Rangers vs Athletic Club Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Matthew Wright, Football Analyst | Published: 16 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 11, 01:59 | 4 min read

Rangers FC

Football UEFA Europa League Ibrox Stadium Fri 11 Apr 03:00

Athletic Club Bilbao

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

We’re Happy to Back Three or More Goals

Rangers and Athletic Club battle it out in the first leg of this Europa League quarter-final at Ibrox.

The Over 2.5 Goals selection is our betting prediction at 2.00. Both Rangers and Athletic can score and we’re needing the net to bulge three or more times.

Match Preview

Rangers lost 2-0 at home to Hibernian in their last game. The Gers dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had three shots on target in the Scottish Premiership defeat at Ibrox Stadium.

Athletic Club played out a goalless draw away against Villarreal in their previous match, with the Basque Country outfit having four shots on target and 43% of possession in the La Liga clash at Estadio de la Ceramica

In the Europa League round of 16, Rangers claimed a second leg penalty shoot-out victory (3-3 on aggregate) when hosting Fenerbahce, while Athletic triumphed 4-3 on aggregate against Roma.

Rangers – Last 10 League Games

Rangers have 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 2.5 goals from 7.5 shots on goal and 15.2 attempts. Barry Ferguson's team have averaged 60.1% possession and 7.0 corners per match, conceding 1.5 goals and 4.4 corners from 4.9 shots on goal and 9.2 attempts.

Top goalscorer Cyriel Dessers has found the net 6 times, with James Tavernier, Mohamed Diomande, Hamza Igamane and Vaclav Cerny scoring 2 each. Nicolas Raskin and James Tavernier are the leading assists makers with 3.

Athletic Club – Last 10 League Games

Athletic have won 3, lost 1 and drawn 6, with an average of 1.5 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 15.5 attempts. There’s been an average of 52.7% possession, 424.9 passes, 6.4 corners taken and 3.5 corners against, while Los Leones have conceded 0.6 goals from 3.1 shots on goal and 8.3 attempts.

Oihan Sancet has landed 6 goals, Nico Williams 3, with Yeray Alvarez and two others scoring 1. Alex Berenguer has had 3 assists, with Unai Simon notching 5 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Rangers confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Liam Kelly (GK), Dujon Sterling, Robin Propper, Leon Balogun, James Tavernier, Bailey Rice, Nicolas Raskin, Ridvan Yilmaz, Vaclav Cerny, Cyriel Dessers, Ianis Hagi.

Athletic Club confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Julen Agirrezabala (GK), Oscar de Marcos, Daniel Vivian, Yeray Alvarez, Inigo Lekue, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Inaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams, Maroan Sannadi.

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Expert Europa League Analysis

We use the injury and suspension information to come up with the best possible football tips. You will also see that we take a stats-led approach by considering the key numbers.

Key Rangers vs Athletic Club stats:

  • In 17 of the last 20 Rangers matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • Rangers have scored 2 or more goals in 14 of their past 20 matches
  • Rangers have conceded 2 or more goals in 7 of their last 10 home matches
  • Athletic have scored 2 or more goals in 10 of their past 20 matches

Rangers vs Athletic Club Prediction

Our prediction is to bet on Over 2.5 Goals for this Europa League quarter-final. This means we need the two teams to score three or more goals combined, with this available at 2.00.

If you’re looking for bigger odds, you can have a bang on Over 3.5 Goals and that is a significantly larger price with the bookies.

Our Pick

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Rangers vs Athletic Club Odds

Athletic Club are regarded as having a 50% chance of winning this Europa League match according to the bookies’ latest betting odds who have priced them up at 2.00. The market suggests that Rangers are least likely to win at 3.90.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. If you think both teams will score, then you can back BTTS Yes at 1.80.

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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Rangers logo Rangers Betting Stats

Athletic Club logo Athletic Club Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 11 wins, 6 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 4 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 10 wins, 3 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Rangers

Athletic Club

Goals / match
2.6 1
Conceded / match
2.4 0.4
Total / match
5 1.4

Corners

Corners

Rangers

Athletic Club

For / match
4.4 5.2
Against / match
5.4 3.8
Total / match
9.8 9

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Rangers vs Athletic Club team news.

