Rangers and Betis Aim to Make Good Start in Europa League Group C

Rangers FC vs Real Betis - 21/09/2023

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The group stage of the 2023/24 Europa League begins on the 21st of September, including the meeting between Rangers and Real Betis in Group C.

The match will be played at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow and the hosts are currently 4th in the Sottish Premiership while Real Betis are 10th in La Liga.

Rangers come into the game on the back of a 2-0 victory at St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on the weekend.

It was an important win for Rangers, who were in danger of losing touch with Celtic early in the title race.

It took only 16 minutes for Rangers to open the scoring and they doubled their advantage late in the second half.

The win at St Johnstone was the first victory in 3 matches for Rangers having previously lost to PSV in Champions League qualifying and Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.

Both were disappointing defeats, with the heavy loss at PSV meaning Rangers are competing in the Europa League.

Home form shows Rangers are undefeated in 4 of their 5 fixtures in all competitions this season, including a win over Servette in Champions League qualifying.

Rangers have a good recent record in the Europa League having reached the final in 2021/22.

They are undefeated in their last 6 home Europa League games and have seen both team score in 3 of their last 4 Europa League matches on home soil.

Real Betis travel to Glasgow having been thrashed 5-0 by Barcelona in La Liga on the weekend. Barcelona opened the scoring in the 25th minute and led 2-0 at half time.

Barcelona scored their third goal just after the hour, with a fourth coming just a few minutes later. Real Betis’ misery was complete in the 81st minute as Barcelona scored their fifth goal.

The defeat at Barcelona means Real Betis have won only 1 of their last 4 fixtures, all of which have bene played in La Liga.

The victory was a 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano and there was a 0-0 draw at home with Atletico Madrid.

Real Betis lost 4-2 at Athletic Club and have picked up just 2 wins from 5 matches this season.

Real Betis reached the round of 16 in the Europa League last season. Trends show Real Betis have won 3 of their last 4 away Europa League matches and have scored in each of their last 7 on the road in the competition.

Team news: Rangers are without the injured trio of Todd Cantwell, Kieran Dowell, and Steven Davis.

Real Betis have a significant injury list, with Youssouf Sabaly, Andres Guardado, Aitor Ruibal García, Claudio Bravo, William Carvalho, and Nabil Fekir all unavailable.

Both Rangers and Real Betis were hoping for a stronger start to the season and a win in this match could ignite the season for the victor.

Real Betis must be considered the stronger team but European nights at Ibrox are always special occasions. We expect to see both teams score but for Real Betis to win by a single goal.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

1X2

Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

Coef.

Score

Live
coef.

UEL

Rangers FC Real Betis 21/09/2023 21:00

362440

2

1 - 2

3.07

11°

2.63

2.63 3.40 2.63 no no no

FT

1 - 0(0 - 0)

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