Rangers v Bursaspor Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, and Betting Odds
Rangers need a win to keep their chances of moving into the knockout stage in decent shape as they host Bursaspor in UEFA Champions League. The match will take place at the Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. Kickoff is scheduled for 19:45 BST and 14:45 EST.
Rangers v Bursaspor TV Listings
It will be televised on DirecTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Setanta (Ireland), Sky Calcio (Italy), Sky Sport (Germany), and on Sky Sports 4 (UK).
Rangers v Bursaspor Preview
Rangers manager Walter Smith
“If you look at our away form, we drew in Romania against Unirea when we could easily have won while Steve Davis hit the post in Stuttgart with the match at 1-1 and we lost 1-0 in Seville and were always in that game.”
“So our performances away were good and might have yielded more points but at home we didn’t match that.”
“Sometimes it is difficult to find the balance to your game between the defensive aspect, which do well away from home, and the attacking aspect.”
“Last season we lost the first goal in two of the matches and that meant that the onus was on us to go forward and we gave up a number of opportunities to the opposition.”
“So hopefully this year we can get the right balance and make sure that we don’t lose the first goal and if we can score the first goal then it will be a huge advantage for us.”
“I think the fixtures have fallen well for us in the sense that we now have two home games which are so important for us and will undoubtedly shape the campaign for us.”
“We know that having taken a point from Old Trafford we have to build on that. If we beat Bursaspor we will have a four-point advantage on them which would be very important.”
“I hope to set the players up in a manner that will help us win the game. That’s the most important thing.”
“How that is doesn’t really matter – what matters is that we are in a position where we have our best chance of winning because that’s what we always set out to try and do.”
“The biggest thing is to try to find the proper balance. Last year in the Champions League, we didn’t manage to do that.”
“In two of the games we lost at home, we lost the first goal and I always think that’s one of the most important factors.”
“If we can manage to get the first goal, that certainly helps you. I wouldn’t say it makes it easier but it means you don’t have to chase the game.
“What we’ve found in the Champions League is that being 1-0 makes things a lot more difficult and it has been a big problem for us.”
“We’re not quite sure yet about Steven. He’ll obviously be doubtful as the hamstring injury he has is only slight but we’ll see how he is.”
“We’ll train this afternoon and we’re hopeful we’ll have him but we’ll not really know until nearer the game.”
| TEAM STAT COMPARISON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers | Bursaspor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matches Played | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Table Position | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goal Difference | 0 | -4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals for * | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals against * | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last 5 | D | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last 5 home | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last 5 away | D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Goals per match – home matches for home club and away matches for away club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rangers v Bursaspor Prediction
Rangers win 3-2
Rangers v Bursaspor Betting Odds
Rangers win – 10/11
Draw – 12/5
Bursaspor win – 3/1