If you’re looking for the latest player information, check out the Europa League squads.

Rangers vs Athletic Club Lineups

Rangers Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Athletic Club Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rangers Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

31 Liam Kelly
21 Dujon Sterling 4 Robin Propper 27 Leon Balogun
2 James Tavernier 49 Bailey Rice 43 Nicolas Raskin 3 Ridvan Yilmaz
18 Vaclav Cerny 9 Cyriel Dessers 30 Ianis Hagi
13 Julen Agirrezabala
18 Oscar de Marcos 3 Daniel Vivian 5 Yeray Alvarez 15 Inigo Lekue
16 I. Ruiz de 23 Mikel Jauregizar
9 Inaki Williams 8 Oihan Sancet 10 Nico Williams
21 Maroan Sannadi

Athletic Club Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rangers Substitutes

  • 1Jack Butland
  • 8Connor Barron
  • 14Nedim Bajrami
  • 19Clinton Nsiala
  • 22Jefte
  • 29Hamza Igamane
  • 45Ross McCausland
  • 52Findlay Curtis
  • 84Aiden McCallion
  • 87Rydnn McGuire
  • 99Danilo

Athletic Club Substitutes

  • 1Unai Simon
  • 2Andoni Gorosabel
  • 4Aitor Paredes
  • 6Mikel Vesga
  • 7Alex Berenguer
  • 11Alvaro Djalo
  • 12Gorka Guruzeta
  • 14Unai Nunez
  • 20Unai Gomez
  • 24Benat Prados
  • 28Peio Canales
  • 32Adama Boiro

Previous Rangers Lineups

05 Apr Scottish Premiership
Rangers 0-2 Hibernian
30 Mar Scottish Premiership
Dundee FC 3-4 Rangers
16 Mar Scottish Premiership
Celtic 2-3 Rangers

Previous Athletic Club Lineups

07 Apr La Liga
Villarreal 0-0 Athletic Club
31 Mar La Liga
Athletic Club 0-0 Osasuna
16 Mar La Liga
Sevilla 0-1 Athletic Club

We aim to bring you predicted lineups before the confirmed teams are announced. Get formations and substitutes as part of our Rangers vs Athletic Club lineups service.

Injuries & Suspensions

Rangers Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Dujon Sterling Foot injury
Neraysho Kasanwirjo Knee injury

Athletic Club Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
I. Ruiz de Muscle injury
Álvaro Djaló Ankle injury

Team Squads

Rangers Squad

Athletic Club Squad

Check out the latest injuries and suspensions. You can find out the length of absence for each player, with injury news being updated regularly.

