Rangers vs Lyon Prediction: Back the visitors on a huge night in Glasgow

It’s matchday two of the UEFA Europa League as Rangers enjoy home advantage over French Ligue 1 side Lyon. TNT Sports 3 will have the broadcast, live from 20:00.

Betfred’s Frank Monhouse previews the game and offers up his Rangers vs Lyon Predictions on what should be an exciting night is Glasgow...

Europa League football returns to Ibrox on Thursday evening as Scottish Premiership side Rangers hosts seven-time French Ligue 1 champions Olympique Lyonnais. The stadium will be packed to capacity, with millions more watching the play live on TNT Sports.

Philippe Clement’s Gers bagged a surprise win over Malmo in their opener and aim for another shock result. They seem to reserve their best performances for this competition, but will they add another crucial three points?

Lyon have met Rangers four times in the past, with the head-to-head stats showing the French side have two wins, one draw, and a win for Rangers.

Lyon are unbeaten against Thursday’s opponents in three, scoring a 3-0 Champions League win here in 2007 and a 2-0 victory in this tournament three years ago. Will Pierre Sage’s team continue that purple patch with another positive result? Lyon are sure to be popular in pre-match predictions.

Rangers vs Lyon Odds

The Rangers vs Lyon betting odds available on the Betfred website and mobile app make for interesting reading and tell fans to expect a competitive 90 minutes. Traders struggle to separate the teams, and that will catch the attention of bettors looking for the value.

Rangers have given us some memorable Europa League nights at this venue in recent years and trade at an eye-catching 6/4 to make it two wins from two Europa League starts.

Lyon are one of the early favourites to progress from the revamped Europa League and book a place in the knockout stages. They beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-0 in France in their opening game and would strengthen their position with another victory.

Supporters of the away win will find Lyon available at 13/8 for victory in Glasgow, while the draw is difficult to ignore at the 12/5 currently available.

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Both teams to score

Rangers really impressed when scoring a first win over Malmo last week, battling to a 2-0  victory. It was a comfortable performance, but the winning side missed a few great opportunities to extend their lead and could’ve had the game wrapped up by half-time.

They’ll set up to put the visitors under pressure from the first whistle and are capable of scoring to make things interesting. There are goals in the home team, and the big nights bring out the best in the Gers attack.

Lyon are certainly no slouches in attack either and arrive in Glasgow following a battling 2-1 away win over Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

They fell behind in that game, conceding inside 14 minutes, but fought back to equalise midway through the first half before grabbing a dramatic winner near the end. They’ve scored six goals in their last three games and we trust them to find the net again.