Two sides living completely different Europa League realities square off on Thursday night as Rangers welcome Braga for a pivotal matchday five showdown.
Rangers sit rock bottom after four games, still searching for their first point of the campaign, while Braga arrive in Glasgow flying high in fifth place with nine points from their opening four fixtures.
The hosts are still feeling the aftershocks of their offseason gamble. Rangers moved on from Barry Ferguson last summer and handed the reins to Russell Martin, hoping he would usher in a fresh era. Instead, his tenure never caught fire. Across 17 matches, Martin managed just five wins, six draws and six defeats. That stretch included missing out on the Champions League, dropping their first two Europa League ties and scraping only eight points from their first seven league outings.
Braga, meanwhile, have looked like a different team on the European stage. They have posted three wins from four league-phase matches to sit firmly in the upper tier of the table, even though their domestic form has been less convincing. In Liga Portugal, they are stuck in seventh with 16 points from 11 games after a mixed run of four wins, four draws and three losses.
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How to watch Rangers vs Braga online - TV channels & live streams
 | Paramount+ | Watch here |
 | ViX | Watch here |
The match will be shown live on Paramount+ and VIX in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.
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Rangers vs Braga kick-off time
The match will be played at Ibrox on Thursday, with kick-off at 3 pm ET for fans in the US.
Team news & squads
Rangers vs Braga lineups
4-2-3-1
Formation
3-4-3
BRARAN-Line up
RANSubstitutes
Manager
D. Roehl
BRA-Line up
BRASubstitutes
Manager
C. Vicens
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Rangers team news
Rangers head into this contest badly depleted. John Souttar, Derek Cornelius, Mikey Moore, Youssef Chermiti, Liam Kelly, Bailey Rice, Dujon Sterling, Kieron Dowell and Rabbi Matondo are all sidelined.
That leaves Nasser Djiga and Emmanuel Fernandez likely partnering at centre-back, with James Tavernier and Jayden Meghoma operating as the full-backs.
In attack, Oliver Antman, Thelo Aasgaard and Djeidi Gassama should continue as the creative trio supporting Danilo up front.
Braga team news
For Braga, only Jonatas Noro is expected to miss out, giving them close to a full squad to choose from.
In-form forward Ricardo Horta, fresh off scoring three goals in his last two outings, should feature alongside Fran Navarro and Rodrigo Zalazar. Midfield control will likely come from Joao Moutinho and Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
Form
RAN-Form
RAN- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 7/6
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
BRA-Form
BRA- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 15/9
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 5/5
- Both teams scored
- 4/5
Head-to-Head Record
RANLast 4 matches
BRA3
Wins
0
Draws
1
Win
Goals scored
3- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/4
- Both teams scored
- 1/4