Fenerbahce v Rangers

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Fenerbahce extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to an impressive looking 18 matches last weekend when the Turkish hosts recorded a comprehensive 3-0 home win against Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig and Jose Mourinho's side will be looking to exploit home advantage once again on Thursday evening when they play host to Scottish Premiership club, Rangers.

Rangers slumped to a third defeat in five games overall last weekend when The Gers slipped up at home to Motherwell, losing 2-1 at Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership which may cast some serious doubt over whether Rangers can manage to hold their own in Turkey on Thursday evening at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

Fenerbahce look to be in the driving seat ahead of this upcoming 1st leg of their round of last 16 encounter in the Europa League against their Scottish visitors as the Turkish outfit have collected no fewer than 13 wins within their previous 18 matches in all competitions.

Eight out of these aforementioned 13 wins have also been achieved on home soil at their Sukru Saracoglu Stadium and includes a previous 3-0 home win against Belgian side Anderlecht in the league phase of this competition.

Indeed, Fenerbahce have suffered just two defeats in their 18 matches played on home soil to date and having also registered 13 wins during this period as well, the Turkish hosts look in good shape to gain a 1st leg lead here.

Rangers are having to endure turbulent times at the moment as the Scottish top flight side recently parted ways with former manager, Philippe Clement, and have replaced him with former playing legend, Barry Ferguson who became the interim manager a couple of weeks ago.

Recent losses to the likes of Queen's Park in one of the biggest shocks in the Scottish Cup history along with unexpected defeats to St Mirren and Motherwell respectively in the Scottish Premiership suggest this upcoming trip to Turkey on Thursday evening could cause The Gers further problems.

Four wins within their eight matches played in the league phase of the Europa League do give the Scottish visitors a chance of a result here at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium especially as Rangers have picked up wins on the road at Malmo and Nice, but results away from home overall in recent times have been disappointing.

The Scottish visitors have managed to claim just three wins from their previous nine outings on the road but Barry Ferguson's side have also been involved in three draws along with slipping to three defeats as well.

Fenerbahce v Rangers Verdict

Fenerbahce's strong sequence of results in all competitions should stand Jose Mourinho's side in good stead ahead of this 1st leg tie and the Turkish hosts look set for another win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Fenerbahce win @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Fenerbahce win & Over 2 goals @ 2.20

Correct Score: Fenerbahce 2-1 @ 8.50