Match Report
Lech Poznań went into the game 4th in the table on 3 points; Rangers sat 1st on 14 — an 11-point gap. Lech Poznań had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Lech Poznań were scoring 1 and conceding 2.33, Rangers 2.17 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Rangers, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Lech Poznań, 13/15 for Rangers.
The venue was INEA stadion in Poznan, with room for 45,830 spectators. J. Sánchez Martínez took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 3.1 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rangers led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.