Europe League – Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers: Betting Preview

Borussia Dortmund might just be one of the best teams in the Europa League and they will look to keep it that way tonight. Rangers will visit Signal Iduna Park on Thursday night for their first leg knockout round playoff.

Despite their inconsistency in this campaign, the Black and Yellows currently occupy the second spot in Bundesliga. Marco Rose’s side will now focus on bagging a major silverware in the hope of hopping to the Champions League further. On the other hand, the Ibrox outfit are still a formidable team in the Scottish Premiership in spite of losing Steven Gerrard as their manager.

BVB are still massive favourites when taking on Rangers, and judging by the prices from the bookies, anything but a home win is a major surprise.

Season facts for B. Dortmund and Rangers.

Facts are calculated for Europa League

• B. Dortmund did not win the last 3 matches in a row;
• B. Dortmund scored in the last 9 of 11 matches;
• B. Dortmund conceded in the last 6 of 8 matches;
• Both teams scored in B. Dortmund’s last 6 of 8 matches.

• Rangers unbeaten the last 4 matches in a row;
• Rangers did not win the last 5 matches in a row when playing away;
• Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Rangers’s last 11 of 13 matches;
• Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Rangers’s last 10 matches in the row.

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Current form — B. Dortmund v. Rangers

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

BVB hope for a good start

It is difficult to point a finger on recent results for B. Dortmund, as they have performed according to their level. B. Dortmund are a bit back and forth at the moment, but at least mostly forth, as they beat Hoffenheim by 3-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 5-2 against Bayer Leverkusen, before claiming 3 points in a 3-0 win against Union Berlin.

The Gers continue momentum

Rangers look to build on their current momentum with another positive result. They have proved victories in their last three fixtures beginning with a massive 5-0 win over Hearts. It was then followed by a 2-0 win against Hibernian and their latest match was a triumph over Annan by 3-0 on the away turf.

B. Dortmund vs Rangers – Fixture History

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before making your predictions and bets on the upcoming game.

The last match between B. Dortmund vs Rangers was a Europa League match back on 7 December 1999 and saw B. Dortmund claim a 2-0 victory.

Full Time Betting

Bookmakers offer prices on this upcoming match, whether you like to bet accumulators or singles. Analysing the prices with the bookmakers, B. Dortmund have a 74% chance of beating Rangers. That equals odds at 1.36 on the home side to win, while the draw is 5.25. One could also add the away win at 8.00 to a nice accumulator. B. Dortmund were able to win 7 of their previous 10 home league games, while also managing 1 draw. They were 2 times in this series of matches. Rangers won 4 of their last 10 league games away and drew 5 matches. They also suffered 1 defeat in this run.

B. Dortmund managed to win without conceding a goal 4 times in their previous 10 league matches at Signal Iduna Park.

BTTS

Looking at the prices on offer by the bookmakers, the chance of this match seeing both teams to score (BTTS) lies at 56%. This equals odds of 1.80 if you wish to place a bet on BTTS. Speculating in the opposite outcome that at least one side keeps a clean sheet pays out at 1.95. Over / Under – stats message

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Over/Under Betting

The chance of this match going over 2.5 goals is as high as 64% judging by the odds on offer with the bookmakers. This amounts to a payout of odds of 1.57 if you wish to place a bet on OVER 2.5 goals. Accordingly, betting on under 2.5 goals pays out at odds of 2.37. The last 10 home league games for B. Dortmund had an average of 3.7 goals per match. Of their last 10 home matches, 8 went over 2.5 goals. The last 10 away league games for Rangers saw an average of 2.8 goals per game. Meanwhile, 5 of their last 10 away matches offered over 2.5 goals.

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