Rangers vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 24/11/2020, 02:42  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 24/11/2020 at 02:43 in Europa League Predictions

Rangers FC have been one of the top performers in Europe this season, with great results both home and away. They will be hoping to extend this against Benfica, who visit Glasgow for a Europa League Group D clash. The two sides are tied at the top of the group with seven points and a win for either side will go a long way. Rangers hope to wrap this up after seeing a 3-1 lead go up in smoke in Portugal as these sides drew 3-3 in the first meeting. Rangers beat Aberdeen 4-0 on Sunday, registering their fourth clean sheet in five matches and their 20th unbeaten game. In their last 20 games, the Glasgow side has managed 17 wins and 16 clean sheets. They have scored a massive 15 goals in their last three matches and will head here very confident. The only time Rangers have failed to score in their last 20 matches was against Livingston, a game that ended 0-0. James Tavernier has emerged as a serious player for the team this season and going to this game he has scored four goals in the last four. He has been well supported in attack by Kemar Roofe, who is on three goals in the last two matches. In their scoring form, and having lost a 3-1 lead to Benfica inside 13 minutes, the hosts will be keen on killing off this game well in time. They are unbeaten in six Europa League matches, winning five of them, but at home, they have one clean sheet in five Europa League matches.

Benfica, on the other hand, ended their three-match winless run over the weekend, with a 1-0 win over lower tier side Paredes. It has not been cozy for the Portuguese side in recent times, conceding nine goals in the last four matches, including the clash against Rangers in Portugal. Their decline in defence has seen the team concede two or more goals in five of the last 10 matches and the last five matches have yielded just two clean sheets. On the scoring front it is not as bleak; the team has scored in 17 of their last 18 matches. While it hasn’t been fruitful in the last few matches, Benfica have four wins in five away matches and have scored three or more goals in their last four Europa League matches. Luis Pizzi and Darwin Nunez have been the key men in attack for Benfica, jointly scoring seven goals in the three Group D matches. At the back, it will call for another strategy for Jorge Jesus, with key defender Nicolas Otamendi suspended after being sent off in the 3-3 draw with Rangers. With three losses in their last four Europa League away matches, Benfica will be well aware of the task ahead in Glasgow.