We have a full round of Champions League fixtures to enjoy this week and on the 4th of October we have a meeting between Liverpool and Rangers.
The match will be played at Anfield and the hosts begin this game third in Group A on 3 points while Rangers are bottom of the group on 0 points.
The highlights from today's 3-3 draw against Brighton at Anfield 📽 pic.twitter.com/TXz5hn1KHu— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 1, 2022
The highlights from today's 3-3 draw against Brighton at Anfield 📽 pic.twitter.com/TXz5hn1KHu
Liverpool come into the game having been held to a 3-3 draw at home by Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on the weekend.
Having been 2-0 down early in the match, Liverpool came back strongly and took the lead in the second half. However, with time running out, Brighton scored their third goal and took a point from the match.
It was another disappointing result for Liverpool and they have won only 1 of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions.
The win came over Ajax at home in the Champions League and Liverpool needed a late goal to take maximum points.
In terms of the Champions League, Liverpool have lost 2 of their last 3 games in the competition, including the final last season. Home form in the Champions League shows Liverpool have won 2 of their 5 most recent UCL matches on home soil.
They have been struggling to keep clean sheets and have conceded goals in 4 of their last 5 home Champions League fixtures. Both teams have scored in 3 of Liverpool’s last 5 home Champions League matches.
Rangers travel south to Anfield on the back of a comfortable 4-0 win at Hearts in the Scottish Premiership on the weekend. Rangers were 2-0 up after 30 minutes and with Hearts reduced to 10 men a few minutes later, it was an easy ride to the final whistle.
That result means Rangers have won their last 2 games, with the other victory coming at home against Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers have struggled at the start of this Champions League group and have suffered defeats in their opening 2 games. They started with a 4-0 loss at Ajax and despite being competitive for the first hour of the match, Rangers lost 3-0 at home to Napoli last time out in the Champions League.
Recent away form in the Champions League shows Rangers have lost 3 of their last 4 games. Rangers have found the back of the net in 2 of those 4 matches.
Team news and Liverpool will be without the injured quartet of Andrew Robertson, Curtis Jones, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Naby Keita. They also have doubts over the fitness of Ibrahima Konaté and Caoimhin Kelleher.
Rangers make the trip without suspended defender James Sands. John Souttar, Tom Lawrence, Filip Helander, and Nnamdi Ofoborh are injured and there are doubts over the fitness of Kemar Roofe.
Rangers are already up against it in this group and this is going to be another tough night for the Scottish club.
They may have enough to keep things level at half time but expect to see Liverpool come on strong and win the match, with both teams scoring.