Rangers vs Borussia Dortmund Match Analysis and Prediction

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After securing a 4-2 victory in the first leg, Rangers will welcome Borussia Dortmund to Ibrox on Thursday for their secong leg clash in the Europa League playoff round.

The hosts currently have a two-goal advantage, but will be wary of the threat the visitors are likely to pose, as the German outfit head to Glasgow off the back of a 6-0 victory in the Bundesliga against Burrusia Monchengladbach last weekend.

Rangers supporters witness a special performance from Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men last week, as they surprised everyone by taking control of the playoff tie.

James Tavernier, Alfredo Morelos and John Lundstram all got on the scoresheet and an own goal from Dan-Axel Zagadou added the fourth, but second half goals from Jude Bellingham and Raphael Guerreiro gave Dortmund a fighting chance of a comeback.

That victory was followed by a 1-1 draw away at Dundee United, a result that has seen them fall three points behind rivals Celtic at the top of the Premiership table.

Van Bronckhorst and his side will now focus fully on Thursday’s second leg and despite their league form facing a minor drop, their recent record at Ibrox across all competitions will provide them with plenty of confidence.

Following the victory at the weekend, Dortmund now sit second in the Bundesliga standings and six points behind league leaders Bayern Munich.

They have now alternated between victory and defeat in each of their last seven matches, an inconsistent run head coach Marco Rose will be keen to rectify.

Dortmund head to Glasgow on Thursday having lost four of their seven away matches against Scottish teams in European competition.

However, they have found the back of the net in each of their last 10 away matches this season, scoring at least twice on six of these occasions.

Rangers vs Borussia Dortmund head to head

The two teams have previously met on one occasion in the first leg of the Europa League where Rangers took a 4-2 away victory.

Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Rangers 17/02/22

Rangers latest home form

Rangers have been on a good run of form at home all season long, and they have not lost in any of their last nine matches. They have recently defeated Stirling Albion 4-0 in the Scottish Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals keeping clean sheets in all.

Rangers 2-0 St. Mirren 26/12/21

Rangers 4-0 Stirling Albion 21/01/22

Rangers 1-0 Livingston 26/01/22

Rangers 5-0 Hearts 06/02/22

Rangers 2-0 Hibernian 09/02/22

Rangers latest away form

Rangers have recently kept a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent away matches. They recently managed to defeat Annan Athletic 3-0 in the Scottish Cup. In their last five away matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded 9.

Ross County 3-3 Rangers 29/01/22

Celtic 3-0 Rangers 02/02/22

Annan Athletic 0-3 Rangers 12/02/22

Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Rangers 17/02/22

Dundee United 1-1 Rangers 20/02/22

Borussia Dortmund latest home form

Dortmund defeated Borussia M’gladbach 6-0 in their last league home game. However, they have recently failed to be consistent in their result at home, having lost two successive matches prior to that. In their five most recent away matches, they have scored 18 goals and conceded 10 in the process.

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Greuther Furth 15/12/21

Borussia Dortmund 5-1 Freiburg 14/01/22

Borussia Dortmund 2-5 Bayer Leverkusen 06/02/22

Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Rangers 17/02/22

Borussia Dortmund 6-0 Borussia M’gladbach 20/02/22

Borussia Dortmund latest away form

Dortmund have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, having lost just two of their seven most recent away matches. They recently lost 2-1 to St. Pauli in the DFB Pokal. in their last five matches, they have won three and lost two, scoring 12 goals and conceded 9.

Hertha 3-2 Borussia Dortmund 18/12/21

Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 Borussia Dortmund 08/01/22

St. Pauli 2-1 Borussia Dortmund 18/01/22

Hoffenheim 2-3 Borussia Dortmund 22/01/22

Union Berlin 0-3 Borussia Dortmund 13/02/22

Rangers news

The duo of Aaron Ramsey and Leon Balogun are both doutful with minor knocks and will be assessed ahead of kickoff, while Ianis Hagi is ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Backup goalkeeper JonMclaughlin missed out against Dundee United, with Allan McGregor will continue between the sticks.

Borussia Dortmund news

Dortmund’s Dan-Axel Zagadou, Manuel Akanji, Mateu Morey and Marcel Schmelzer are all ruled out of the contest with their respective injuries.

Thomas Meunier and Erling Braut Haaland are both doubtful with respective muscle and groin injuries, while Julian Brandt could replace Reyna in the first XI, starting alongside Reus on Thursday.