Rangers v Fenerbahce

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Rangers may have produced a mixed bag of results including some recent disappointments in the Scottish Premiership, but on the European front The Gers continue to go from strength to strength as the Scottish side recorded an emphatic and highly impressive 3-1 win away from home at Fenerbahce in last week's 1st leg tie in Turkey.

Fenerbahce now have it all to do at Ibrox on Thursday night following last week's 3-1 disaster at home to Rangers but the Turkish visitors were not in action last weekend which has allowed manager Jose Mourinho to conduct extra work on the training ground with his players in between the two legs.

There has been disruption on and off the pitch in recent times where Rangers have been concerned as poor results on the domestic front not only saw the Scottish giants bundled out of the Scottish Cup by minnows Queen's Park along with defeats in the Premiership at the hands of St Mirren and Motherwell, but also the departure of former coach, Philippe Clement.

However, the arrival of former playing legend Barry Ferguson has at least injected a sense of optimism around the club and wins on the road at Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership and at Fenerbahce in the Europa League should give the hosts plenty of confidence and momentum.

Fenerbahce's impressive looking 18-match unbeaten sequence in all competitions came crashing around them in last week's unexpected 3-1 loss at home to Rangers in the 1st leg of this round of last 16 Europa League tie at their Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe, and one can only imagine the reaction of manager Jose Mourinho afterwards in the dressing room!

The Turkish outfit had collected no fewer than 13 wins within their preceding 18 games across all competitions, five of which had been achieved on their travels with wins registered at the likes of Kasimpasa, Konyaspor, Adana Demirspor, Alanyaspor and Gaziantep respectively.

Five out of Fenerbahce's last 10 outings on the road overall have also resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net as well, and having slipped to just two defeats in their previous 11 away ties in the Europa League, Fenerbahce still cannot be ruled out in terms of producing a comeback at Ibrox on Thursday night.

In addition, eight out of Fenerbahce's last 11 away ties in this competition have also resulted with both teams scoring (72.7%), and this trend looks set to continue in this return leg at Ibrox as both teams chase a spot in the quarter-finals of this competition.

Rangers v Fenerbahce Verdict

With Rangers enjoying home advantage and cheered on by a partisan crowd and Fenerbahce desperate to erode a two-goal deficit, goals for both teams looks plausible here on Thursday night in what could end up being all-square at 1-1 on the night.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.60

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.00