Vista Previa para Rangers – Villarreal
Group G is one of the most exciting in the UEFA Europa League this season. All four teams are vying for promotion to the next stage. Just two points separate all these teams.
Villareal tops the group with six points so far from their four matches. They have posted one win and three draws and has scored ten goals so far, which is the highest in the group. Villareal has conceded five goals.
Rangers have registered five points on the board. They have won one match, drew two and lost one. Rangers managed to score eight goals and conceded seven.
Villareal beat Betis in their league game last match-day. The final scoreline was 2-1 in favor of the hosts. Moreno and Chukwueze managed to get on the scoresheet for Villareal.
Rangers completely dominated their opponents, Livingston, at home, in their league fixture, last weekend. The scoreline was 3-0. The home fans witnessed one first-half goal and two second-half goals. Livingston tried three substitutions in a row but still, Rangers managed to hold on.
Three different players scored for Rangers, and on top of that, they kept a clean sheet. Their team morale is sky high now.
Every single match between these teams ended in a draw.
Both teams scored in 100% of head-to-head games.
Rangers have lost only four of their last 33 games.
Villareal is on a five-match unbeaten run.
Rangers are on a 19-match unbeaten run at home.
Villareal has lost only two of their last ten games on the road.
Every single one of the head-to-head match between these teams ended in a draw. Home advantage or the difficulty of being on the road doesn’t seem to bother these two sides.
Both teams have scored in 100% of head-to-head games. It is highly likely that both Rangers and Villareal will get on the scoresheet, come Thursday.
Rangers have lost only four of their last 33 ties. At home, they are currently on a 19-match unbeaten run. Villareal is currently on a five-match unbeaten run, and on the road, they have lost only twice in their last ten attempts.
While Rangers have the obvious home advantage, to counter that, Villareal plays in one of the top two leagues in the world, La Liga.
