As part of the first match of the Europa League playoff round, the players of Rangers and Alashkert will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in the upcoming confrontation?
Rangers
The Rangers players are not in the best shape right now. In the last four meetings, the team has lost three times, and twice Gerrard's team lost in the previous round of qualifying to the players of "Malmo" (2:4), and between the players with the Swedes, "light blue" also suffered a defeat from "Dundee" with a score of 0:1 in the national championship. In general, the team from Glasgow is not at all in shape right now.
"Alashkert"
Alashkert's statistics of recent matches are even worse than those of Rangers, who have lost three meetings in a row. The team from Armenia has been defeated four times in the last six matches. Grigoryan's team also previously performed in the LCH qualification, where he was knocked out by "Sheriff". But in the next round of qualifying LE "Alashkert" already beat "Kairat". It is difficult to say what state the current Armenian team is in.
Statistics and figures:
- "Rangers" is a clear favorite of the meeting;
- The hosts have 2 wins in 5 meetings;
- The guests have not won once in 5 previous matches;
- The rivals have not previously crossed paths in face-to-face confrontations.
Forecast
"Rangers" should pass "Alashkert" and this, most likely, the team from Glasgow will succeed. At least, the Scots have a great chance to reach the group stage of the Europa League, where the team will immediately receive the status of the favorite of the quartet.
