UEFA Champions League: Glasgow Rangers vs. Liverpool Preview, Odds, Prediction

Glasgow Rangers and Liverpool square off on Wednesday night in the biggest city in Scotland. This all-British matchup comes at a tough moment for the Reds, who are in trouble and, for the moment, can’t find a way out of it. The most recent loss to Arsenal is clear proof that the Reds aren’t competitive against the big teams and that something radical needs to be changed in order for them to start playing good football. As for the Gers, we don’t have much to say because they are doing solid in the domestic championship yet are simply too weak for the UEFA Champions League.

Preview

Glasgow Rangers (+700) didn’t score a single goal in the UEFA Champions League. Remember when we said that the Gers had massive luck to enter this stage of the competition following a sensational playoff win over PSV? This is another proof that they didn’t deserve to reach the groups.

The Scottish powerhouse has a very good team for the domestic level of play, where they chase the title. Still, when talking about Europe, the Gers are nothing more than an average unit on the international stage and one of the weakest in the Champions League.

Rangers’ games are efficient and exciting to watch, with eight in the past ten ending with over 2.5 goals. Interestingly, only two were with both teams netting during that stretch because the Gers usually win with clean sheets in the Scottish EPL and lose on the international stage without a goal scored.

Liverpool (-300) was beaten in London on Sunday afternoon, 3-2, in a very interesting clash against Arsenal. The Reds’ defense was once again terrible, not able to stop anything, and for the moment, Jurgen Klopp has to find a way to change things in the back line; otherwise, this could end up as one very frustrating and unsuccessful season for his club.

The Reds have four wins, three defeats and three draws in the last 10 games, which only tells how inconsistent this unit has been in the past two months. Only three clean sheets in ten previous games are crucial proof that the backline isn’t doing a great job.

Over 2.5 goals have been seen in seven of the past 10 games, which is the only constant in Liverpool’s performances. They are still very aggressive and offensive-minded, but the difference compared to the situation before is that their defense is terrible.

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Hagi, Helander, Lawrence, Ofoboroh, and Souttar are all out for the hosts.

Arthur, Keita, and Oxlade-Chamberlain are unavailable for the Reds, while Jones and Robertson sit as questionable.

Head to Head Games

Liverpool was routine in the first game, beating the Gers 2-0, with Alexander-Arnold and Salah scoring a goal apiece. The guests from Glasgow had their chances, but overall, Liverpool was controlling the contest.

Prediction

Liverpool needs these three points otherwise, they could finish outside the top two places in the end. We are aware that the Reds aren’t in good shape, furthermore, they play terrible football, but despite that, we believe they are better than the Gers.

Pick: Liverpool -300

Here are more UEFA Champions League previews:

• AC Milan vs. Chelsea
• Barcelona vs. Inter Milan
• Celtic vs. RB Leipzig
• PSG vs. Benfica