SlipsTips shares a selection ahead of Rangers’ clash with Club Brugge in Champions League qualifying on Tuesday night.
Rangers vs Club Brugge (Tuesday, 20:00)
Both bidding to take a step closer to securing a place in the league stage of the lucrative Champions League, Rangers and Club Brugge will contest the first leg of their play-off tie at Ibrox on Tuesday night.
New Gers boss Russell Martin has successfully steered his side through the previous two rounds, seeing off both Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen.
As for Club Brugge, they have set up this two-legged shootout with Rangers after getting past RB Salzburg courtesy of a 4-2 aggregate victory.
The bookies’ odds suggest that the Belgian outfit will draw first blood on Tuesday night, with an away win trading at a general 13/10.
While that price is a tempting one, the Draw No Bet angle at 17/20 with Ladbrokes provides us with a great opportunity to keep the visitors onside with a touch of insurance.
Not only did Club Brugge qualify for last season's Champions League, they managed to emerge from the new-look league phase, most notably defeating Aston Villa.
Thereafter, Nicky Hayen’s side caused a real shock by defeating Atalanta by an aggregate scoreline of 5-2 to stamp their ticket to the round of 16.
That doesn’t bode well for a Rangers side that have underwhelmed for the most part across the first month or so under Russell Martin’s management.
There was more than a slice of good fortune about Rangers' aforementioned win over Panathinaikos and they then made heavy weather of their second leg with Vikrotia Plzen, despite being 3-0 up going into last week’s return match in the Czech Republic.
Rangers' start to the domestic season also offers cause for concern, playing out a pair of 1-1 draws with Motherwell and Dundee across the opening two weekends of the Scottish Premiership season.
On top of that, the Glasgow heavyweights also put in a shoddy display when limping past Scottish League One side Alloa in the Scottish league Cup at Ibrox on Saturday.
With all that in mind, backing Club Brugge on the Draw No Bet holds plenty of appeal here, especially given the fact that the visitors’ have emerged victorious from six of their opening seven matches of the season.
Recommended Bet
- Club Brugge Draw No Bet – 17/20 (Ladbrokes)
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