Glasgow Rangers and PSV meet in the UEFA Champions League playoffs this Tuesday in Glasgow. The hosts made a fantastic comeback at Ibrox, erasing a 2-0 deficit against Royale Union SG, eliminating the Belgian representatives. On the other side, the Dutch team had a dramatic ending against Monaco, and fortunately, PSV outlasted the rivals after the extra times. Everything suggests this should be a fun and entertaining clash at Ibrox.
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Rangers (+150) lost 2-0 in Belgium, and after that, they played three straight games at home, beating all the rivals and not allowing a single goal during that span. They were better than Kilmarnock, 2-0, Union SG 3-0, and St. Johnstone, 4-0.
As you see in all these events, the defense has played a key role, boosting the team’s morale and providing a proper back for the attackers. Rangers are usually much better at home than on the road, and all the good results in Europe were made at Ibrox.
Since the start of the competitive part of the campaign, the Gers have one loss and four victories, with the note that four previous events were with just one side scoring and that four games ended with a moderate efficiency, meaning 2 or 3 goals.
PSV (+162) plays entertaining football, and all of their games this season saw hits on both ends of the field. The latest one against Go Ahead Eagles finished 2-5 for the former European champions, who are flying high on morale early on into the campaign.
They were on the verge of elimination at home against Monaco, yet managed to force the extra times in the closing moments of the regular 90 minutes and then to use the swing and score one more goal to proceed to the next stage.
All but one of their games saw four or more goals, with the note that PSV scored multiple times in the same events. The Dutch powerhouse still plays without several of their stars, who are out, yet the replacements are doing their part of the job extremely well.
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On the other side, Kemar Roofe is out for the hosts, the same as Ianis Hagi and Nnamdi Ofoborh, who are long gone.
As for PSV, it seems that Mauro Junior will be back for this one, while three players remain out, like Carlos Vinicius, Oscar Boscagli, and Noni Madueke.
Head to Head Games
These two have a long history, meeting six times in European competitions. The current record is slightly on the Rangers’ side, with three wins, two draws, and one defeat.
Prediction
The game promises fun for one reason. Glasgow is always aggressive and offensive at home, while on the other side, PSV never backs out, and they always look forward to accepting these challenges. That’s why we expect to see goals on both ends of the field. The odds at the moment are -125, which is, in our opinion, great, and for those who would want to increase the profits, both teams to score and over 2.5 goals are even better.
Pick: Both teams scoring -125
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