FC Porto hosts Rangers in round 3 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 24th at Estádio do Dragão (Porto)
Of course, Porto will continue to worry about not getting into the Champions League for a long time, but it will be even more uncomfortable if Porto does not reach the 1/32 finals of the Europa League. After a chaotic start in the Europa League, the two-match confrontation can remove all issues for Porto, as well as for Rangers. All four teams in this group earned 3 points each, and successful performance in a two-match duel will ensure access to the playoffs by approximately 80%. At first glance, the task is clear but also very responsible. Therefore, in my opinion, Porto will play its methodical football, without risking much and opening up to its opponent.
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Rangers go to Porto with a little dull mood, because this weekend Gerard's men missed a chance to return to the leaders of the Scottish Championship, having played 1-1 with Hearts. The official website of Rangers announced that the players supposedly looked tired in the match against Hearts, and it carefully hinted that there would be very important matches with Porto. I don’t think that the coaching staff didn’t think of any matches with Porto. Perhaps now these matches are a priority for the team because Rangers is not the club that can afford to refuse participation in the Europa League.
I want to say that both Rangers and Porto understand the significance of these confrontations. I think that home matches will be the key factor, but I do not expect the teams to run forward from the first minutes. Moreover, if you look at today's Rangers, the team plays very tight football away. In the last five matches, the proposed total of goals has been recorded just once, and Rangers was the favorite then. Porto has also become more pragmatic - they have only one result with Over 3.5 goals scored in the last five home games. I think that the value of points will put pressure on the players, and understanding that one mistake can decide the outcome will help both teams maintain concentration. My choice is Under 3.5 goals scored with a 3% probability.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
