Eintracht Frankfurt vs Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 15/05/2022, 15:11  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 16/05/2022 at 13:59 in Europa League Predictions

Eintracht Frankfurt and Glasgow Rangers will be contesting for the UEFA Europa League title this season. The two sides face off in Seville, Spain for the chance to win a European competiton. Winning this final takes a team into the group stages of the Champions League. Rangers are already in the qualifying rounds but Eintracht Frankfurt could only finish 11th in the Bundesliga, 10 points behind the Europa Conference League place. Therefore, it's even win this and get into the Champions League or no European competition in 2022/23. They have only themselves to blame after ending the season with no wins in their last eight league games.

Frankfurt have had more success in Europe though. They have a good history with a European Cup final appearance in 1960. Ok they lost 7-3 to Real Madrid but at least they got there. 1980 saw them win the Europa League and in 2019 lost to Chelsea on penalties in the semi-finals of this competition. This season has gone well for them and they won their group by three points from Olympiakos with no defeats, though three of their six games were drawn. That took them into the last 16 where they beat Real Betis 3-2 on aggregate. They won the away first leg 2-1 but lost 1-0 at home. That took the tie into extra time and Frankfurt got through via a 121st minute own goal. The quarter finals saw Frankfurt cause a massive shock as they knocked out Barcelona. The home first leg was drawn 1-1 but Frankfurt went 3-0 up in the second leg and held on for a 3-2 win. The semi-finals saw them win both legs against West Ham United to reach the final. Nine of their last ten games in this competition have seen both teams score.

Rangers are in their first European final since 2008. They finished second in the Scottish Premiership this season but would love to win the Europa League. It'd be great for Scottish football and mean they have two teams in the Champions League group stages next season. Rangers began this season in that competition but were beaten in the qualifying rounds by Malmo. They qualified for the Europa League group stages and finished second behind Lyon. In the last 32, they caused a massive surprise by knocking out Borussia Dortmund. They led 3-0 in the away first leg, eventually winning 4-2. A 2-2 home draw in the second leg saw them eliminate the Germans. The last 16 started well with a 3-0 home win at Ibrox over Red Star Belgrade and despite losing the away second leg 2-1, they were in the last eight. They also lost the away leg in the quarter finals, being beaten 1-0 by Braga but fought back to beat them at home 3-1 after extra time. In the semi-finals they were up against Leipzig and it was more of the same. The away leg was lost 1-0 but they won 3-1 at Ibrox to make it to the final.

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The Form of the Finalists

Frankfurt : D-D-W-D-W  (most recent result first)

Rangers:   W-W-W-W-D

The above results include all competitions. Frankfurt's two wins both came over West Ham in the Europa League semi-finals. Form often goes out of the window in cup finals but recent stats show Frankfurt able to score goals but struggling to keep clean sheets with only one in the last ten matches. Rangers have had success but couldn't catch Celtic. Aside from the win in Dortmund, they do tend to struggle on their travels. The win in Germany is their only away win in the Europa League in their last nine matches. Seven of their last nine games in all competitions have seen both teams get on the scoresheet. 

Head-to-head Results

This will be the first time that the two clubs have had  a match between them. What a match to have your first meeting in!

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Possible Line-ups

Frankfurt (3-4-2-1) : Trapp - Tuta, Ndicka, A.Touré - Knauff, Jakic, Sow, Kostic - Hauge, Kamada - Borré

Rangers (4-3-3): McGregor - Tavernier, Goldson, Bassey, Barisic - Lundstram, Jack, Kamara - Wright, Sakala, Kent

This is the most important match that either club will play this season. There is so much at stake with a cup and a place in the Champions League group stages next season. Frankfurt will line up with the formation of 3-4-2-1 and this has worked well for them this season. They are without Hinteregger and there is a doubt over Lindstrom with Durm and Ilsanker also unavailable.  Rangers are going to be without Morelos, Helander and Hagi. There is also a doubt over the fitness of Roofe but the good news is that Tavernier, Kamada and Kent are all fit and raring to play in this final.

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On which TV channel can you watch Eintracht Frankfurt vs Glasgow Rangers?

The match can be seen on BTSport but also online at YouTube.com as the final has to be available to all not just subscribers.  If you are not in front of your TV, know that the Livescore of SportyTrader is also available.