On Thursday evening, from 17:55, Standard Liege meets Glasgow Rangers in the first stage of the UEFA Europa League groups. The hosts can’t count on Gonzalez, injured, while Steven Gerrard can’t count on Katic and Roofe, both with medical problems.
Lech Poznan and Benfica are still involved in Group D of the Europa League, so the fight for qualification will be tough. Rangers is on an exceptionally shaped wave, after defeating its great rival, Celtic, score 2-0, in the Glasgow derby. Thus, Rangers has 9 victories and a draw in the last 10 official matches, with an impressive offensive. Standard Liege is also involved in spectacular matches, with the “GG” “green” in the last 6 consecutive games. Philippe Montanier’s Belgians lost only one match, out of the last 10 played! There are excellent chances to see a good rhythm game, as it happened in the last derby, with Club Brugge (1-1). Standard equalized in the last phase, through Gavory, from the penalty spot, after Lestienne missed a shot from 11 meters (’61). It was a balanced match, in which the hosts were unlucky.
They have scored both teams in the last 6 matches played by Standard Liege;
Rangers is without a goal in the last two official matches, 2-0 with Ross County and 2-0 with Celtic;
Rangers have won 9 of the last 10 matches, drawing with Hibernian, away (2-2);
In 6 of Rangers’ last 8 matches, at least three goals have been scored;
James Tavernier has scored in all three qualifying matches this season of UEL;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,68
