Bayer Leverkusen vs Rangers Europa League Match Preview or Key Statistics
🛡️This will be the fourth competitive meeting between Leverkusen and Rangers with each of the previous three all coming in the UEFA Cup/Europa League (one win each and one draw). Rangers’ only victory against Bayer Leverkusen came away from home, beating the Germans 2-1 in the last 32 of the 1998-99 UEFA Cup.
🛡️Rangers have won just one of their last 19 away matches against German opposition in major European competition (D8 L10), a 2-1 victory at Leverkusen in October 1998, failing to score in 14 of those games.
🛡️Bayer Leverkusen have scored in their last 5 home matches.
🛡️Bayer Leverkusen have scored 3 goals in their last three matches while Rangers have scored 7 goals.
🛡️Bayer Leverkusen haven't drawn in their last four matches while Rangers haven't drawn in their last ten matches.
🛡️Bayer Leverkusen will be aiming to reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup/Europa League for the first time since 2007-08. The German side have lost just two of their 18 two legged knockout ties in major European competition having won the first leg, with their last such elimination coming against Atlético de Madrid in the last 16 of the 2014-15 Champions League campaign.
🛡️Rangers will need to overturn a 3-1 first leg defeat to reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup/Europa League for the first time since 2007-08 (losing finalists that year); Indeed, the Scottish side have progressed from each of their last two two legged knockout ties in major European competition when they’ve lost the first leg (against MarÃtimo in 2004-05 and Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2006-07).
🛡️Alfredo Morelos has been involved in seven of Rangers’ 13 Europa League goals this campaign (6 goals, 1 assist).
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