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

UEFA FlagTables & Standings

Europa League

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lazio 8 6 1 1 17:5 19
2 Athletic Club 8 6 1 1 15:7 19
3 Man United 8 5 3 0 16:9 18
4 Tottenham 8 5 2 1 17:9 17
5 Frankfurt 8 5 1 2 14:10 16
6 Lyon 8 4 3 1 16:8 15
7 Olympiacos 8 4 3 1 9:3 15
8 Rangers 8 4 2 2 16:10 14
9 Bodo/Glimt 8 4 2 2 14:11 14
10 Anderlecht 8 4 2 2 14:12 14
11 FCSB 8 4 2 2 10:9 14
12 Ajax 8 4 1 3 16:8 13
13 Real Sociedad 8 4 1 3 13:9 13
14 Galatasaray 8 3 4 1 19:16 13
15 Roma 8 3 3 2 10:6 12
16 Viktoria Plzeň 8 3 3 2 13:12 12
17 Ferencvaros 8 4 0 4 15:15 12
18 Porto 8 3 2 3 13:11 11
19 AZ Alkmaar 8 3 2 3 13:13 11
20 FC Midtjylland 8 3 2 3 9:9 11
21 Union S-G 8 3 2 3 8:8 11
22 PAOK 8 3 1 4 12:10 10
23 Twente 8 2 4 2 8:9 10
24 Fenerbahce 8 2 4 2 9:11 10
25 Braga 8 3 1 4 9:12 10
26 Elfsborg 8 3 1 4 9:14 10
27 Hoffenheim 8 2 3 3 11:14 9
28 Besiktas 8 3 0 5 10:15 9
29 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 2 0 6 8:17 6
30 Slavia Prague 8 1 2 5 7:11 5
31 Malmo FF 8 1 2 5 10:17 5
32 RFS 8 1 2 5 6:13 5
33 Ludogorets 8 0 4 4 4:11 4
34 Dynamo Kiev 8 1 1 6 5:18 4
35 Nice 8 0 3 5 7:16 3
36 Qarabag FK 8 1 0 7 6:20 3
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Athletic Club 4 4 0 0 9:1 12
2 Tottenham 4 3 1 0 9:2 10
3 Lazio 4 3 1 0 9:3 10
4 Roma 4 3 1 0 7:1 10
5 Galatasaray 4 3 1 0 13:9 10
6 Man United 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
7 AZ Alkmaar 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
8 Frankfurt 4 3 1 0 7:3 10
9 Elfsborg 4 3 1 0 4:1 10
10 Ajax 4 3 0 1 12:4 9
11 Real Sociedad 4 3 0 1 8:2 9
12 Ferencvaros 4 3 0 1 10:6 9
13 Braga 4 3 0 1 7:3 9
14 Bodo/Glimt 4 3 0 1 9:6 9
15 Olympiacos 4 2 2 0 7:1 8
16 Union S-G 4 2 2 0 5:3 8
17 PAOK 4 2 1 1 9:3 7
18 Porto 4 2 1 1 7:4 7
19 FCSB 4 2 1 1 6:3 7
20 Anderlecht 4 2 1 1 9:7 7
21 Rangers 4 2 1 1 8:6 7
22 Lyon 4 2 1 1 6:4 7
23 Viktoria Plzeň 4 2 1 1 5:3 7
24 Besiktas 4 2 0 2 8:8 6
25 Hoffenheim 4 1 2 1 6:5 5
26 FC Midtjylland 4 1 2 1 5:5 5
27 RFS 4 1 2 1 4:5 5
28 Fenerbahce 4 1 2 1 3:4 5
29 Twente 4 1 1 2 2:4 4
30 Nice 4 0 3 1 5:8 3
31 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 1 0 3 3:6 3
32 Dynamo Kiev 4 1 0 3 2:9 3
33 Slavia Prague 4 0 2 2 5:7 2
34 Malmo FF 4 0 1 3 4:8 1
35 Ludogorets 4 0 1 3 3:8 1
36 Qarabag FK 4 0 0 4 4:12 0

Scotland FlagScottish Premiership 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Hearts 33 11 7 15 43:44 40
2 Motherwell 33 11 6 16 37:56 39
3 Kilmarnock 33 9 8 16 38:58 35
4 Ross County 33 9 8 16 33:56 35
5 Dundee FC 33 9 7 17 50:71 34
6 St Johnstone 33 8 5 20 33:58 29

Spain FlagLa Liga 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 33 24 4 5 89:32 76
2 Real Madrid 33 22 6 5 66:31 72
3 Atlético Madrid 33 19 9 5 56:27 66
4 Athletic Club 33 16 12 5 50:26 60
5 Real Betis 33 15 9 9 50:41 54
6 Villarreal 32 14 10 8 55:45 52
7 Celta Vigo 33 13 7 13 50:49 46
8 Osasuna 33 10 14 9 40:46 44
9 Mallorca 33 12 8 13 31:38 44
10 Real Sociedad 33 12 6 15 32:37 42
11 Rayo Vallecano 33 10 11 12 35:42 41
12 Getafe 33 10 9 14 31:30 39
13 Espanyol 32 10 9 13 35:41 39
14 Valencia 33 9 12 12 37:49 39
15 Sevilla 33 9 10 14 35:44 37
16 Girona 33 9 8 16 40:52 35
17 Alavés 33 8 10 15 35:46 34
18 Las Palmas 33 8 8 17 38:53 32
19 Leganés 33 6 12 15 30:49 30
20 Real Valladolid 33 4 4 25 24:81 16

The updated Europa League standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.

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