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Rangers vs Benfica Prediction & Betting tips
Everything is currently going according to plan at the Glasgow Rangers. After the Gers had to settle for second place again last season in Scotland, 13 points behind their city rivals Celtic, they are currently leading the Scottish Premiership by eleven points. The Light Blues were not only unbeaten nationally, but also internationally. With a home win over the Portuguese, a big leap into the second round could now take place.
In the run-up to the match between Glasgow Rangers and Benfica Lisbon, the odds of the bookmakers turn towards the Scots, as the odds comparison of the betting base shows.
Steven Gerrard’s team had a good run in the Europa League last season and reached the round of 16. The 1: 3 home defeat there against Bayer Leverkusen was the first international home defeat in 17 consecutive games at the Ibrox Stadium.
With this in mind, it makes sense to play tip 1 at Glasgow Rangers against Benfica Lisbon. After all, the reigning Portuguese champions are currently a bit off and have also lost twelve of the last 19 European away games.
Glasgow Rangers:
The Glasgow Rangers are still Scotland’s record champions with 54 national championships. The last time the Gers were at the top at the end of the 2010/11 season, before bankruptcy followed just one year later, with a fourth-tier position.
Three ascents in four years later, however, the traditional club is first class again for the fifth year in a row. More than three runner-up championships have not emerged recently. The gap to the dominant city rivals Celtic was too big.
But that same national supremacy of the arch-rival now seems to have been broken. The Light Blues, who also won the “Old Firm” 2-0 away on October 17, 2020, are currently number one in the Scottish Premiership and are already eleven points ahead of the Hoops.
The Teddy Bears scored 41 out of 45 possible points in the league and conceded only three goals with 41 goals. An unbelievable series that continued in Europe. There are seven out of nine possible points in group D.
If the Gers succeed after the spectacular 3: 3 from the first leg of the home three over the Encarnados, the ticket for the second round would be as good as solved. The aforementioned home record at the Ibrox Stadium gives hope for this. Here the Light Blues lost only one of their last 20 international home games.
Against this background, it is very consistent to play tip 1 at Glasgow Rangers against Benfica Lisbon. After all, the Scots have a very strong series: The Light Blues have not yet lost a single one of their 20 competitive games in the 2020/21 season.
Benfica Lisbon:
Benfica Lisbon had big plans for the 2020/21 season. After the Encarnados had to watch rival Porto win a double this summer, success should actually return to the Portuguese capital with the successful coach Jorge Jesus, who had left Brazil.
At the moment, however, things are not going according to plan for Benfica. In the Primeira Liga, there is currently only a sobering third place – even though Porto is currently next to it and only occupies fourth place.
The fact that the Encarnados, who have already lost two of their seven league games, are currently unable to benefit from the postage crisis, annoys those responsible immensely. After all, around 100 million euros were pumped into reinforcements for the squad in the summer.
However, it is not due to the newcomers. Luca Waldschmidt has already found herself very well with the capitals with four league goals and Dawrin NĂșnez, who is the top template provider at Benfica with five assists. It is all the more difficult to understand that Jorge Jesus’ team only won one of their last four competitive games – a 1-0 victory in the cup at the lower class club USC Paredes.
The Encarnados even lost two of the last three competitive games before the Paredes victory, who always conceded three goals in all of these three games. Only at home against the Gers did they save themselves very happily to 3: 3 in stoppage time after a 3-1 deficit.
The betting providers do not see it as likely that they will be so lucky again today. The Eagles’ weak international away record, who only won four of their last 19 games outside of Portugal (three draws, twelve defeats), certainly also plays a role here.
Rangers vs Benfica head to head matches
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