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Rangers will welcome PSV Eindhoven to the Ibrox in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying playoff clash on Tuesday.
Both teams head into the game on a run of three victories across competitions, setting the stage for a thrilling European clash.
Rangers maintained their perfect record in the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership, easing to a comfortable 4-0 victory over St. Johnstone.
They'll now turn their attention to the Champions League, where they overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Union Saint-Gilloise in the the third round to advance 3-2 on aggregate. Rangers have scored nine unanswered goals in their last three games and look in ominous form.
Meanwhile, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League qualifiers, PSV claimed a thrilling 3-2 extra-time win over AS Monaco in the return leg to reach the third qualifying round.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men head into Tuesday’s game off a comfortable 5-2 win over Go Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie on Saturday. PSV are unbeaten in seven games across competitions, claiming six wins and a draw since a 2-1 loss in a friendly against Villarreal in July.
Rangers vs PSV Eindhoven Head-To-Head
With two wins from the last four meetings between the two teams, Rangers head into the game with a slight upper hand. PSV have picked up one win, while the spoils have been shared once in this period.
Rangers Form Guide (all competitions): W-W-W-L-W
PSV Eindhoven Form Guide (all competitions): W-W-W-D-W
Rangers vs PSV Eindhoven Team News
Rangers
Rangers will be without Ianis Hagi and Kemar Roofe, who are recuperating from injuries. Nnamdi Ofoborh is out of contention because of a heart condition.
Injured: Ianis Hagi, Kemar Roofe
Doubtful: Alfredo Morelos
Suspended: None
Unavailable: Nnamdi Ofoborh
PSV Eindhoven
Olivier Boscagli, Mauro Junior, Carlos Vinicius, Yorbe Vertessen and Noni Madueke are sidelined through injury.
Injured: Olivier Boscagli, Mauro Junior, Carlos Vinicius, Yorbe Vertessen, Noni Madueke
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Unavailable: None
Rangers vs PSV Eindhoven Predicted XIs
Rangers (4-3-3): Jon McLaughlin; James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Ben Davies, Borna Barisic; Scott Arfield, John Lundstram, Glen Kamara; Malik Tillman, Antonio Colak, Ryan Kent
PSV Eindhoven (4-3-3): Walter Benítez; Phillipp Mwene, Jordan Teze, Armando Obispo, Philipp Max; Ibrahim Sangare, Guus Til, Joey Veerman; Ismael Saibari, Luuk de Jong, Cody Gakpo
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Rangers vs PSV Eindhoven Prediction
Tuesday’s game sees two in-form teams square off for a place in Europe’s biggest club tournament, making for an exciting watch. PSV are unbeaten in competitive games away from home this year. They could continue this fine run and force a share of the spoils, leaving all to play for in the return leg.
Prediction: Rangers 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
