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Rangers vs FCSB Prediction: Clement's men look to bounce back from Killie defeat

Rangers lost further ground in the Scottish Premiership title race at the weekend, while last time out in Europe they lost against Lyon

 
12:26pm on Wednesday 23rd October 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Rangers will look to get back to winning ways in the Europa League when they face FCSB at Ibrox on Thursday.

The Bears lost their last outing in Europe against Lyon and take on an FCSB side who won their opening two Europa League matches.

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Rangers Recent Form

Rangers have suffered two damaging defeats recently, as in addition to the humbling 4-1 defeat against Lyon, they lost this past weekend in surprise fashion away at Kilmarnock.

That means they lost further ground to Aberdeen and Celtic in the title race and to make matters worse, both of those teams dropped points the day before in a 2-2 draw at Celtic Park.

Rangers Injury News

Rangers are still without Oscar Cortes, Rabbi Matondo and Ridvan Yilmaz, but Tom Lawrence is available again after recovering from a hamstring issue.

Ross McCausland is a doubt, while Danilo is likely not fit enough to feature as he continues to recover from injury.

Last Rangers Lineup

Here's how Rangers lined up against Kilmarnock.

FCSB Recent Form

FCSB are on a run of five victories in a row in all competitions.

They have defeated Riga FS and PAOK in the Europa League and Sepsi, AS FC Buzau and Dinamo Bucuresti in Liga I.

FCSB Injury News

Unfortunately for the Romanian giants, they will be without influential captain Darius Olaru, who is suspended following his red card against PAOK.

Last FCSB Lineup

Here's how FCSB lined up against Dinamo.

(4-1-4-1): Tarnovanu; Cretu, Popescu, Dawa, Radunovic; Sut; Miculescu, Baluta, Olaru, Popescu; Birligea

Rangers - Player To Watch

Cyriel Dessers is never too far away from criticism but he remains Rangers' best opportunity for a goal here, though he hasn't found the back of the net for a month.

FCSB - Player To Watch

With Olaru suspended, there will be added pressure on fellow top scorer Daniel Birligea. The pair have two goals each in the Europa League this term.

Rangers vs FCSB - Prediction

Rangers, a team with low confidence, face a team with high confidence in FCSB on Thursday but they should be able to utilise home advantage to claim a draw in what should be a high-scoring affair.

Scoreline prediction - Rangers 2-2 FCSB

Match statistics

Rangers
Statistics
FCSB
Games Played
20
20
 
Results
 
Wins
11
10
Draws
3
6
Losses
6
4
 
Goals Scoring
 
Goals Scored
36
38
Goals Per Game
1.80
1.90
More > 2.5 Goals
10
8
More > 3 Goals
5
6
Scored First in a Match
9
11
Scored Both Halves
7
6
Won More > 1 Goal
7
5
 
Other
 
Goals Conceded
22
20
Did Not Score
5
5
Both Teams Scored
8
8
Kept Clean Sheet
8
10
Won Without Conceding
7
7
Games Played
20
20
 
Possession
 
Touches
609
-
Possession
45
-
Passes
436
-
 
Attacking
 
Total Shots
19
6.75
Shots on Target
6.60
3.75
Goals out of Shots
0.10
0.58
Crosses
21
-
Offsides
1.73
2.00
Penalties
0.05
0.20
 
Defensive
 
Clean Sheets
0.40
0.50
Tackles Won
2.00
-
Clearances
15
-
Interceptions
9.00
-
Own Goals
0.15
0.00
Aerials Won
16
-
Total Shots Conceded
11
9.17
Shots on Target Conceded
3.69
2.83
Goals out of Shots Conceded
0.10
0.38
 
Discipline
 
Fouls
12
14
Yellow Cards
1.60
2.95
Red Cards
0.10
0.10

Suspended

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