Rangers v Servette

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Wednesday night brings us the 1st legs of the 3rd Qualifying Round of the Champions League and features this upcoming contest between Scottish premiership club, Rangers, and Swiss visitors, Servette, when the two teams meet at Ibrox with Rangers looking to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in their opening game of the Scottish Premiership season.

Rangers were handed a surprise 1-0 defeat away from home at Kilmarnock on Sunday afternoon at Rugby Park, so The ‘Gers will be desperate to set the record straight in their opening home game of this new campaign on Wednesday night when they play host to Servette in this 1st leg tie at Ibrox.

Despite a mixed pre-season which included a 2-1 win against German side, Hamburg, along with being dealt two defeats by Newcastle United and Olympiakos, Rangers will still feel confident about their chances on Wednesday evening as they finished last season with four wins out of their final five games of last term.

The bigger picture also seems to bode well for Rangers on home soil at Ibrox as the hosts have suffered just four defeats out of their last 21 home games and this sort of form should give Rangers the nod in this 1st leg tie.

Servette by contrast have made a much more solid start to their domestic Swiss top flight campaign in the Super League as the visitors still remain unbeaten after their opening three league games of the new season.

A 3-1 win away from home at Grasshoppers was followed by back-to-back draws with Zurich 2-2 and a 1-1 stalemate away at Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy, while also progressing through the 2nd Qualifying Round in this season's Champions League after beating Belgian side, Genk, in a tense penalty shoot-out to take their place in this 3rd Qualifying Round.

Overall results also look promising for the Swiss visitors ahead of this important 1st leg at Ibrox on Wednesday night as Servette are unbeaten in their previous 16 matches in all competitions which includes collecting 11 victories in the process.

Servette are also unbeaten in each of their last six outings on the road as well, with five wins under their belts and a draw, while, interestingly, eight of Servette's last 10 away games in all competitions have also produced goals for both teams too.

Rangers v Servette Verdict

Having scored in an amazing 27 of their previous 28 home games at Ibrox, Rangers can generally be depended upon to score at least once on home soil, while Servette bring an impressive sequence of results on the road into this 1st leg tie as the Swiss visitors have lost just once in their previous 13 games on their travels, scoring in each of these 13 games as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Rangers win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.25

Correct score: Rangers 2-1 @ 8.50