Europa League: Rangers vs Genk – Betting preview

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

Genk face a daunting first assignment in the Europa League when they visit the title favourites Rangers on the opening day of the new campaign.

Team form: Rangers vs Genk

Rangers Form

Only a single draw prevents Rangers from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 6-0 defeat against Club Brugge, before drawing 0-0 with Celtic. They came up empty-handed once again when Hearts ran out as 0-2 winners. Rangers only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Europa League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded ten goals.

Genk Form

A draw is all that prevents Genk from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Anderlecht as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Sporting Charleroi by a 0-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Union St.Gilloise won the game and the exact score was 1-2. Genk claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Rangers and Genk

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Rangers and Genk played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Rangers vs Genk

With another Europa League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Rangers and Genk. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Rangers vs Genk

Full-time result

Rangers won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ibrox Stadium. They drew four and lost two as well, while Genk won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Amazingly, Genk failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Rangers scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Genk scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Genk played. Rangers managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Rangers’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Genk, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Genk conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.