FC Porto vs Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips (29 January)

Sitting in 9th place, on the doorstep of the top 8 and automatic qualification for the round of 16 of the competition, Porto are literally intractable this season. In all competitions, the Dragons have only lost twice. Once in the Europa League against Nottingham Forest 2-0 and once on the national scene, in a League Cup quarter-final against Guimaraes 1-3. Furthermore, since this defeat at the beginning of December, Porto has had 9 victories in a row in all competitions. Series which ended last week, on the side of Plzen in C3 1-1 with in particular a missed penalty from Samu. Monday evening, Farioli's men had a meeting with the very good opposition of Gil Vicente in the championship, result to follow. Remember that at home, in this Europa League, the Portuguese defeated Malmö 2-1, Nice 3-0 and Red Star Belgrade 2-1. 32nd in this league phase, the Rangers are eliminated from the competition.

Indeed, the Scots are 4 lengths behind in 24th place, held, for the record, by Celtic Glasgow. Moreover, the same Celtic that Rangers beat at the start of the month in the championship 1-3, allowing them to move into 2nd place. Last week, Rangers knocked Ludogorets aside 1-0, recording a 7th successive victory in all competitions. Last weekend, the visiting team passed the 9th by easily beating Dundee at home in the championship 3-0. It is clear that the Rangers woke up too late to appear in this C3. Note the defeats at Ferencvaros 2-1, for the reception of AS Roma 0-2, on the Brann side 3-0, in Austria against Sturm Graz 2-1 and against Genk 0-1. 

Having just returned to the club, Brazilian central defender Thiago Silva cannot be registered to play in this Europa League, only when the lists can be rebuilt, from the 1/8 finals. Same case for Polish recruit Oskar Pietuszewski (17 years old). Not very important within the squad, the Ivorian Kamaroh was not registered. Injured, the Argentines N.Perez and T.Perez will miss this game as will the experienced scorer Luuk de Jong, also injured. On the other hand, the Spaniards Borja Sainz (1 goal, 1 assist in C3 + 5 goals in the league) and Samu (Spanish international, 12 goals in the league + 3 goals in the Europa League) will be well operational. Ditto for the Poles Kiwior and Bednarek without forgetting the prowess R.

Mora. On the flank for weeks, Dujon Sterling, John Souttar, Bailey Rice and Derek Cornelius will be out. Recently, it was the important Connor Barron (2 assists) who joined the care while the recruits Rommens (Westerlo) and Skov Olsen (on loan from Wolfsburg) cannot participate in the competition (non-registered). Let's remember the sidelines for this competition of Tochi Chukwuani, Rabbi Matondo and Tricolor Clinton Nsiala. The sole scorer in the victory against Ludogorets, Ivorian midfielder Mohammed Diomandé also scored his second career goal in a European Cup match. The promising Chermiti (21 years old, 4 goals, 2 assists in the league) will be traveling to Portugal in his country of origin where he also played for a few seasons with Sporting. Of course, James Tavernier (6 goals, 3 assists in the league) should be on the trip but he was a substitute last week against the Bulgarians of Ludogorets, preserved for the championship since the Rangers are certain to be eliminated. 

• Summary: FC Porto is going head to head with Rangers starting on 29 Jan 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Estádio do Dragão stadium, Porto city, Portugal. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League .
• FC Porto Feedinco Rating: 6.82
• Rangers Feedinco Rating: 6.73