Rangers vs Eintracht Frankfurt Prediction and Betting Odds | Europa League Final
Europa League Final Betting Preview
WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Rangers vs Eintracht Frankfurt betting preview for Wednesday, May 18 in the Europa League final. The two sides have never faced each other in European competition to date and it should make for an interesting matchup.
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| Wednesday, May 18 | Europa League Final Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Rangers: | +210 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt: | +135 |
| Draw: | +240 |
| Total: | 2.5 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| Game Time: | 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT |
Rangers vs Eintracht Frankfurt Analysis
This year’s Europa League final takes place in Seville on Wednesday, pitting Scottish giants Rangers against German side Eintracht Frankfurt in a matchup that not many predicted just a few short months ago.
Barcelona and RB Leipzig were the clear front runners to win this year’s competition but were ousted by Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers respectively over successive rounds in what were major surprise upsets.
All Or Nothing For Rangers
With arch-rivals Celtic reclaiming the Scottish throne this season with a superb season under new boss Ange Postecoglou, it’s now all-or-nothing for a Rangers team here looking to lift their first piece of silverware of the season.
Rangers have a Scottish Cup final to look forward to on Saturday against Hearts, but as big of an occasion as that is, it’s absolutely dwarfed by the Europa League final against Frankfurt which Rangers will no doubt have circled as the number one priority for this season.
Frankfurt’s Less-than-Stellar Finals Record
Despite an epic European campaign this season which saw Frankfurt knock out West Ham, Real Betis and claim a statement win against Barcelona all in quick succession, Eintracht Frankfurt doesn’t have the best record in major cup finals this millennium, losing three of their four appearances since 2000.
That record is offset here however by their tremendous record against Scottish opposition in Europe, never having lost to a team from Scotland over their history so far (W3, D1).
Europa League Final Prediction
This should be an incredibly close match with both teams having such vulnerabilities this season, it’s really anybody’s cup to win.
Because of that, we have to look towards taking Rangers here catching a headstart on the +0.25 handicap line as 90 minutes may well not be enough to separate these two sides.
Rangers rank top-ten in opponent shots allowed in the Europa League this season and haven’t allowed any more than one goal since all the way back in March against FK Crvena Zvezda, a tie in which they were well in command of from the first leg and took their foot off the gas in game two.
Expect this one to be a close encounter and take the headstart with Rangers in this year’s Europa League final.
Soccer Betting 101
In this week’s episode of Stoppage Time, Carmine Bianco, Kevin Dolan, Pavlos Laguretos, and Nick Borrman break down the featured Premier League matches, including Aston Villa vs Burnley and Everton vs Crystal Palace before we take a look at the Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers. Join the soccer betting experts from WagerTalk and Sportsmemo as they offer their European soccer picks and predictions.
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Meet the Author
‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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