The two teams fighting to secure a top-eight finish in Europa League, Rangers and Tottenham Hotspurs lock horns on Thursday, 12 December. The Gers will be confident on home soil following a winning run while Tottenham Hotspurs return to their European campaign after facing a hard time in Premier League.
Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Match Preview
Rangers have been quite impressive with an eight-game undefeated run before this game, winning six. The incredible spell is also marked with the previous four straight victories, including a remarkable 1-4 triumph over Nice. The consistency has also prevailed at Ibrox Stadium with five victories in six matches, hammering Kilmarnock in the previous one by 6-0. Rangers have lost only one of the five rounds in Europa League while three wins have placed them in the eighth position.
On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspurs enjoyed a perfect start to Europa League with a hat trick of wins. However, 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray and a 2-2 home thriller against AS Roma restricted Spurs to the ninth position. Tottenham are without a victory in the last four fixtures, conceding back-to-back defeats against Bournemouth and Chelsea in Premier League. Tottenham’s appalling away form also brings extra pressure, following four defeats in the last five visits. With the recent struggles in both domestic and European competition, Tottenham are dropped to eleventh in Premier League and ninth in Europa League.
Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Head-to-Head Record
Thursday’s fixture will be the first-ever competitive H2H between these two teams in the duration of more than six decades. Rangers have been unable to claim a victory against other big giants of Premier League while Tottenham have won four of six games against Scottish teams.
Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Rabbi Matondo, Tom Lawrence, and Oscar Cortes are dealing with fitness concerns and expected to be sidelined. Neraysho Kasanwirjo will also be out of the field for a long-term knee injury. On the flip side, Tottenham’s injury list is still expanding, having names of Romero, van de Ven, Johnson, Davies, Moore, Odobert, and Richarlison.
Rangers Predicted Lineup:
Butland (GK); Tavernier, Souttar, Balogun, Jefte; Raskin, Hagi; Cerny, Diomande, Igamane; Danilo.
Tottenham Hotspurs Predicted Lineup
Forster (GK); Pedro Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Sarr, Bentacur, Bissouma; Johnson, Lankshear, Son.
Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Match Prediction
Rangers have recorded an average of three goals per game in their last five fixtures, keeping three clean sheets as well. Meanwhile, Tottenham have failed to stop goals from their net in any of their recent four matches, conceding eight in total. However, their attacking line has managed to bring changes to the scoreline in three fixtures, scoring multiple goals in two. Spurs’ offense has also been favorable in Europa League so far by notching more than one goals in four of their five rounds. Therefore, we predict Tottenham to pose a strong challenge to Rangers and leave the pitch with a minimum one point.
Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspurs Predicted Result: 2-2 draw
