The first of two encounters in the Europa League 8th Finals, as the hometeam Rangers will try to edge Bayer Leverkusen in their own ballpark.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premiership match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Ross County, so at least Rangers are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Bayer Leverkusen have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Rangers form and stats
Rangers was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Europa League.On the other hand, in the Europa League, Rangers has performed like this (both home and away): 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss.
Rangers enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Ross County's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ryan Kent scoring. Preceding that match was a Premiership defeat to Hamilton Academical (0-1).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Rangers as they have a new game in only three days, a Premiership match thankfully also at home. Celtic are visiting.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer Leverkusen was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season.7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Bayer Leverkusen playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.
Impressive finishing from Karim Bellarabi, Kai Havertz and Paulinho (2) secured the home win 4-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt in their previous game. Before that, Bayer Leverkusen secured a home win against Union Berlin with the score 3-1.
As mentioned above, Bayer Leverkusen was the only team on the pitch versus Eintracht Frankfurt in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Bundesliga trip to Werder Bremen.
The travelling fans enjoy Bayer Leverkusen's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. Bayer Leverkusen have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Defoe 13 goals | A. Morelos Aviléz 12 goals |   K. Volland 9 goals |
Rangers missing players
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
| Rangers | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Scored | S | 22 | 51 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 8.2 | 10.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 7 | ||
| 347 | 194 | Total Shots | T S | 144 | 374 | ||
| 144 | 78 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 147 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Borussia M'gladbach | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Köln | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -23 | 22 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 16 |