Panathinaikos v Rangers match preview
Rangers head to Greece with progress in the Champions League firmly in sight after an excellent 2-0 win in Glasgow last week.
Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama struck at Ibrox to put Russell Martin’s side in the driving seat.
But Rangers have often struggled away from home in Europe so will have to impress again to ensure progress. They had 75% of the possession in the first leg and will look to control the game once more.
Panathinaikos v Rangers team news
Panathinaikos are without Giorgos Vagiannidis as he was sent off at Ibrx, while Anastasios Bakasetas picked up an injury and is a doubt.
Rangers are expected to be largely unchanged, with Curtis impressing so far in pre-season and Joe Rothwell looking sharp in midfield.
Panathinaikos v Rangers expected line-ups
Panathinaikos: Dragowski; Jedvaj, Palmer-Brown, Touba, Kyriakopoulos; Chirivella, Maksimovic; Pellestri, Duricic, Mancini; Ioannidis
Rangers: Butland; Tavernier, Djiga, Souttar, Aarons; Diomande, Rothwell, Raskin; Gassama, Danilo, Curtis
The stats
- Panathinaikos have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Champions League Qualification while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Panathinaikos have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Panathinaikos matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Panathinaikos home matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Panathinaikos have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Champions League Qualification and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Rangers away matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Rangers matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Rangers matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
How to watch Panathinaikos v Rangers
The match is being broadcast live in the UK on BBC Scotland and can be streamed on the iPlayer or the BBC Sport website.
Prediction
Rangers have a habit of not making these trips easy but they should have enough in the tank to secure an aggregate win.
Panathinaikos 1-1 Rangers
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2025-07-29 12:46:49
