Rangers travel to Belgium on Thursday night as they look to progress to the last 16 of the Europa League, but they will face a much tougher task than the last time they were in the country.
Rangers did the double over Standard Liege in the group stage of this competition, though they did twice need to come from behind to get the better of the famous Belgian outfit at Ibrox in December, Scott Arfield’s second-half goal securing a 3-2 win for the Gers.
Standard are not the pinnacle of Belgian football at present however, and it is likely that Royal Antwerp will pose a very different threat.
Royal Antwerp made a dream start to their European campaign, beating Ludogorets away before pulling off a big upset against Tottenham, beating Jose Mourinho’s men 1-0, and deservedly so according to Expected Goals (xG), creating far more chances than their English opponents.
Score prediction: Antwerp 1-0 Rangers ()
Posted at 1030 GMT on 17/02/21
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