Champions League

Champions League | Third Qualifying Round | 1st Leg

Aug 2, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Stade Joseph Mariën

Union SG
2 - 0
Rangers

(Rangers win 3-2 on aggregate)

Teuma (27'), Vanzeir (76' pen.)
Lynen (80')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Sands (40'), Goldson (75'), Davies (79'), Lawrence (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Union SG and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Union SG

Last Six:

Last Game: Union SG 1-0 Charleroi
Friday, July 29 at 7.45pm in Belgian Pro League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Royal Antwerp	2	3	6
3	Union SG	2	1	4
4	Genk	2	1	3

Rangers

Last Six:

Last Game: Livingston 1-2 Rangers
Saturday, July 30 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Hearts	1	1	3
3	Rangers	1	1	3
4	Hibernian	1	1	3

Rangers will be the favourites to triumph over the two legs, but Union SG must be respected due to their impressive 2021-22 campaign. We are expecting the spoils to be shared in the first match on Tuesday but believe that Rangers will ultimately have enough to progress over the two legs. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 46.35%. A win for Union SG had a probability of 29.07% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.32%) and 0-2 (7.61%). The likeliest Union SG win was 1-0 (7.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.58%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.

Result
Union SG	Draw	Rangers
29.07% ( -0.03)	24.58% ( -0.01)	46.35% ( 0.04)

Both teams to score 56.5% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.89% (

0.01)

46.11% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.59% (

0.01)

68.41% (

-0)

Union SG Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.62% (

-0.02)

29.38% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.63% (

-0.02)

65.37% (

0.02)

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.01% (

0.02)

19.99% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.84% (

0.03)

52.16% (

-0.03)

Score Analysis

Union SG 29.07%

Rangers 46.35%

Draw 24.58%

Union SG	Draw	Rangers
1-0 @ 7.19% ( -0) 2-1 @ 7.09% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 4.4% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 2.9% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.33% ( -0) 3-0 @ 1.8% ( -0) Other @ 3.36% Total : 29.07%	1-1 @ 11.58% 0-0 @ 5.87% ( -0) 2-2 @ 5.71% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.25% Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.58%	0-1 @ 9.46% ( 0) 1-2 @ 9.32% ( 0) 0-2 @ 7.61% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 5% ( 0) 0-3 @ 4.09% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 3.07% ( 0) 1-4 @ 2.01% ( 0) 0-4 @ 1.65% ( 0) 2-4 @ 1.23% ( 0) Other @ 2.91% Total : 46.35%