Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction

This Thursday’s UEFA Europa League action sees Tottenham Hotspur make the trip to face Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. This is a big match with both clubs right next to each other in the standings but it is Spurs that sit outside the automatic Round of 16 places.

Key Stats

• Rangers have scored 12 goals in their last 5 UEL matches whereas Tottenham Hotspur have scored 10 goals in their last 5 UEL matches
• Rangers are unbeaten in their last 8 games across all competitions
• Vaclav Cerny of Rangers is joint first in the UEFA Europa League for most goal contributions (5)

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Rangers come into this game in great form, sat inside the automatic Round of 16 places and third in the Scottish Premiership with a two point gap to second. Tottenham have not been doing so well domestically in comparison as they are 11th in the Premier League but they are only one place behind their opponents Rangers in the UEFA Europa League table.

Rangers Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Jack Butland; Jefté, Leon Balogun, John Souttar, James Tavernier (c); Nicolas Raskin, Ianis Hagi; Hamza Igamane, Mohamed Diomandé, Vaclav Cerny; Danilo

Rangers have had a decent start to this year’s edition of the UEFA Europa League, residing in eighth place after five games. Three wins, one loss and one draw have left them with 10 points, with goal difference being the recent as to why they aren’t higher up the table. Of the 12 goals that The Gers have scored, it is winger Vaclav Cerny that has the most contributions. The Czech has found the back of the net three times and provided and two assists. Philippe Clement will be looking to him for to be a decisive player in this Thursday night’s action. If Cerny can’t be the one, fellow winger Hamza Igamane has also netted three times, proving he can step up if need be.

Tottenham Hotspur Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Fraser Forster; Destiny Udogie, Radu Drăgușin, Archie Gray, Pedro Porro; Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr; Heung-min Son, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson

Like their opponents, Tottenham Hotspur have also had a good start to the campaign. They sit one place behind Rangers in ninth place, one place behind the last available automatic Round of 16 place. After five games the have achieved three wins, one loss and one draw have left them with 10 points, identical to Rangers but have a lower goal difference. Spurs have been able to rely on Brennan Johnson for the majority of their goals. He has registered three goals and an assist as well as killing in domestically in the Premier League. Tottenham’s next best player has been Dominic Solanke, arriving to the club from Bournemouth at the start of the season. It is up to “Big Ange” to decide on whether he gets into the starting lineup with youngster Will Lankshear impressing when he's come on. Thursday night’s game will be a huge match for Tottenham so all these players, including those aforementioned, will have to put on a great display if they want to get through to the Round of 16 stage with ease.

Head To Head Stats: Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur

There have been two official matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Those games were all the way back in the 1960’s however, meaning that neither team really has an advantage over the other before coming together on Thursday.

Betting Tips For Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham might have struggled slightly in the Premier League as of late but in the UEFA Europa League, they haven’t done too badly. Goals are a common theme in both these club’s matches with at least 10 goals being scored in the five games in the competition to date.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Over 1.5 First Half Goals as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 5/4 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £22.50 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur

Rangers 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur

We can see Rangers and Spurs starting the first half strong in a back and forth affair. Tottenham have been identical to their opponents in terms of goals conceded so this match will be hard to call for a winner.