Champions League Qualification: Rangers vs Panathinaikos – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League Qualification game between Rangers and Panathinaikos who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Rangers enjoy home advantage, when visitors Panathinaikos swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the Champions League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Rangers vs Panathinaikos

Rangers Form

Rangers collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 4-0 and 3-1 winners against Aberdeen and Dundee United, respectively. Against Hibernian, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Rangers only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League Qualification matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Panathinaikos Form

In their previous three outings, Panathinaikos lost 2-1 against PAOK Thessaloniki FC, beat AEK Athens 1-2 and lost 0-1 against Olympiacos. In their last six away matches in the Champions League Qualification, Panathinaikos won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting facts for Rangers and Panathinaikos

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Rangers and Panathinaikos. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Rangers vs Panathinaikos

Fotis Ioannidis shows decent form right now for Panathinaikos, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League Qualification. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Rangers, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with James Tavernier also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Champions League Qualification matches.

Popular markets: Rangers vs Panathinaikos

Full-time result

Rangers won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ibrox Stadium. They drew three and lost five as well, while Panathinaikos won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Rangers did not lose any of their last 6 matches. Rangers did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Panathinaikos conceded a goal in their last 12 matches. Panathinaikos have not lost to Rangers in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Rangers scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Panathinaikos only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Panathinaikos played. Rangers will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Tuesday, as Panathinaikos have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rangers, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Panathinaikos, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games. Rangers’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals. Panathinaikos conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.