Rangers v Union Saint Gilloise

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Despite losing 2-1 away from home at Manchester United in their previous fixture in the Europa League, Rangers bounced back from that loss last weekend in the Scottish Premiership with a comprehensive 3-1 win away from home at Dundee United and The Gers will be hoping they can rekindle that performance when they return to Ibrox for this upcoming clash against Belgian visitors, Royale Union SG.

Royale Union SG picked up a fourth win on the trot in all competitions on the weekend in the Belgian First Division A when the visitors recorded a resounding 4-0 romp away from home over Beerschot, so the visitors will also be feeling confident about their chances in Glasgow on Thursday night.

Rangers occupy 11th place in the Europa League table and three points adrift of eighth placed Steaua Bucharest and the top eight pack ahead of Thursday night's final round of games in the league phase, so Rangers must pick up all three points and hope the Romanians lose to Manchester United.

Recent results have certainly been encouraging for Philippe Clement's side as the hosts have suffered just the single defeat in their last nine games in all competitions whilst picking up five wins in the process including a 3-0 home win against Celtic.

Both teams to score also looks promising here as well, as seven of Rangers' last 10 games overall have resulted in both teams notching.

Royale Union will be brimming with confidence as the Belgian outfit have recorded wins in the domestic Belgian top flight against the likes of Sporting Charleroi, OH Leuven and Beerschot respectively, along with producing a 2-1 home win against Portuguese side, Sporting Braga, in their previous Europa League tie.

The wider picture also places Royale Union SG in a favourable position ahead of this upcoming clash at Ibrox on Thursday night as the Belgians have suffered just the one loss in their previous 18 matches in all competitions along with picking up 12 wins in the process.

The visitors have collected five of their 12 wins on their travels with wins registered at Eupen, Twente, Gent, Sporting Charleroi and Beerschot, while the goals market looks promising from Royale Union's perspective as well, with no fewer than seven out of the Belgian visitors' last 10 matches in all competitions resulting in both teams scoring.

Rangers v Royale Union Verdict

Both Rangers and Royale Union SG sit level pegging on 11 points apiece heading into this final game in the league phase of this competition and both sides have one win each from the previous two meetings between these two clubs as well.

A tightly fought affair is therefore expected at Ibrox on Thursday night with Rangers and Royale Union both capable of scoring in what could turn out to be a 1-1 draw.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.60

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.00