Slavia Prague vs Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 09/03/2021, 01:22  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 09/03/2021 at 01:23 in Europa League Predictions

Slavia Prague’s run in the Europa League continues with a home game against Scottish champions Rangers in the round of 16 this Thursday. Both sides go to this game unbeaten in 16 straight matches and Rangers have just been declared champions in Scotland. Slavia Prague eliminated Premier League side, Leicester City in the last round, having gone there as the underdogs. It was in England that they pulled the shocker with two second half goals and they’ll be keen on another shock here. The Czech side has lost just once in the last 25 matches, but has kept just four clean sheets in the last 15 matches in all competitions. They managed four wins at the group stage and are unbeaten in their last four home matches in this competition, with seven goals scored. Among the big teams they beat at home was Bayer Leverkusen, in the group stage. Abdalla Sima will be a man to watch for the Czechs, after scoring four times in the last six Europa League matches.

Rangers, on the other hand, head to this game having won each of their last five matches, and are flying high after their 3-0 win over St. Mirren saw them win the Premiership for the first time in 10 years. They have lost just once in the last 43 matches and going here, their main concern will be on defending better. Rangers eliminated Belgian side Antwerp in the last round after a 9-5 aggregate win, and Steven Gerrard should be worried at having conceded five goals across two legs. Having conceded in six of their last seven Europa League matches (a total of 12 goals), definitely calls for some action but in attack, Rangers have been one of the top in Europe. The Scottish side has scored in each of the last 11 Europa League matches, and from the group stages, they have 22 goals to date. As a result, five of their last six Europa League matches have yielded over 2.5 goals.