Porto aim to seal last-16 spot against Rangers | OneFootball

On Thursday, FC Porto will be looking to secure direct qualification for the Europa League round of 16. To achieve this, the team led by Francesco Farioli needs to beat Rangers—already mathematically eliminated—and hope for favorable results in the other matches of the evening.

The head-to-head record does not favor the Dragons: in six encounters, they have only managed to win once.

In the remaining games, they recorded three defeats and two draws; the last clash between the teams dates back to November 2019.

More than five years later, FC Porto now has the chance to balance the record and, at the same time, avoid the play-off round, thus securing a spot in the round of 16 and sparing themselves two more matches.

The match between FC Porto and Rangers is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. this Thursday and will be officiated by Jasper Vergoote. The Belgian referee will lead a team composed of compatriots Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters (assistants), Kevin Van Damme (fourth official), and Jan Boterberg (VAR). The only ‘outsider’ will be the AVAR, Dutchman Pol van Boekel.

You can follow all the developments of this match on the Portal dos Dragões.

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