niang (M)
  • 9 F. Ivanović (F)
  • 77 M. Fuseini (F)

Substitutes

  • 10 A. Ait El Hadj
  • 13 K. Rodríguez
  • 4 M. Rasmussen
  • 14 J. Imbrechts
  • 1 V. Chambaere
  • 33 S. Berradi
  • 32 M. Asri

Timeline

  1. Rangers
    14' Rangers subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. King · On: R. McCausland
  2. Rangers
    20' Rangers Goal · Normal Goal
    Nicolas Raskin · Assist: J. Tavernier
  3. Union St. Gilloise
    30' Union St. Gilloise subst · Substitution 1
    Off: K. Van De Perre · On: A. Ait El Hadj
  4. Union St. Gilloise
    31' Union St. Gilloise Var · Goal cancelled
    F. Ivanovic
  5. Rangers
    34' Rangers Card · Yellow Card
    R. McCausland

    Foul

  6. Rangers
    45'+2 Rangers Card · Yellow Card
    H. Igamane

    Foul

  7. Union St. Gilloise
    52' Union St. Gilloise Card · Yellow Card
    F. Leysen

    Foul

  8. Rangers
    55' Rangers Goal · Normal Goal
    V. Cerny · Assist: C. Dessers
  9. Rangers
    63' Rangers subst · Substitution 2
    Off: V. Cerny · On: John Souttar
  10. Union St. Gilloise
    69' Union St. Gilloise subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Fuseini · On: K. Rodriguez
  11. Rangers
    80' Rangers subst · Substitution 3
    Off: H. Igamane · On: Z. Lovelace
  12. Rangers
    80' Rangers subst · Substitution 4
    Off: N. Bajrami · On: P. Nsio
  13. Rangers
    83' Rangers Card · Yellow Card
    M. Diomande

    Time wasting

  14. Union St. Gilloise
    83' Union St. Gilloise Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Mac Allister · Assist: C. Vanhoutte
  15. Rangers
    89' Rangers Card · Yellow Card
    Nicolas Raskin

    Foul

  16. Union St. Gilloise
    90'+1 Union St. Gilloise subst · Substitution 3
    Off: K. Mac Allister · On: M. Rasmussen
  17. Union St. Gilloise
    90'+6 Union St. Gilloise Card · Yellow Card
    R. Sykes

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Rangers Union St. Gilloise
Fouls 16 9
Pass Accuracy 75% 79%
Offsides 3 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 14
Corners 4 3
Total Passes 368 428
Yellow Cards 5 2
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 4 2
xG 1.75 2.40
Shots off Target 5 9
Possession 46% 54%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 276 338
Shots Inside Box 8 12
Saves 0 2
Shots Outside Box 4 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Nicolas Raskin's early goal set Rangers on course, putting them ahead at 20 minutes.
  • ▸ Union St. Gilloise fought back with Kieran Mac Allister's goal in the 83rd minute, but it wasn't enough to secure a draw.