PREVIEW | Rangers vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

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·8 April 2025

PREVIEW | Rangers vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

Rangers and Athletic Bilbao face off this Thursday at the Ibrox in UEFA Europa League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on TNT Sports 2.

Rangers have 0 points to their name this season and occupy 0th position in the table. In their last game, Barry Ferguson's team lost 0-2 against Hibernian (Scottish Premiership 2024/25).

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Athletic Bilbao have won 0 points to date and are placed in 0th position. In their last fixture, Ernesto Valverde's team shared the spoils 0-0 with Villarreal (La Liga 2024/25).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Athletic Bilbao winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Rangers: Jack Butland, James Tavernier, Leon Balogun, Robin Propper, Dujon Sterling, Nicolas Raskin, Connor Barron, Jefté, Hamza Igamane, Cyriel Dessers, Václav Cerny

Athletic Bilbao: Unai Simón, Óscar de Marcos, Dani Vivian, Unai Núñez, Adama Boiro, Benat Prados, Mikel Jauregizar, Iñaki Williams, Álex Berenguer, Nico Williams, Maroan Sannadi

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Last starting XIs

Rangers ( vs Hibernian 2025-04-05): Jack Butland, James Tavernier, Dujon Sterling, John Souttar, Jefté, Connor Barron, Mohammed Diomandé, Nicolas Raskin, Václav Cerny, Cyriel Dessers, Hamza Igamane

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Villarreal 2025-04-06): Unai Simón, Andoni Gorosabel, Dani Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Mikel Jauregizar, Benat Prados, Iñaki Williams, Unai Gómez, Nico Williams, Gorka Guruzeta

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TEAMS

Away from home, Athletic Bilbao currently have three losses in their last 16 games.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao currently have one win in their last seven games.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao have gone two consecutive games without losing.
Athletic Bilbao currently have two losses in their last 13 games.
Athletic Bilbao have gone two consecutive games without winning.
Athletic Bilbao have gone five consecutive games without losing.
At home, Rangers currently have a draw in their last 14 games.
At home, Rangers currently have one win in their last six games.
At home, Rangers have been conceding goals in five consecutive games.
At home, Rangers have gone five consecutive games without a win.
At home, Rangers have five consecutive losses.
Rangers currently have a draw in their last 18 games.
Rangers have been conceding goals in ten consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Rangers and Athletic Bilbao have faced each other twice, with no advantage between Rangers and Athletic Bilbao: one win for each team in two games.
At Ibrox, Rangers have an advantage in clashes against Athletic Bilbao: one win in one game.
In the 2024/2025 Europa League, the two teams face each other for the first time