On the 24th of February, Borussia Dortmund will travel to Glasgow to battle Rangers in a clash of the Europa League. The game day is forecasted to be a snowy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Rangers recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundee United. Ross Graham scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 29th minute, then Joe Aribo tied it up for Rangers in the 76th minute on a feed from Calvin Ughelumba earning Rangers a comeback draw. Rangers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Borussia Dortmund recorded a 6-0 blowout win against Borussia M’gladbach. Marco Reus scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 26th minute, then Donyell Malen added another in the 32nd minute In the end, Borussia M’gladbach was frustrated by Borussia Dortmund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia Dortmund ended the match with the shutout victory. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Rangers and Borussia Dortmund last played eachother at the Signal-iduna-park on Feb 17th. Rangers won by a score of 4 to 2. James Tavernier struck first for Rangers in the 38th minute on a penalty, then Alfredo Morelos added another in the 41st minute.
Borussia Dortmund is fortunate enough to have Marco Reus in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Alfredo Morelos has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Rangers.