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Villarreal vs Rangers: result 2-2 and analysis

UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on September 20, 2018 at 04:55 PM (UTC)Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Villarreal
2-2
Rangers

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What was the result of Villarreal vs Rangers?

Villarreal and Rangers drew 2-2 on September 20, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 1′C. BaccaVillarreal
  • 67′S. ArfieldRangers
  • 69′Gerard MorenoVillarreal
  • 76′K. LaffertyRangers

Official lineup for Villarreal vs Rangers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Villarreal

4-4-2
  1. 17K. Toko Ekambi
  2. 10N. Sansone
  1. 9C. Bacca
  2. 8Pablo Fornals
  3. 16Pedraza
  4. 19Santi Cazorla
  1. 15Miguel Llambrich
  2. 4R. Funes Mori
  3. 6Víctor Ruiz
  4. 23D. Bonera
  1. 13Andrés Fernández

Rangers

4-2-3-1
  1. 21Candeias
  1. 38K. Lafferty
  2. 23L. Coulibaly
  3. 26R. Kent
  1. 16A. Halliday
  2. 37S. Arfield
  1. 34J. Worrall
  2. 31B. Barišić
  3. 6C. Goldson
  4. 2J. Tavernier
  1. 1A. McGregor
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Villarreal have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Rangers have 7, 7 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Villarreal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2018Leganes(away)1-0La Liga
Aug 31, 2018Girona(home)0-1La Liga
Aug 26, 2018Sevilla(away)0-0La Liga
Aug 18, 2018Real Sociedad(home)1-2La Liga
May 19, 2018Real Madrid(home)2-2La Liga
Rangers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2018Dundee(home)4-0Premiership
Sep 2, 2018Celtic(away)0-1Premiership
Aug 30, 2018FC UFA(away)1-1UEFA Europa League
Aug 26, 2018Motherwell(away)3-3Premiership
Aug 23, 2018FC UFA(home)1-0UEFA Europa League

How many goals should we expect?

Villarreal score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 1.8 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Villarreal1.51.449/159/15
Rangers1.80.977/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
32Rangers81165144

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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