Rangers FC
Football Champions League Ibrox Stadium Tue 22 Jul 14:45
Panathinaikos FC
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Champions League qualifying Betting Preview: Rangers vs Panathinaikos

Rangers host Panathinaikos in the first leg of this UEFA Champions League qualifying tie at Ibrox Stadium, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 22 July. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats and team news.

We’re Expecting Gers to Win

There’s every chance that Rangers can beat Panathinaikos and we’ll happily back the home team on the Full-Time Result market. Grab the odds of -116 with confidence that a victory can be landed.

PAO Beaten in Previous Clash

Rangers played out a 2-2 Premiership draw in their last game. This was away from home at Easter Road against Hibernian. The Gers enjoyed 65% possession and managed ten shots on target, with Cyriel Dessers and Nicolas Raskin scoring one goal apiece.

Panathinaikos were beaten in their previous game, suffering a 1-0 Super League home loss to Olympiacos at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. Rui Vitoria's team were 52% in the possession stakes and had five shots on goal.

Scottish Premiership G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 Rangers logo Rangers 29 15 12 2 51 25 26 51:25 57
Super League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
5 Panathinaikos logo Panathinaikos 22 11 6 5 34 23 11 34:23 39
Rangers – Last 10 League & Champions League qualifying Games

4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, averaging 2.2 goals from 6.5 shots on goal and 13.6 attempts. Rangers have had 58.8% possession and 6.2 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.7 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 8.2 attempts, while being awarded 4.1 corners.

Cyriel Dessers leads the way with 8 goals, while Nicolas Raskin and Hamza Igamane have scored 4 and 3 respectively. Nicolas Raskin is the top assists maker with 6.

Panathinaikos – Last 10 League & Champions League qualifying Games

PAO have 5 victories, 4 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 5.2 shots on goal, 8.9 attempts and 1.7 goals. The Shamrock average 51.7% possession, 3.7 corners taken and 5.0 corners against them, while 1.5 goals have been conceded from 8.1 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal.

Azzedine Ounahi has recorded 4 goals, Karol Swiderski 3, with Nemanja Maksimovic and Filip Djuricic both managing 2. Look no further than Azzedine Ounahi for the top assist maker (3) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Rangers confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Jack Butland (GK), James Tavernier, Nasser Djiga, John Souttar, Max Aarons, Mohamed Diomande, Joe Rothwell, Nicolas Raskin, Kieran Dowell, Danilo, Findlay Curtis.

Panathinaikos confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK), Georgios Vagiannidis, Erik Palmer-Brown, Ahmed Touba, Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Pedro Chirivella, Nemanja Maksimovic, Facundo Pellistri, Anastasios Bakasetas, Filip Djuricic, Fotis Ioannidis.

Rangers vs Panathinaikos Prediction & Betting Tips

Explore our best Rangers vs Panathinaikos picks, including our main match prediction, top corners bet, correct score forecast and a value-focused bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

Rangers look a great bet for this Champions League qualifying game as we’re expecting them to win. You can get odds of -116 that the home team claim a victory and this looks like a value wager based on the latest stats and team news.

The Champions League qualifying injury and suspension data can be utilised to provide expert football betting tips. You can also identify that a stats-led approach is adopted by considering the most important stats.

Key Rangers vs Panathinaikos Champions League qualifying & league stats:

  • Rangers have won 14 of their last 20 games at home.
  • Rangers have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Rangers have won 2 consecutive games at home.
  • Panathinaikos have lost 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
Rangers to Win Probability

The betting apps are estimating that there is a 53.8% likelihood of this pick landing a return. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Rangers Rangers logo 2 - 1 Panathinaikos logo Panathinaikos

You can secure odds of +650 that Rangers are able to land a 2-1 victory. Correct score betting can provide plenty of fun and it’s a way of landing bigger odds.

Corners Prediction

Rangers Over 4.5 Corners -149 BetMGM logo

The 4.5 corners line has been covered by Rangers in ten straight home games, while the past three Panathinaikos matches have seen over 4.5 corners conceded. We’re going to take the Overs for Rangers Team Corners, with this line standing out and you can get odds of -149.

Champions League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Rangers Logo Rangers
Total
10.30 6.20 4.10
Home
11.60 8.70 2.90
Away
11.10 5.40 5.70
Panathinaikos Logo Panathinaikos
Total
8.70 3.70 5.00
Home
11.00 6.90 4.10
Away
8.50 4.70 3.80
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Rangers -116
Total Goals Over 2.5 -128
Team Corners Rangers Over 4.5 -149

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Rangers vs Panathinaikos Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Make Rangers Most Likely Winners

With an approximate 64% chance of succeeding, the bookies are being cautious with their -179 betting odds for Rangers triumphing in this Champions League qualifying encounter. The market suggests that Panathinaikos are least likely to win at +460.

Over 2.5 Goals is trading at a shorter price than Under 2.5 Goals right now. Punters expecting both teams to find the net can get -143 when it comes to BTTS Yes.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League qualifying and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Rangers logo Rangers Stats
Panathinaikos logo Panathinaikos Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Rangers vs Panathinaikos Lineups & Team News

Stay ahead of the game by checking the Rangers vs Panathinaikos team news before betting. Stay informed with confirmed Champions League qualifying lineups and the most recent injury news.

