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

The Gers didn’t play this weekend, and they should be fresh for Napoli this Tuesday. Per Scottish media, the Rangers will play this game, even though there is a 10-day pause in all the sports due to Queen Elizabeth’s death. Giovanni van Bronckhorst is struggling to find consistency with his team. The Gers play badly and experience some pretty frustrating losses. Meanwhile, Napoli has massive momentum, not only after beating Liverpool but also after this Saturday’s win in Serie A.

Preview

Glasgow Rangers (+333) lost back-to-back games with the same result, 4-0. Both were quite special, the first the Old Firm Derby against Celtic away from home, and the second the UCL opener in Amsterdam vs. Ajax.

We’ve seen in the past games that the Gers have occasional drops in the defense and that despite its flexibility and quality, they have certain weaknesses that could be exploited. When a bit tougher teams arrived, all that emerged to the surface.

Rangers’ contests are efficient, with seven of the previous eight ending with at least four goals, which is very, very impressive. The most recent five at Ibrox all saw three or three or more goals, and the Ggers scored two or more in each event at home since the beginning of the campaign.

Napoli (-125) is on the rise. At first, they would beat Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League, 4-1, ripping apart the Reds in all the areas of play, and delivering arguably one of their best performances in the recent few years.

On Saturday afternoon, the team from Naples struggled to break Spezia at home, but Raspadori hit the back of the net one minute before the end of the regular time, keeping the momentum and making it even bigger.

Since the year started, Napoli didn’t lose, playing seven games, winning five of them, and posting two draws. They are currently on a three-game winning streak, while away from their San Paolo stadium, Gil Azzuri have two wins and a draw.

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Hagi, Helander, Lawrence, Ofoborh, and Souttar are all out, and some of these names have been sidelined for a long time. Kemar Roofe is questionable due to his minor injury.

On the other side, the most significant blow for Napoli is Victor Osimhen’s absence, as the Nigerian striker presents the most influential piece in Spalletti’s puzzle. Zesaska and Demme are also out, but they aren’t as important as one of the best attackers in the world at the moment.

Head to Head Games

Event though these two sides have a long history on the international stage, we haven’t seen them meeting before this event.

Prediction

The Gers are in problems because of losing the confidence and the chemistry on the field in the recent two weeks. This weekend’s pause was helpful for Van Bronckhorst, who probably tried to boost the morale in the locker room. Napoli is flying high, but they, too, have a substantial problem: Osimhen’s injury. Even so, we are leaning on the guests’ side here because the Gers didn’t show us enough to convince us there is a capacity for them to compete in the UCL.

Pick: Napoli -125

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• Liverpool vs. Ajax 
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