Rangers vs Galatasaray Prediction and Betting Preview 01.10.2020

Here's our Rangers vs Galatasaray Prediction analysis:

The stakes will be high at the Ibrox Stadium when Scottish outfit Rangers lock horns with their Turkish counterparts Galatasaray in a crunch Europa League play-off fixture on Thursday night.

Match status: 2020/21 Europa League
Kick-off: Thursday 01 Oct 2020, 07:45pm CET
 Venue: Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow)

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Rangers have been in tip-top form this season, showing no signs of slowing down in their bid to clinch the Scottish Premiership title. Garnering a staggering 23 points from nine games, the Gers are comfortably placed at the top of the log.

Meanwhile, Galatasaray have begun the new season in exemplary fashion, remaining unbeaten in their first three games – two wins and a draw. They will be battling it out with Rangers for a place in the Europa League group phases in a few hours’ time.

Rangers vs Galatasaray Team News

With Steven Gerard at the helm, Rangers have really been fantastic. You cannot fault these players as they lay everything bare on the pitch in search for success. They have everything it takes to challenge for major honors.

Last season, they were pretty much not in their races, playing second-fiddle to eventual league champions Celtic. Even though they finished second on the standings, the Ger were a whopping 13 points shy of the summit.

They will not be beating themselves up too much about losing out to their archrivals in the battle for the Premiership crown. With another season up and running, Gerrard’s men have quickly toppled the pack but are under immense pressure from second-placed Celtic.

Taking on Eredivisie outfit Willem II in the Europa League third qualifying round, Rangers easily roared to an emphatic victory. Truth be told, the Light Blues were well-matched by the opposition but came out tops, thanks to their superior finishing.

Proving the more clinical side, Kent and Helander were amongst the goal-scorers as Rangers put four unanswered goals past Ruiter in goal. Following the victory, the Scottish side safely advanced to the playoffs of the competition, where they will face off with Galatasaray.

The Turkish giants were far from their best last season, grasping for straws to remain within reach of continental qualification. Enduring one of the worst campaigns over the past decade, the Yellow-Reds finished sixth on the log.

With a poor return of 56 points from 34 games, Fatih Terim must have been disappointed in his players. However, they have already begun this new season in brilliant form, winning two of their first three Super Lig games.

They were expected to easily defeat Croatian side Hajduck Split in the previous round of the Europa League but could only harrow two goals past them. They wouldn’t care much, anyway, as they safely booked a date with Rangers in the playoffs.

Injured or Suspended Players

Rangers: Nikola Katic, Joe Aribo and Ryan Jack.

Galatasaray: Fernando Muslera, Emre Akbaba, Marcelo Saracchi, Arda Turan, Sener Ozbayrakli, Emin Bayram and Valentine Ozornwafor.

Pre-Match Odds

Rangers: 2.06
Draw: 3.52
Galatasaray: 3.5

All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.

All odds are for Rangers vs Galatasaray Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Rangers vs Galatasaray Predictions

These two teams have worked their asses off to get to this stage of the competition, and will be determined to break into the group phases. Rangers are in better form heading here, remaining unbeaten in 15 of the preceding 16 games.

However, we cannot vouch for any side to win outrightly. As such, the safest punt will be backing both sides to score, with no less than three goals between them.