Rangers v Union SG: Pick of the stats
Union Saint-Gilloise have lost three of their four meetings with Scottish opponents in all competitions, with the exception a 2-0 home win against Rangers in August 2022.
Rangers have only lost two of their 18 home group/league phase games in the Europa League (W10 D6), with both coming to Lyon in September 2021 (2-0) and October 2024 (4-1).
Union Saint-Gilloise have won three of their past five away major European matches (L2), as many as they had managed in their first 16 such games (W3 D4 L9).
Franjo Ivanovic has scored a brace in both of Union Saint-Gilloise's last two Europa League games, giving him four goals overall. Only Victor Boniface (6) and Roger Van Cauwelaert (5) have more in major European competition for the club.
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