Giovanni van Bronckhorst wird am Donnerstagabend sein erstes Spiel als Rangers-Manager übernehmen, da seine neue Mannschaft Sparta Prague zu ihrer entscheidenden Begegnung mit der Europa League in Ibrox willkommen heißt.
Die beiden Mannschaften, die in Gruppe A mit vier Punkten auf dem Niveau von vier Punkten liegen, treten nach enttäuschenden Niederlagen im Inland am Wochenende in diesen Wettbewerb, und ein weiterer Verlust für beide Teams in Glasgow könnte ihre Hoffnungen beenden, in die KO-Runden zu kommen.
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 61.47%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 17.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.48%) and 2-1 (9.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.02%), while for a Sparta Prague win it was 0-1 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.