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2022 finalists welcome French giants to Ibrox
Rangers and Lyon are both aiming to make it two wins out of two in the new Europa League campaign following their respective victories last week.
The Scottish side earned a 2-0 away win at Malmo, while Lyon defeated Olympiacos.
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Rangers Recent Form
Since the damaging 3-0 loss against Celtic, Rangers have won four matches in a row in all competitions.
They have defeated Dundee United and Hibernian in the League, Dundee in the League Cup and Malmo a week ago in the Europa League.
New signing Nedim Bajrami and Ross McCausland scored the goals in Sweden.
Rangers Injury News
Rangers have a few injury issues to contend with as Danilo, Rabbi Matondo, Ridvan Yilmaz and Oscar Cortes are out.
Mohamed Diomande missed the win against Hibs, but should be okay to feature here, while Bajrami and Cyriel Dessers are likely to come back into the starting XI.
Last Rangers Lineup
Here’s how Rangers lined up against Hibernian.
Lyon Recent Form
Lyon have had a poor start to the new campaign in France as they are currently down in 11th, with two wins, three losses and a draw from their opening six games.
They have won two games in a row, though, versus Olympiacos in the Europa League and Toulouse in Ligue 1.
Lyon Injury News
Moussa Niakhate returned to the Lyon squad after a period out but was an unused substitute against Toulouse.
There are no fresh injury concerns from the weekend.
Last Lyon Lineup
Here’s how Lyon lined up against Toulouse.
Rangers – Player To Watch
Dessers was rested for the weekend win over Hibs so should be fresh and raring to go here. He has seven goals in 11 appearances so far this campaign.
Lyon – Player To Watch
Rayan Cherki has taken a while to get his season going after participating in the Olympics, but scored the opening goal against Olympiacos last week and looks poised for a run of starts.
Rangers vs Lyon – Prediction
In recent years, Rangers have saved their best performances for the Europa League and this could prove to be another good night at Ibrox. However, Lyon are certainly a step up in quality from Malmo so this one could be a draw.
Scoreline prediction – Rangers 2-2 Lyon
Rangers vs Lyon – Betting Tips
Both Teams to Score
– Rangers haven’t defeated a French side at home in more than half a century
– Lyon have scored six goals in their last three games
Cyriel Dessers to Score
Dessers has scored seven goals in 11 appearances this term
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