Liverpool will host Rangers in the match of the 3rd round of the Champions League group stage. Our sports portal gives a forecast for the meeting.
Liverpool
In the 1st round of the group stage, Jurgen Klopp's wards suffered a crushing defeat in Naples - Napoli defeated the opponent with a score of 4:1. The English club played hideously in defense and deservedly lost. A week later, Liverpool beat Ajax with great difficulty (2-1), scoring the second goal at the very end of the meeting. Last weekend, Klopp's team played another match in the Premier League and almost lost on their own field to Brighton. During the game, the hosts lost with the score 0:2, then took the lead, but still missed the third goal in the last minutes. The final score is 3:3. Now Liverpool is on the ninth line in the English championship table.
Rangers
The Scottish club was not initially considered as the main contender for the playoffs. According to the results of two matches, the team of Giovanni van Bronkhorst has neither points nor goals. In the 1st round, Rangers lost 0:4 to Ajax without a chance in Amsterdam, conceding three goals before the halftime whistle. In the 2nd round, the Scottish club again suffered a crushing defeat — this time from Napoli with a score of 0:3. It is curious that this time Rangers conceded three goals after the break. In the championship, van Bronkhorst's team is in second place, two points behind the leading Celtic. Rangers won the last match in the domestic championship confidently — 4-0 in the game against Hearts.
Statistics and figures:
- Liverpool is the favorite of the match according to bookmakers;
- The English club has only one win in the last four meetings;
- Rangers have won two in a row, but before that he had a series of three defeats;
- Previously, the teams met each other once. In 2011, Rangers beat Liverpool 1-0.
Forecast
In my opinion, Liverpool will have no problems in the upcoming match. Klopp's team is not doing well this season, but it will tune in to the Champions League home game in full.
