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Rangers vs Panathinaikos Prediction & Betting tips
On Tuesday evening at 19:45, Ibrox Stadium will host the UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round match between Rangers and Panathinaikos. This is also the hottest match in this preliminary round and the two teams will face each other for the 5th time in history. The previous confrontations took place in 2003 in Group E of the UEFA Champions League, 1-1 in the first leg in Greece and 3-1 in the return leg in Scotland for Panathinaikos but also in 2008 in the last 16 of the current UEFA Cup Europa League when after two draws 0-0 in the first leg in Scotland and 1-1 in the return leg away, Rangers qualified further due to the away goal. In the 3rd round, the winner of this double leg will play against the winner of Plzen and Servette, and the losing team will play in the 3rd round of the Europa League with the winner of Beşiktaş JK and FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
Rangers:
Rangers finished last season in second place in the Scottish Premier League, 17 points behind arch-rivals Celtic. Rangers still lack the strength to challenge for the title, at least in the last five seasons, with Celtic clearly dominating the Scottish league. Rangers’ last official match result was a 2-2 draw with Hibernians in the final round of the Scottish play-offs. This summer, Rangers have played just one friendly, also a 2-2 draw with Club Brugge. Rangers have also spent over €15 million on signings, a clear sign that they want to qualify for the Champions League, but they have lost a key player, Ianis Hagi, on a free transfer. Last season, Rangers performed successfully in the Europa League group, being eliminated in the quarter-finals by Athletic Bilbao after a 0-0 home draw in the first leg and a 2-0 defeat in the second leg in Spain.
Panathinaikos:
Panathinaikos is the runner-up of the Greek Super League, where it finished in 2nd place, 16 points behind the champion Olympiacos Piraeus. Panathinaikos also wants to return to the UEFA Champions League groups, but also to win the championship title, especially since in recent years rivals PAOK, Olympiakos and even AEK have won one title each. This summer, the team invested only five million euros in transfers and did not sell any players for any amount of money. Panathinaikos played five friendly matches this summer, in which it recorded two wins, two defeats and a draw. In the last European season, Panathinaikos played in the Conference League groups from where it qualified further, being eliminated in the round of 16 by Fiorentina after a 3-2 home win and a 3-1 away defeat in Italy.
Rangers vs Panathinaikos head to head matches
21.02.08 EL Panathinaikos vs Rangers 1:1
13.02.08 EL Rangers vs Panathinaikos 0:0
09.12.03 CL Rangers vs Panathinaikos 1:3
01.10.03 CL Panathinaikos vs Rangers 1:1
* Our advice is: Rangers WIN
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.80
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
