Rangers vs Standard Liege Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 01/12/2020, 00:31  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 01/12/2020 at 00:32 in Europa League Predictions

Scottish giants Rangers have been among the top performing teams in Europe so far this season and as they host Standard Liege in Group D of the Europa League, they will be keen on three points. A win in this game will secure a place in the second round for Steven Gerrard’s side, being top of the group on eight points. Meanwhile, Belgian side, Standard Liege have an outside chance, standing at three points. Rangers warmed up for this game with a 4-0 win away to Falkirk in the League Cup and will look to improve on the 2-2 draw at home to Benfica in Europa League. The hosts will feel the need to wrap this up after losing a 2-0 lead against Benfica in the last 12 minutes, and they have the quality to do it, having beaten the Belgians 2-0 away in the first meeting. Rangers have scored two or more in their last five matches, with three of these ending in clean sheets. They are unbeaten in their last 22 matches and have scored in 19 straight games heading here, while they have 10 clean sheets in their last 15 matches. Each of Rangers’ last five matches has produced over 2.5 goals, while they have scored two or more goals in six of the last seven Europa League matches. They have four clean sheets in their last seven matches in this competition, and at home they have 10 wins in 11 games in the competition, with nine clean sheets in the 11 games. Rangers have become well accustomed to playing in this competition and going to the Thursday game, they have just one loss in 21 straight matches in the competition.

Standard Liege hope to rise from the bottom of this group, with a tough away clash to Rangers. They had a goalless outing against Anderlecht in their last match and will hope to do better in Glasgow. The 0-0 draw with Anderlecht presented their second clean sheet in 15 matches but the fourth time in the last 10 matches that they have failed to score. Standard Liege have conceded two or more goals in five of their last 10 matches and they head here winless in their last five away matches, three having ended in losses. In three of the last five away games, Standard Liege have failed to score, while they have scored more than one goal in just one of their last seven away matches. They have lost three of their last four Europa League matches and failed to score in two. It is worse away from home, with Standard Liege having gone winless in nine Europa League matches on the road, losing six and keeping just one clean sheet. They have conceded two or more goals in six of their last nine away Europa League matches.