Our prediction for this Champions League match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
30/08/2023
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Rangers
All eyes will be on Philips Stadion when PSV and Rangers square off against each other in the second leg of the Champions League final qualifying round. The two sides played out a 2-2 draw at Ibrox Stadium a week ago, but PSV are seen as hot favourites to win the decider. The bad news for the hosts is that summer signing Noa Lang has joined Patrick Van Aanholt, Oliver Boscagli, and Andre Ramalho Silva in the recovery room.
Unlike PSV, Rangers were in action in the national championship at the weekend, with the team beating Ross County 2-0 on the road. The Gers are high on spirits ahead of the trip to Eindhoven, but seeing that PSV are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we are tempted to put our money on Luuk de Jong and Co. Steven Davis and Ridvan Yilmaz should be the only absentees in the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Luuk de Jong):
The 26-year-old Dutch striker Luuk de Jong is considered one of Europe’s deadliest strikers with his incredible return of goals in games he spends playing. Luuk de Jong began his football career at De Graafschap in 2008, but moved on to Twente only a year later.
The tally of 39 goals in 76 league appearances earned him a transfer to Borussia Monchengladbach, but his spell in Germany ended in disappointment. Bundesliga club attempted to revive his career by sending him out on loan to Newcastle United but his stint with the English club yielded even more disappointment and concluded in utter disaster with De Jong playing 12 games without scoring a single goal for the Magpies.
A return to Netherlands and PSV Eindhoven turned out to be a proper hit for the 26-year-old striker who has restored his scoring touch with more than 50 goals for the Boeren after less than 90 games.
Highlighted Team (Rangers):
Glasgow Rangers are one of the two synonyms for Scottish Football. Glasgow Rangers were founded back in 1872 and they have been playing an important role in the Scottish top flight ever since. The Gers won their 54th Scottish Premier League title in the 2010/2011 season, but winning of European Cup Winners’ Cup trophy in 1972 is considered the club’s biggest success.
Glasgow Rangers defeated Dynamo Moscow in the final of the competition, with the likes of Stein and Johnston (two goals) scoring for the Scottish side. Celtic are considered the club’s biggest rivals and there have always been fireworks when the two teams meet in the Old Firm derby. The likes of Paul Gascoigne, David Weir, Stefan Klos, Chris Boyd, Ian Durrant and Kenny Miller are some of Rangers’ former notable players.
It has to be noted that the Gers welcome their rivals at Ibrox Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 50,817. Rangers’ support is largely drawn from the Protestant Unionist community.
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