Rangers Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Panathinaikos Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rangers Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Jack Butland
2 James Tavernier 24 Nasser Djiga 5 John Souttar 3 Max Aarons
10 Mohamed Diomande 6 Joe Rothwell 43 Nicolas Raskin
20 Kieran Dowell 99 Danilo 52 Findlay Curtis
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski
2 Georgios Vagiannidis 14 Erik Palmer-Brown 5 Ahmed Touba 77 G. Kyriakopoulos
4 Pedro Chirivella 20 Nemanja Maksimovic
28 Facundo Pellistri 11 Anastasios Bakasetas 31 Filip Djuricic
7 Fotis Ioannidis

Panathinaikos Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rangers Substitutes

  • 7Oscar Cortes
  • 8Connor Barron
  • 9Cyriel Dessers
  • 14Nedim Bajrami
  • 16Lyall Cameron
  • 22Jefte
  • 23Djeidi Gassama
  • 29Hamza Igamane
  • 31Liam Kelly
  • 37Emmanuel Fernandez
  • 49Bailey Rice
  • 50Josh Gentles

Panathinaikos Substitutes

  • 6Manolis Siopis
  • 10Tete
  • 15Sverrir Ingi Ingason
  • 16Adam Gnezda Cerin
  • 17Daniel Mancini
  • 19Karol Swiderski
  • 21Tin Jedvaj
  • 27Giannis Kotsiras
  • 29Alexander Jeremejeff
  • 30Adriano Bregu
  • 40Alban Lafont
  • 70Kostas Kotsaris

Previous Rangers Lineups

17 May Scottish Premiership
Hibernian 2-2 Rangers
14 May Scottish Premiership
Rangers 3-1 Dundee United
11 May Scottish Premiership
Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen
04 May Scottish Premiership
Rangers 1-1 Celtic
26 Apr Scottish Premiership
St Mirren 2-2 Rangers
17 Apr Europa League
Athletic Club 2-0 Rangers

Previous Panathinaikos Lineups

11 May Super League
Panathinaikos 0-1 Olympiacos
04 May Super League
AEK 1-2 Panathinaikos
27 Apr Super League
PAOK 2-1 Panathinaikos
13 Apr Super League
Panathinaikos 3-1 PAOK
06 Apr Super League
Panathinaikos 3-1 AEK
30 Mar Super League
Olympiacos 4-2 Panathinaikos
Team Squads

Rangers Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Russell Martin

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Aiden McCallion - - - - - - - - - -
Nicolas Raskin - - - - - - - - - -
Lyall Cameron - - - - - - - - - -
Mason Munn - - - - - - - - - -
Max Aarons - - - - - - - - - -

Panathinaikos Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Rui Vitoria

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Adam Gnezda Cerin - - - - - - - - - -
Miguel Tavares - - - - - - - - - -
Giannis Bokos - - - - - - - - - -
Giannis Kotsiras - - - - - - - - - -
Giorgos Kyriakopoulos - - - - - - - - - -
Scotland FlagScottish Premiership Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Hearts 29 19 6 4 52:24 63
2 Rangers 29 15 12 2 51:25 57
3 Celtic 28 17 4 7 51:30 55
4 Motherwell 28 14 11 3 47:18 53
5 Hibernian 29 12 10 7 48:35 46
6 Falkirk 29 12 6 11 37:37 42
7 Dundee United 29 7 12 10 36:46 33
8 Aberdeen 28 8 5 15 28:39 29
9 Dundee FC 28 7 7 14 27:45 28
10 St Mirren 29 5 9 15 23:45 24
11 Kilmarnock 29 4 9 16 32:60 21
12 Livingston 29 1 11 17 31:59 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Hearts 15 11 4 0 28:9 37
2 Motherwell 15 10 4 1 27:6 34
3 Rangers 15 9 5 1 28:13 32
4 Celtic 14 10 1 3 30:11 31
5 Hibernian 14 7 5 2 27:14 26
6 Falkirk 15 6 5 4 25:18 23
7 Dundee FC 13 5 3 5 19:21 18
8 Dundee United 15 4 6 5 16:20 18
9 St Mirren 14 4 5 5 8:15 17
10 Aberdeen 13 4 4 5 21:18 16
11 Kilmarnock 14 3 3 8 17:25 12
12 Livingston 15 1 6 8 19:28 9
Greece FlagSuper League Table
Super League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Olympiacos 23 16 5 2 42:11 53
2 AEK 23 16 5 2 43:15 53
3 PAOK 22 15 5 2 44:14 50
4 Levadiakos 23 11 6 6 49:30 39
5 Panathinaikos 22 11 6 5 34:23 39
6 OFI Crete 22 9 1 12 30:37 28
7 Aris 23 6 10 7 20:25 28
8 Atromitos 23 7 6 10 24:27 27
9 Volos 23 8 3 12 23:34 27
10 Kifisia 22 5 9 8 28:33 24
11 Panetolikos 23 6 3 14 22:37 21
12 Larissa 23 4 9 10 21:37 21
13 Asteras Tripolis 23 3 7 13 20:37 16
14 Panserraikos 23 3 3 17 15:55 12
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PAOK 12 10 2 0 24:3 32
2 Olympiacos 11 9 1 1 24:5 28
3 AEK 11 9 1 1 21:5 28
4 Panathinaikos 11 7 3 1 21:9 24
5 Levadiakos 11 7 2 2 30:11 23
6 OFI Crete 12 6 0 6 20:14 18
7 Volos 11 4 3 4 11:15 15
8 Aris 11 2 8 1 10:9 14
9 Kifisia 11 3 4 4 14:14 13
10 Asteras Tripolis 11 2 5 4 15:16 11
11 Larissa 12 2 5 5 11:20 11
12 Atromitos 12 2 4 6 11:15 10
13 Panserraikos 12 3 1 8 8:24 10
14 Panetolikos 11 3 0 8 13:22 9