Rangers vs Tottenham Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Europa League, December 12, 2024

Rangers vs Tottenham Preview

• Tournament: UEFA Europa League
• Date: 12th December 2024
• Kickoff time: 20:00
• Venue: Ibrox Stadium

Rangers host Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League this week at the Ibrox Stadium. The two sides are meeting for the first time since the 1962/63 season when Spurs went on to win the Cup Winners’ Cup.

Rangers have not had a good record against English sides and that will be on their minds on Thursday. They have lost five and drawn one of their last six meetings since beating Leeds United in the 1992/93 season.

Tottenham are coming into the game after the morale-crushing defeat to Chelsea. They were 2-0 up against the London rivals, but ended up losing 4-3 at home, with two of their main defenders going off injured as well.

Rangers Team News

Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Óscar Cortés and Tom Lawrence are set to be on the sidelines and will not be a part of the matchday squad this week. Rabbi Matondo is back in training and will be facing a race against time to make it to the squad.

Tottenham Team News

Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, and Guglielmo Vicario have been joined by Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven after the 4-3 loss to Chelsea. Brennan Johnson and Mikey Moore are facing late fitness test ahead of the Europa League clash.

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Predicted Lineups

Rangers Predicted Lineup: (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Butland

Defenders: Tavernier, Souttar, Propper, Jefte

Midfielders: Barron, Raskin, Cerny, Diomande, Bajrami

Forward: Dessers

Tottenham Predicted Lineup: (34-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Forster

Defenders: Porro, Gray, Dargusin, Udogie

Midfielders: Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison

Forwards: Kulusevski, Lankshear, Werner

Rangers vs Tottenham H2H Record

Rangers lost 3-2 at home to Tottenham when the two sides last met in Scotland. They also ended up losing the fixture in England 5-2 and that remains their only two meetings in the European competitions.

Key players to watch in Rangers vs Tottenham

Vaclav Cerny (Rangers)

The best player from the Ransfers would be Vaclav Cerny. He has scored thrice this season and assisted twice in the Europa League. Tottenham will need to keep away from their box as he loves to shoot at every chance.

Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham)

The Swede might play as a winger this week instead of the midfield he has done in the Premier League. He has not scored in the Europa League this season and has managed just one assist in his 5 appearances in the tournament.

Rangers vs Tottenham Prediction

Rangers are unlikely to end their winless steak against Tottenham. They have lost just once in the Europa League this season and have the same record as Spurs, but they are unlikely to match the Premier League side on the pitch.

Prediction: Rangers 0-3 Tottenham

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