Rangers v Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips: Can Gers make home advantage count?
Published:
Rangers will needtheir home fans to be the twelfth man as they go in search of a vital first-legadvantage in this last 16 tie tonight.
And with the coronavirusoutbreak causing the second leg to be played behind closed doors – a decisionthat Leverkusen boss Peter Bosz said ‘devalues’ the competition – sets this oneup to be a pulsating affair at Ibrox.
Match Odds
A home win would really giveRangers a boost after an indifferent spell in the league.
Steve Gerrard’s men are 23/10 to bag the win and are 9/2 to win with Both Teams to Score.
They’re 11/4 to qualify from the tie but Leverkusen are 11/10 on to net the victory tonight and a short 1/4 to advance to the quarter finals. The draw is at 5/2.
Talking Tactics
Gerrard will be sweating onthe fitness of skipper James Tavernier and midfielder Ryan Jack who are bothstruggling with knee problems.
But Alfredo Morelos’ returnfrom a one-match European ban is perfect timing with Jermain Defoe still out.
Ianis Hagi and Ryan Kent have excelled in this competition so far and will be a real threat to the German side.
Bayer are without crockedstriker Kevin Volland and Sven Bender so will rely heavily on Kerim Demirbayand star man Kai Havertz to run the show.
Goalscorer odds
Leverkusen will have to be on Morelos Watch, with the Colombian already notching 14 goals this campaign. He’s 8/5 to score anytime tonight with team-mate Florian Kamberi at 9/4 to hit the onion bag.
Hagi is a 3/1 to get on the scoresheet, with Kent at 9/1 to open the scoring.
Havertz is 15/8 to score for Leverkusen with fellow attackers Leon Bailey at 11/5 and Moussa Diaby at 13/5.
Demirbay has said he’s looking forward to playing in front of the famous, raucous Ibrox crowd but is 3/1 to silence them with a goal.
Match Info
Where: Ibrox, Glasgow
When: 8:00pm, Thursday 12th March 2020
How to watch: BT Sport 3
All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing.
