Rangers v Royal Antwerp: Is it on TV, kick-off time, online stream details, who to watch, form guide, Europa League odds

Rangers can return to the last-16 of the Europa League for the second consecutive year on Thursday night if they can successfully defend their 4-3 aggregate advantage over Royal Antwerp at Ibrox.

Rangers' Borna Barisic scores a penalty kick during the UEFA Europa League game last week (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s never dull when Rangers are in Belgium after Kemar Roofe’s halfway-line wonder goal stunned Standard Liege and then last week’s manic first leg which leaves Steven Gerrard’s side with a goal advantage and four away goals to fall back on if required when Franky Vercauteren’s side come to Glasgow.

Here’s all you need to know ahead of Thursday’s game.

Match details

Who: Rangers v Royal Antwerp

What: UEFA Europa League – knock-out stage – round of 32, second leg

Where: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

When: 5.55pm, Thursday February 25, 2021

Alfredo Morelos and Antwerp's Maxime Le Marchand fight for the ball (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images)

How to watch

BT Sports have the European football right in the UK which means it’s BT Sport 3 (Sky channel 413) for Rangers fans. The programme coverage begins at 5.30pm and will also be available to stream via the BT Sport app.

Viewers with an EE mobile phone could be able to tune in free with an offer from the company, by texting SPORT to 150.

Opposition Form

Antwerp's Frank Boya and Rangers' Scott Arfield fight for the ball during a soccer game between Belgian club Royal Antwerp FC and Scottish Rangers F.C., Thursday 18 February 2021 in Antwerp, the first leg of the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Europa League competition. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Franky Vercauteren revitalised The Great Old’s form when he took over in the festive period and saw Antwerp ascend to second in the Jupiler League but in the last month things haven’t been great. Defeat to Rangers was the third match in a four-game spell without a win for his side after defeats to Club Brugge and draws with Sint-Truiden and Standard Liege.

Steven Gerrard’s prediction comes true as Rangers face tricky Europa league test against Royal Antwerp

Who to Watch

Lamakel Ze has scored five goals since the turn of the year and returns on Thursday after missing the first leg through suspension. Ze took on the goalscoring mantle of midfielder Lior Refaelov who hit seven in the first half of the season and returned to the scoresheet last week against Steven Gerrard’s side. Veteran Dieumerci Mbokani has hit eight goals but the striker has been sidelined with a calf injury and is a doubt.

Previous Meetings

Rangers had never met Royal Antwerp until last week and what a meeting it turned out to be! Read our player ratings here or Stephen Halliday’s Europa League verdict and reaction here.

Read what the Belgian press said about the first leg.

Odds

Rangers 9/20 (betway) Draw 15/4 (Bet365) Royal Antwerp 6/1 (Various)

First goal scorer: Alfredo Morelos 7/2 (bet365), Joe Aribo 15/2 (Unibet), Borna Barisic 9/1 (Boylesport), Lamkel Ze 9/1 (Various), Dieumerci Mbokani 10/1 (bet365), Connor Goldson 14/1 (Various)

Half-time and Full-time: Rangers-Rangers 5/4 (William Hill), Rangers-Draw 18/1 (McBookie, William Hill), Antwerp-Draw 18/1 (McBookie, Skybet, William Hill), Draw-Rangers 17/5 (McBookie)

To be shown a card: Nana Ampomah 6/4 (Bet365), Alfredo Morelos 6/4 (bet365), Ivan Pavlic 9/4 (bet365), Leon Balogun 11/4 (bet365), Allan McGregor 12/1 (Bet365)

To score a hat-trick: Alfredo Morelos 25/1 (Skybet, William Hill)

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