Braga v Rangers Betting Tips: Gerrard’s side to get the job done in Portugal?

Form

After the defeat in the first leg last Thursday, Braga hitstraight back in the league to get back on track.

They beat Setubal 3-1 at home in a dominant performance with67% possession, 24 shots, seven of which were on target.

Rangers league form has stuttered of late, and their blipcontinued Sunday away at St Johnstone.

They played out a 2-2 draw, coming from behind to lead with10 minutes remaining before conceding to an in-form Stevie May. Florian Kambericame off the bench to score the Gers opener, before Joe Aribo bagged thesecond.

Likely XIs

The Portuguese side lost Wallace to injury during lastweek’s game at Ibrox, so he joins Vitor Tormena and Eduardo on the sidelines.

Nuno Sequiera resumed full training this week, and shouldslot straight back in at left-back. Ricardo Esgaio, Joao Palhinha and RaulSilva all missed out in their league fixture at the weekend through suspensionbut are eligible to play here.

Rangers missed Ryan Jack’s presence in the middle of thepark in the first leg, but he’s fit to return for the second leg. With AlfredoMorelos suspended, it’s likely that Gerrard will turn to Kamberi to lead theline.

The Glaswegians will also be without Jermain Defoe, Filip Helander and Glenn Middleton through injury.

Key Battles

With Braga sitting joint top of the goalscoring charts inthis season’s Europa League, bagging 17 goals, it’ll be down to the Rangersback-line to silence their free-scoring forwards.

Connor Goldson and Nikola Katic have formed a strongpartnership under Gerrard’s stewardship this campaign, but they’ll need to beon top form to stop Paulinho from getting on the scoresheet.

As for Rangers, they’ll be looking to Aribo and Ianis Hagi on the wings to provide with assists and goals. Hagi is the in-form man, but could struggle against the back three of Braga, especially when the wingbacks drop to form a five-man defence.

If Aribo and Hagi get crowded out, it could create pocketsof space for Steven Davis to do what he does best. The midfield threefavourited by Gerrard could cause Braga issues if they give the wingers toomuch attention.

Goalscorer Odds

Braga have relied on the goals of Paulinho to see them through this season, with the Portuguese striker already grabbing four in the Europa League. He’s a 16/5 favourite to break the deadlock, with 11/10 on him scoring anytime.

Abel Ruiz got Braga’s second at Ibrox, and if you fancy him to score again, he’s a 9/5 shot to find the net anytime.

Kamberi grabbed a league goal at the weekend, and with Morelos’ absence, he’s likely to be the Gers main source of goals. He’s 13/2 to score first, or there’s 12/5 about him scoring anytime.

Hagi started and completed that sensational first leg comeback last week, bagging a double. He’s a 16/5 anytime scorer, or you can get 28/1 on him repeating his brace.

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