Rangers Need a Miracle Against Ajax to Stay in Europe this Season

Rangers FC vs AFC Ajax - 01/11/2022

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31/10/22

Rangers Need a Miracle Against Ajax to Stay in Europe this Season

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We have reached the final round of group games in the 2022/23 Champions League and on the 1st of November we have a meeting between Rangers and Ajax.

The match will take place at Ibrox Stadium and the hosts are currently bottom of the group on 0 points while the visitors are in third place on 3 points.

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Rangers come into the game on the back of a 4-1 home victory over Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership on the weekend.

It was the visitors who took the lead in the 21st minute but that goal shook the hosts into action and Rangers responded with 4 goals to take maximum points. The result leaves them 4 points adrift of Celtic who are top of the league in Scotland.

The win over Aberdeen was the first victory in 3 matches for Rangers having been held by Livingston in the Scottish Premiership and defeated 3-0 by Napoli away from home in the Champions League.

Rangers have been disappointing in the Champions League group stages this season. They have lost each of their 5 group fixtures. Both scoring and conceding goals has been a problem for Rangers in the Champions League.

They have conceded 19 goals in their 5 group matches and managed to find the back of the net only once themselves.

Trends show there have been over 2.5 goals in Rangers’ last 5 home Champions League games.

Ajax make the trip to Scotland having lost 3-0 at home to Liverpool in their most recent match which was in the Champions League last week.

Ajax made a good start to the game but failed to make the breakthrough and as soon as Liverpool opened the scoring shortly before half time, there was only going to be one winner. Liverpool scored their second goal in the 49th minute and added a third just 3 minutes later.

That result means Ajax have won only 3 of their last 9 fixtures in all competitions. They have lost each of their last 4 matches in the Champions League, with the defeats coming home and away against Napoli and Liverpool.

Their only win in the Champions League group stage this season came at home in the reverse fixture against Rangers.

Trends show Ajax have seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last 5 Champions League games.

Team news and Rangers have significant injury problems, with Kemar Roofe, Ryan Jack, Connor Goldson, John Souttar, Tom Lawrence, Filip Helander, and Nnamdi Ofoborh all in the treatment room. Glen Kamara is a doubt due to an ankle injury.

Ajax have just one player unavailable due to injury, with Ahmetcan Kaplan suffering from a knee problem.

Rangers need to win this game by 4 goals if they are to finish third and qualify for the Europa League.

Given their form in the Champions League, that seems highly unlikely. Ajax must be the favourites to come away with maximum points and we expect to see over 2.5 goals scored in the game.

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