RANGERS begin their Champions League quest tonight and it's hard to know what to expect when they take on Belgian shock troops Union Saint-Gilloise.
Union topped the table against the odds last term but missed out on the title as they finished behind Club Brugge in the play-offs.
They have since lost some star men but it's a similar story for Rangers so tonight's first leg in Lueven is a tough one to call.
McBookie make the Ibrox side 6/4 narrow favourites for a win, with Union at 17/10 and the draw paying 12/5.
But I'm steering clear of that market as I haven't seen enough of the Belgian side.
I did see Simon Adingra score a stunning goal for Union in their league opener and the on-loan Brighton kid could get some joy against a defence that looked ropey in Livingston on Saturday.
The Ivory Coast international is 10/3 with Paddy Power for anytime scorer and that looks a bit overpriced.
There are some cracking games elsewhere and PSV Eindhoven head to Monaco off the back of a thrilling 5-3 win over Ajax at the weekend.
That suggests some thrills tonight but BTTS is just 7/10 at William Hill while over 2.5 goals pays 4/5 with the same firm. It might be best combining them in a bet builder.
Sheriff Tiraspol were the story of last season's Champions League as they gave Real Madrid, Inter and Shakhtar a fright in the group stage.
They have a good recent pedigree in Europe so I'm surprised to see them as big as 2/1 (BetVictor) for a win at home to Czech side Viktoria Pilzen tonight.
Super singles
- Adingra to score (10/3, Paddy Power)
- Sheriff to win (2/1, BetVictor)
McBookie bet builder
- Combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals in Monaco pays just under evens.
I'm a sports journalist, football tipster and author from Dundee, who is now working in Glasgow. I've covered games at every level, from Junior football to internationals, and still love football even though it has clearly sold its soul. I've been in football tipping since 2018 with the MFT site.
