Prediction: Rangers to win 1-0
Best Odds: 6/1
Rangers and Ludogorets Razgrad will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa League this week. The League Stage game between the Scottish Premiership club and the Bulgarian First Professional Football League outfit will be held at Ibrox in Glasgow and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Thursday.
Rangers
Rangers made a disastrous start to the new season and sacked Russell Martin as the manager. With Danny Rohl now in charge of the Gers, things are looking up for the Ibrox club.
The Gers are third in the Scottish Premiership table at the moment with 44 points from 22 matches, level on points with second-placed and defending champions Celtic and six points behind leaders Heart of Midlothian.
The Scottish giants have been dire in the Europa League this season. Rangers have picked up just one point from six matches.
Rangers will head into the UEFA Europa League game against Ludogorets Razgrad on Thursday on the back of a 5-0 victory over Anna Athletic at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup. It came after a 2-0 victory over Aberdeen on the road in the Scottish Premiership, which followed a 2-0 win against the same opposition at home just three days earlier.
Team News:
Rangers are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Ludogorets Razgrad. Liam Kelly will be in goal and will have Max Aarons, Nasser Djiga, Clinton Nsiala-Makengo and Jayden Meghoma in front of him in defence. Joe Rothwell and Kieran Dowell will be deployed in defensive midfield. Findlay Curtis, Danilo and Djeidi Gassama will play in attacking midfield. Bojan Miovski will lead the line for Rangers.
Ludogorets Razgrad
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad are a relatively modest club in Bulgaria. Although they were formed way back in 1945, it is only in recent years that they have started to play in the top flight of Bulgarian football. The Eagles got promoted to the First League for the first time in 2011.
Ludogorets have established themselves as a major force in Bulgarian football over the past decade or so. They have won the First League on every occasion since 2011.
Per-Mathias Hogmo’s side are having a tough time in the Europa League. They are 23rd in the league table with seven points from six matches.
Ludogorets will head into the UEFA Europa League game against Rangers on the back of a 2-2 draw with Raków Częstochowa in a friendly match. It came after a 3-2 victory over Paks in another friendly game, which followed a 4-0 hammering of PFC Beroe Stara Zagora in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria).
Team News:
Ludogorets Razgrad are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Rangers. Hendrik Bonmann will be in goal and will have Son, Olivier Verdon, Dinis Almeida and Anton Nedyalkov in front of him in defence. Bernard Tekpetey, Filip Kaloc, Deroy Duarte and Olivier Verdon will play in midfield. Yves Bile and Petar Stanic will be the two centre-forwards for the visiting team.
Key Factors to Consider
- Rangers have not won any of their 6 UEFA Europa League games so far this campaign,
- Rangers have scored 5 goals in 6 UEFA Europa League games so far this campaign.
- Rangers have conceded 3 goals in 6 UEFA Europa League games so far this season.
- Ludogorets Razgrad have lost 3 of their 6 UEFA Europa League matches so far this season.
- Ludogorets Razgrad have won 2 of their 6 UEFA Europa League matches so far this season.
Conclusion
Rangers may have been tragic in the UEFA Europa League, but things are getting better for them now. It is very likely that the Gers will eke out a narrow win against Ludogorets Razgrad.
Prediction: Rangers to win 1-0
Best Odds: 6/1
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