Glasgow Rangers vs PSV Eindhoven for UEFA Champions League on August 22 at Ibrox Stadium: all the details of the preview

PSV head to face Rangers on Tuesday for an UEFA Champions League play-offs clash at Ibrox Stadium.

Rangers won their opening Champions League qualifying tie, beating Servette 3-2 on aggregate in the 3rd qualifying round. After earning a 2-1 victory in the first leg at home, they played out a 1-1 draw in the return match. James Tavernier was on the scoresheet in the second-leg draw. They are unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions (W3 D1 L0).

PSV won their opening Champions League qualifying tie, beating Sturm Graz 7-2 on aggregate in the 3rd qualifying round. After earning a 4-1 victory in the first leg at home, they ran out 3-1 victors in the return match. Joey Veerman, Luuk de Jong, and Ricardo Pepi were on the scoresheet in the second-leg win. They are undefeated in their last 22 games in all competitions (W18 D4 L0).

When the two sides last met in action, Rangers emerged victorious 1-0 in a Champions League play-offs match at Philips Stadion last season. Antonio-Mirko Colak scored the lone goal for Gers in the 60th minute.

Tavernier has the scoring lead for Rangers in European qualifying this season with two goals. With three goals, de Jong is the leading scorer in European qualifying for PSV.

The visitors have scored in each of their last 22 games across all competitions. They have netted in every match since a Europa League meeting with Sevilla in February.

Hosts Rangers won their only Champions League qualifying contest to date on home soil. Gers are in the midst of a six-match home unbeaten streak (W5 D1 L0) in all competitions.

PSV’s victory over Sturm Graz was their only qualifying contest on the road. The Dutch side are on a 12-match away unbeaten streak (W9 D3 L0).

In their last six matches in all competitions, Rangers have won four, drawn one and lost one. They scored 12 and conceded four over that period, scoring first in three of the six contests. They had four first-half goals, while their opponents netted two times in the first 45 minutes. PSV have won each of their last six. They scored 15 and conceded four in that period, netting first in four of the six. They had six goals in the first half, while their opponents netted three times before the break.

Highlights

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD (All competitions):

Matches won: 1

Draws: 2

Lost: 1