Europa League

Europa League | Group Stage

Nov 9, 2023 at 8pm UK

Ibrox Stadium

Rangers
2 - 1
Sparta Prague

Danilo (11'), Cantwell (20')
Barisic (58'), Tavernier (89'), Lammers (90+3'), Goldson (90+9')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Haraslin (77')
Gomez (37'), Vitik (45+1'), Laci (78'), Preciado (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Rangers and Sparta Prague, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rangers

All competitions

Europa League

Last Game: Hearts 1-3 Rangers
Sunday, November 5 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sparta Prague

All competitions

Europa League

Last Game: Sparta Prague 2-0 Bohemians 1905
Saturday, November 4 at 5pm in Czech Liga

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Rangers 2-1 Sparta Prague

There was very little so split these two teams during their previous meeting this season, and that is likely going to be the case once again this time around. However, with Rangers on a strong run as of late in all competitions, and a home advantage, they should just take all three points here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 50.88%. A win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 25.47% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.56%) and 2-0 (8.31%). The likeliest Sparta Prague win was 1-2 (6.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Rangers in this match.

Result
Rangers	Draw	Sparta Prague
50.88% ( 0.01)	23.65% ( -0.01)	25.47% ( -0)

Both teams to score 56.63% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.41% (

0.03)

44.58% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.04% (

0.03)

66.95% (

-0.03)

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.42% (

0.01)

17.58% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.86% (

0.02)

48.13% (

-0.03)

Sparta Prague Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.71% (

0.01)

31.29% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.35% (

0.02)

67.64% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Rangers 50.88%

Sparta Prague 25.47%

Draw 23.64%

Rangers	Draw	Sparta Prague
2-1 @ 9.66% ( 0) 1-0 @ 9.56% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 8.31% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.6% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.82% ( 0) 3-2 @ 3.25% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.43% ( 0) 4-0 @ 2.09% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.41% ( 0) Other @ 3.74% Total : 50.88%	1-1 @ 11.1% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.61% ( 0) 0-0 @ 5.5% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.26% ( 0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 23.64%	1-2 @ 6.45% 0-1 @ 6.39% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 3.71% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.5% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.17% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.44% Other @ 2.8% Total : 25.47%