The Spanish side is the main favourite to qualify for the play-offs from the first place. Their squad is better than any other opponent in the group has. It is even more obvious in their home games. They beat Sparta (2:1) and Aris (4:1). They created at least 1,5 xG and at least two great attempts on goal (over 0,3 xG per shot) in each of those games.
Rangers are one point behind their opponent. It’s going to be hard to prove they deserve to be first. Anyway, Rangers will do their best to win, and they have good chances to score, at least. The side has already had 12 games in all tournaments under their current head coach, scoring at least 1 goal in 11 games and without losing any of the matches.
Three teams can take first position in this group, including Rangers. However, the Scottish side has already proved that they can take points only under comfortable circumstances. They have taken only 1 point in the away games, totally losing in xG even in the game versus Aris.
I expect to see risky football from both sides. The difference in their level will make it even brighter.
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | U 2.5 | O 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22/25
|
14/5
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333/100
|
1/1
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4/5
|
|
|
91/100
|
11/4
|
3/1
|
1/1
|
4/5
|
|
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1/1
|
73/100
|
|
|
83/100
|
13/5
|
3/1
|
19/20
|
83/100
|
|
Sportingbet
|
9/10
|
13/5
|
29/10
|
93/100
|
39/50
|
| Team |
|
|
|
|
Played
Matches played
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Goals
Goals
|
Points
Points
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Rangers
|
2:1
|
1:0
|
1:1
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
8:6
|
11 | |
|
2
Sparta Prague
|
0:0
|
1:0
|
3:2
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
9:7
|
10 | |
|
3
Real Betis
|
2:3
|
2:1
|
4:1
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9:7
|
9 | |
|
4
Aris Limassol
|
2:1
|
1:3
|
0:1
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7:13
|
4 |
|
Manuel Pellegrini
|
coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
|
In squad
|
|||
|
Rui Silva
|
gk. | 3 | -2 |
|
Claudio Bravo
|
gk. | 2 | -2 |
|
Fran Vieites
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Germán Pezzella
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
Vinicius Mendonça Pereira
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
Aitor Ruibal
|
df. | 4 | 1 |
|
Héctor Bellerín
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
|
Juan Miranda
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
|
Marc Bartra
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
|
Chadi Riad
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Yussuf Sabaly
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Abde Ezzalzouli
|
mf. | 5 | 1 |
|
Guido Rodríguez
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
|
Isco
|
mf. | 5 | 1 |
|
Marc Roca
|
mf. | 5 | 1 |
|
Andrés Guardado
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
|
Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
|
Rodrigo Sánchez Rodriguez
|
mf. | 3 | 0 |
|
William Carvalho
|
mf. | 3 | 0 |
|
Nabil Fekir
|
mf. | 2 | 0 |
|
Enrique Fernández López
|
mf. | 1 | 0 |
|
Juan Cruz
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Sergi Altimira
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Ayoze Pérez
|
fw. | 5 | 1 |
|
Borja Iglesias
|
fw. | 5 | 1 |
|
Assane Diao
|
fw. | 4 | 1 |
|
Willian José
|
fw. | 4 | 0 |
|
Philippe Clement
|
coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
|
In squad
|
|||
|
Jack Butland
|
gk. | 5 | -4 |
|
Jon McLaughlin
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Kieran Wright
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Robby McCrorie
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Ben Davies
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
James Tavernier
|
df. | 5 | 0 |
|
Borna Barišić
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
|
Connor Goldson
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
|
John Souttar
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
|
Dujon Sterling
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
|
Adam Devine
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Leon Balogun
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Leon Thomson King
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Ridvan Yilmaz
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
John Lundstram
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
|
José Cifuentes
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
|
Todd Cantwell
|
mf. | 3 | 1 |
|
Nikolas Raskin
|
mf. | 2 | 0 |
|
Ryan Jack
|
mf. | 2 | 0 |
|
Joshua McPake
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Kieran Dowell
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Steven Davis
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Abdallah Dipo Sima
|
fw. | 5 | 2 |
|
Sam Lammers
|
fw. | 5 | 0 |
|
Cyriel Dessers
|
fw. | 4 | 0 |
|
Danilo Pereira da Silva
|
fw. | 3 | 1 |
|
Ross McCausland
|
fw. | 3 | 1 |
|
Tom Lawrence
|
fw. | 3 | 0 |
|
Kemar Roofe
|
fw. | 2 | 0 |
|
Rabbi Matondo
|
fw. | 2 | 0 |
|
Scott Wright
|
fw. | 2 | 0 |
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