Rangers v Steaua Bucharest

Rangers face Romanian champions FCSB (Steaua Bucharest) in the Europa League at Ibrox on Thursday night. Philippe Clement’s side kicked off their campaign with a 2-0 win at Malmo before suffering a 4-1 defeat at home to Lyon. As for FCSB, they have maximum points after beating both Rigas and PAOK.

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Both teams have scored in five of Rangers’ last seven Europa League matches and a repeat on Thursday night stands out at 1.8. The Gers’ defensive frailties were exposed by Lyon on matchday two and they could struggle to keep FCSB at bay.

The Bucharest-based club have scored in each of their last nine matches. It’s also worth noting that BTTS would have paid out in four of the visitors’ previous seven contests.

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👕 Rangers v Steaua Bucharest Predicted XI

🔍 Rangers v Steaua Bucharest Players to Watch

🔵 Jefte

Jefte has been a regular offender since joining Rangers, making him an appealing option to commit at least one foul. The Light Blues left-back has sinned in five of his six Scottish Premiership appearances, collecting three yellow cards in the process.

The Brazilian was also sent off during the second leg of Rangers’ Champions League qualifier with Dynamo Kiev. As for the Europa League, Jefte committed a foul in his previous appearance against Lyon.

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🔵 Leon Balogun

Look to Leon Balogun to commit a minimum of one foul at 1.62. The 36-year-old replaced the injured Robin Propper on Sunday and committed a foul despite featuring for just 27 minutes.

Balogun also gave away a free-kick during a 45 minute appearance against Ross County back in August. In fact, that was the last time Balogun started a game for Rangers, so he could be a little rusty for the visit of FCSB.

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📂 Rangers v Steaua Bucharest Cheat Sheet

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💻 Rangers v Steaua Bucharest Form and Tactics

Rangers were soundly beaten by Lyon on matchday two in the Europa League. The French outfit generated an xG output of 2.25, registered eight on-target efforts and hit the woodwork with another attempt. 

The Ibrox side committed 13 fouls against Lyon, while the Ligue 1 side were guilty of just two offences. It’s worth noting that Rangers also committed 13 fouls in their matchday one victory over Malmo. 

The hosts, perhaps surprisingly, have also only managed to earn just three corner kicks in each of their opening two Europa League assignments of the season. FCSB head to Glasgow in a rich vein of form. Elias Charalambous' side have avoided defeat in each of their last nine competitive matches across all competitions, triumphing in each of the last five.

The Romanian champions put in a clinical display to defeat Dinamo Bucuresti on Sunday, scoring with two of their overall seven shots. While FCSB have banked maximum points from their opening two Europa League contests, there was more than a hint of smash and grab about their victory over PAOK on matchday two. 

The Greek outfit enjoyed 65% possession, won the shot count 28-6 and racked up 13 corners. The Red and Blues registered just two shots on target and received a red card early in the second half but somehow held out to take top honours.

FCSB have collected the most yellow cards in each of their opening two Europa League matches.

🏁 Rangers v Steaua Bucharest Ref Watch

• Referee: Marco Di Bello
• Has averaged 2.67 yellow cards per-game in Serie A this season.
• Has given an average of 24.67 free-kicks per-game in Serie A this season.
• Has not awarded any penalty kicks across his three Serie A outings this season so far.

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