We have an Athletic Club v Rangers prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of their quarter-final second-leg decider.
Athletic Club on Sunday continued their fine La Liga form with a 3-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano.
Rangers slipped up again in the SPL at the weekend when they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Aberdeen.
How To Watch Athletic Club v Rangers
When is Athletic Club v Rangers?
Athletic Club v Rangers will take place on Thursday at 8 pm
TV Channel
Discovery +, TNT Sports 2
Where is Athletic Club v Rangers Being Played?
San Mamés Barria
Athletic Club v Rangers Odds
Team | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Athletic Club | 1/3 | 75% |
Rangers | 13/2 | 13.3% |
Draw | 15/4 | 21.1% |
Athletic Club are priced as a 1/3 favourite.
Athletic to win - 1/3
Rangers can be gotten at odds of 13/2 per the latest football odds at BoyleSports and the draw is currently priced at 15/4.
Rangers to win - 13/2
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Handicap Betting
Athletic Club: -1 @ EVS
Rangers +1 @ 21/10
Handicap Draw -1 @ 13/5
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Athletic Club’s Form
In a sport which has become increasingly influenced by copious amounts of money with huge transfer fees and massive salaries given to footballers. The Athletic Club model of only working with players from the Basque Region is a nice antidote to the madness and they still manage to be very competitive. Domestically in La Liga, they currently occupy 4th place 6 clear of Villarreal below them and 6 behind Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey they were knocked out of the Round of 16 and Supercopa at the semi-final stage.
In the first leg of the tie, they were held to a 0-0 draw at Ibrox Stadium, despite being dominant helped in large part due to the red card of Propper in the 13th minute. With an extra man on the field, they were dominant in possession with 71% of the ball and 19 shots for an XG of 2.37 to their opponent's 4 and XG of 0.14. They failed to capitalise on the dominance though which leaves this tie in the balance. At the weekend they put on a strong second-half showing to come from behind to beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 following a brace from Sancet and a goal from Nico Williams.
When this Atlético side are in full flight they can be a joy to watch in contrast to a lot of teams these days the Williams brothers on both wings will bring blistering pace, dribbling ability and skill to entertain the masses on Thursday Night.
Athletic Club’s Last Five Results
Athletic Club 3-1 Rayo Vallecano | April 13th | Win
Rangers 0-0 Athletic Club | April 10th | Win
Villarreal 0-0 Athletic Club | April 6th | Draw
Athletic Club 0-0 Ossauna | March 30th | Draw
Sevilla 0-1 Athletic Club | March 16th | Win
3 Wins and 3 Draws
Rangers’s Form
It’s been a disappointing season for Rangers on the domestic front they currently trail Celtic by 15 points with only 5 games remaining. Elsewhere they were eliminated in the Scottish Cup being knocked out by Queen’s Park 0-1 in the fifth round and lost 5-4 on penalties to Celtic in the League Cup Final again to Celtic following a thrilling 3-3 draw AET.
Though they were reduced to 10 men following the 13th-minute red card of Propper in the first leg, Rangers held themselves together to put in a resilient display and hold Athletic Club to a 0-0 draw at Ibrox Stadium. At the weekend they had a more disappointing draw with Aberdeen and it would’ve ended worse had it not been for Hagi’s 96th-minute equaliser. All around it was a poor performance being outshot, outpassed and generally outclassed throughout.
In a sense Rangers’ have nothing to lose ahead of the second leg but will need the performance of their season to stand any chance of reaching the next round.
Rangers' Last Five Results
Aberdeen 2-2 Rangers | April 13th | Draw
Rangers 0-0 Athletic Club | April 10th | Draw
Rangers 0-2 Hibernian | April 5th | Loss
Dundee 3-4 Rangers| March 29th | Win
Celtic 2-3 Rangers | March 16th | Win
2 Wins, 2 Draws and 1 Loss
Athletic Club v Rangers Predicted Lineups
Athletic Club Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
GK: Simon.
RB: de Marcos, CB Vivian, CB: Nunez, LB: Lekue
CM: de Galarreta, CM: Jauregizar
RW: Williams, AM: Sancet, LW: Williams
CF: Sannadi
Rangers Predicted Starting XI( 3-4-3)
GK: Kelly
CB: Tavernier, CB: Souttar: Balogu
RM: Sterling, CM; Raskin, CM: Barron, LM Jefté
RW: Cerny, CF: Dessers, LW: Diomande
Athletic Club v Rangers Head-To-Head Results & Stats
All-Time HeadTo-Head Record
Athletic Club wins: 0
Rangers wins: 0
Draws: 1
Head-To-Head Results
Rangers 0-0 Athletic Club | Europa League | April 10th, 2025
Key Players To Watch
Nico Williams - Athletic Club
Spanish International Nico Williams (22) is not your typical Spanish Footballer, a traditional winger who likes to cut inside with his electric pace and showstopping skill making him very different to the usual Spanish threat while also capable of linking up with those around him.
This year at club level he has 10 goals and 7 assists in 41 games across all competitions and for this game, he can be gotten at 13/2 to score first or at 9/4 to score at any point.
Williams anytime goal - 9/4
Cyriel Dessers - Rangers
The Nigerian International (30) has been brilliant for Rangers since signing from Cremonese a couple of seasons ago scoring 45 times across 100 appearances in all competitions and this season has 23 goals and 7 assists across 49 games including against Man United earlier in the competition.
Dessers is a progressive dribbler who will often open up chances for both himself and his teammates though he should get his shots off more he is efficient when doing so with a Non Penalty XG of 0.71 per 90 minutes. He is priced at 10/1 to score first and 7/2 to score anytime.
Dessers anytime goal - 7/2
Athletic Club v Rangers Prediction & Best Bet
Prediction: Athletic Club 2-0 Rangers
Athletic are the current competition favourites and despite not being ruthless in the first leg with talents like the Williams wingers their favouritism is justified.
Rangers have nothing to lose and everything to gain in this game and the longer it goes on with no goals the more confident they will get.
This tie is in the balance, but I think Athletic Club should have more than enough to reach the next round.
Best Bet: Atlétic -1 - EVS
Athletic -1 - EVS
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