Rangers 1-0 Ludogorets · Europa League
Rangers beat Ludogorets 1-0 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Rangers and Ludogorets met in the Europa League at Ibrox in Glasgow on Thursday, 22 January 2026.
Goalscorers
Rangers: M. Diomande 33'. Ludogorets did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Rangers had 14 shots with 7 on target, Ludogorets 12 with 4 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 6 to Rangers and 2 to Ludogorets. Rangers conceded 17 fouls, Ludogorets 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (5 for Rangers, 0 for Ludogorets).
Line-ups
Rangers started in a 4-3-3: J. Butland, M. Aarons, N. Djiga, E. Fernandez, J. Meghoma, T. Aasgaard, N. Raskin, M. Diomande, M. Moore, Y. Chermiti, D. Gassama.
Ludogorets started in a 4-2-3-1: H. Bonmann, Son, O. Verdon, D. Almeida, A. Nedyalkov, Pedro Naressi, D. Duarte, P. Stanić, Caio Vidal, Erick Marcus, Y. E. Bile.
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Minute by minute
- 33'Goal! Rangers 1-0 Ludogorets. M. Diomande (Rangers) scores.
Full commentary (40 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Rangers vs Ludogorets.
- 7'Attempt saved. P. Stanić (Ludogorets), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 9'Attempt missed. M. Moore (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 9'Attempt saved. Y. Chermiti (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.36.
- 25'Attempt blocked. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 28'Attempt blocked. P. Stanić (Ludogorets), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 29'Attempt saved. P. Stanić (Ludogorets), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 32'Attempt missed. P. Stanić (Ludogorets), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 33'Goal! Rangers 1-0 Ludogorets. M. Diomande (Rangers) scores.
- 33'Attempt blocked. M. Moore (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt saved. N. Raskin (Rangers), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 48'Attempt missed. N. Raskin (Rangers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 55'Yellow card for Y. Chermiti (Rangers).
- 56'Attempt saved. Y. Chermiti (Rangers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 57'Attempt saved. M. Moore (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 58'Attempt saved. P. Stanić (Ludogorets), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 59'Attempt blocked. D. Duarte (Ludogorets), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 60'Attempt saved. Caio Vidal (Ludogorets), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 61'Yellow card for M. Moore (Rangers).
- 61'Attempt missed. Pedro Naressi (Ludogorets), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 63'Substitution, Ludogorets: B. Tekpetey comes on for Erick Marcus.
- 63'Substitution, Ludogorets: M. M. Ferreira comes on for Y. E. Bile.
- 64'Substitution, Rangers: B. Miovski comes on for M. Moore.
- 71'Attempt saved. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 74'Substitution, Ludogorets: I. Chochev comes on for Pedro Naressi.
- 74'Substitution, Rangers: F. Curtis comes on for Y. Chermiti.
- 76'Attempt saved. F. Curtis (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 77'Attempt missed. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 81'Yellow card for E. Fernandez (Rangers).
- 82'Attempt missed. B. Tekpetey (Ludogorets), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 83'Yellow card for M. Aarons (Rangers).
- 86'Attempt missed. Son (Ludogorets), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 87'Attempt blocked. B. Miovski (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 88'Yellow card for N. Raskin (Rangers).
- 89'Attempt missed. D. Almeida (Ludogorets), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 89'Attempt missed. Caio Vidal (Ludogorets), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Substitution, Ludogorets: S. Ivanov comes on for Caio Vidal.
- 90'Substitution, Ludogorets: J. Andersson comes on for Son.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Meghoma (Rangers), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.