Matchday

UEFA Europa League 25/26 · 22 Jan 2026

Rangers 1–0 Ludogorets

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 1.3
Actual xG
1.4 – 1.0
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Rangers favourites at 58%.

Rangers won a close one on the chances: 1.4 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hendrik Bonmann, 65.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Hendrik Bonmann +17.5, Mohammed Diomande +10.0.

Well below it: Petar Stanić −19.0, Erick Marcus −17.6, Pedro Naressi −12.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Rangers

11 Jan 2026W 2–0at Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
6 Jan 2026W 2–0v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026W 3–1at Celtic Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025W 2–1v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025W 1–0v Motherwell Scottish Premiership

Ludogorets

11 Dec 2025D 3–3v PAOK Europa League
27 Nov 2025W 3–2v Celta Vigo Europa League
6 Nov 2025L 1–3at Ferencváros TC Europa League
23 Oct 2025L 2–3at BSC Young Boys Europa League
2 Oct 2025L 0–2v Real Betis Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jack Butland Goalkeeper9000–62.0+6.3
Mohammed Diomande Midfielder90100.1950.8+10.0
Nicolas Raskin Midfielder90000.1647.5+2.8
Thelo Aasgaard Midfielder9001–45.5−0.9
Emmanuel Fernandez Defender9000–41.8−12.8
Nasser Djiga Defender9000–40.8−12.0
Max Aarons Defender9000–37.2−5.5
Mikey Moore Forward64000.2136.8−7.7
Youssef Chermiti Forward74000.3934.8−10.1
Jayden Meghoma Defender90000.0632.5−2.3
Findlay Curtis Midfielder16000.0331.5–
Bojan Miovski Forward26000.1129.7–
Djeidi Gassama Midfielder90000.2827.5−11.9

Ludogorets

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Stanislav Ivanov Midfielder100–68.9–
Hendrik Bonmann Goalkeeper9000–65.0+17.5
Anton Nedyalkov Defender9000–54.2+7.3
Deroy Duarte Midfielder90000.1450.7+3.1
Yves Erick Bile Forward6300–45.7−2.0
Olivier Verdon Defender9000–45.0−5.8
Petar Stanić Midfielder90000.5143.7−19.0
Dinis Almeida Defender90000.0843.4−9.1
Pedro Naressi Midfielder74000.0243.2−12.8
Joel Andersson Defender100–42.2–
Caio Vidal Midfielder89000.1039.9−11.3
Matheus Machado Forward2700–38.6–
Erick Marcus Midfielder6300–36.9−17.6
Ivajlo Chochev Midfielder1600–34.9–
Son Defender89000.0833.5−11.4
Bernard Tekpetey Midfielder27000.0432.0–