Rangers vs Braga Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - April 12, 2022

Rangers vs Braga
UEFA Europa League
Date: 14 April 2022, Thursday
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow).

A true buzz is expected in and around Ibrox Stadium on Thursday evening when Rangers host Braga in the reverse fixture of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal tie.

The Portuguese outfit will travel to Scotland with a one-goal advantage from the first leg, courtesy of a first half goal from Abel Ruiz seven days ago at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Carlos Carvalhal’s men could have easily claimed a higher-margin victory on the occasion, but Ricardo Horta’s goal was disallowed, while Braga’s forwards missed more chances in the second half.

Rangers looked toothless up front seven days ago in Portugal. They have failed to register a single shot on target on the occasion.

However, the team led by Giovanni van Bronckhorst did manage to raise the spirits ahead of the game of the season by netting four unanswered goals past St. Mirren on Sunday afternoon in Paisley.

Kemar Roofe stole the show by completing a hat-trick on the occasion. Rangers finished the regular season in Scottish Premiership with a six-point deficit to Celtic at the top of the standings.

The Gers did not show up in big games in the last couple of months, falling twice to Celtic in the Old Firm derbies as well as in this first leg of the Europa League tie against Braga.

The visitors will enter this tie in higher spirits after extending their winning thread to four games on Sunday evening with a 0-1 victory at Vizela.

Rangers vs Braga Head-to-head

• Rangers now have two wins and a loss in the last three head to head clashes with Braga.
• These two teams locked horns in the last 32 round of UEFA Europa League two years ago when Rangers advanced 4-2 on aggregate thanks to home and away wins.

Rangers vs Braga Prediction

Braga kept Rangers without a single shot on goal seven days ago in Portugal. We expect them to utilize a similar defensive-minded approach which should give the wanted result on Thursday.

You can back Braga not to lose at the 1.80 odds, while the Under 2.5 goals FT pick is paid at the 1.72 odds.

Rangers vs Braga Betting Tips

• Braga to Win or Draw @ 1.80 (4/5)

• Under 2.5 goals FT @ 1.72 (8/11) odd.

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