Rangers FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2019-20 ROUND OF 16
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Match Preview
Rangers FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Musial
- Referee Szymon Marciniak
- Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
- Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
- Referee Pawel Raczkowski
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–3 L 08 Mar Ross County FC A 1–0 W 04 Mar Hamilton Academical FC H 0–1 L 26 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–0 W 23 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–2 D 16 Feb Livingston FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Mar Rangers FC A 3–1 W 07 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt H 4–0 W 04 Mar 1. FC Union Berlin H 3–1 W 01 Mar RB Leipzig A 1–1 D 27 Feb FC Porto A 3–1 W 23 Feb FC Augsburg H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Rangers FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Glen Kamara made 179 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Steven Davis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paulinho suffering a number of foals already.
- 19' Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 24' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Scott Arfield has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kerem Demirbay on 29.
- 34' 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.
- 37' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kai Havertz on 37.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 52' 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.
- 53' The supporters are chanting for Florian Kamberi. He replaces Joe Aribo on 53 minute.
- 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 62' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Karim Bellarabi is replaced by Leon Bailey on 62 minute.
- 67' Goal! Charles Aranguiz scores his 13 goal in 531 matches.
- 68' The whistle greets Edmond Tapsoba as he departs to be replaced by Paulinho.
- 72' Scott Arfield is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
- 75' Goal! George Edmundson scores his 9 goal in 14 matches.
- 77' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 79' Ryan Kent is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
- 81' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Mitchell Weiser gets a Yellow card.
- 81' Julian Baumgartlinger is replacing Kerem Demirbay for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
- 85' Matt Polster is replacing James Tavernier for the Rangers FC side.
- 85' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Moussa Diaby gets a Yellow card.
- 88' Goal! Leon Bailey scores his 41 goal in 531 matches.
- Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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Rangers FC
Starting XI- 10
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17
Joe Aribo ↓ Florian Kamberi 53'
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- 31
- 20
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18
Glen Kamara ↓ Ianis Hagi 68'
- 14
- 37
- 6
- 1
- 2
Bench- 11
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7
Ianis Hagi ↑ 68'
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28
Florian Kamberi ↑ 53'
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25
Matt Polster ↑ 85'
- 19
- 13
- 16
Coach Steven GerrardBayer 04 Leverkusen
Starting XI- 19
- 4
- 20
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38
Karim Bellarabi ↓ Leon Bailey 62'
- 29
- 18
- 23
- 1
- 6
- 10
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12
Edmond Tapsoba ↓ Paulinho 68'
Bench- 28
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9
Leon Bailey ↑ 62'
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15
Julian Baumgartlinger ↑ 81'
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7
Paulinho ↑ 68'
- 25
- 30
- 32
Coach Peter Bosz -
Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2020-03-12 Rangers FC 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-03-07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2020-03-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2020-03-01 RB Leipzig 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2020-02-27 FC Porto 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-02-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 FC Augsburg W

