Europa League: Brann – Rangers 23/10/2025

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The ongoing managerial upheaval is the main backstory to this intriguing Thursday night Europa League match out in the cold Autumn of Norway. It looks as if the paperwork is nearly finished on a deal to bring in former Rangers man and Australian International Kevin Muscat to manage the Glaswegians to replace Russell Martin, who left under a cloud after just one win in seven Premier League games. Interim coach Steven Smith is in charge this weekend and this game will either be his 2nd in charge or Muscat’s first.

Things clearly have not been right under Martin Management at Rangers, but this is pretty much the same squad that went to the quarter finals and finished a comfortable 2nd in the Premier League last season. They have not become bad players overnight and a new manager coming into the picture always gives the squad a bit of a fresh edge to show what they are made of. The forward line have not been firing, surely this will change soon Antman, Gassama and Danilo should all see a bit of time on the pitch if you are looking at an anytime scorer.

Brann have no managerial concerns themselves and are well into the Norwegian season having played 23 games out of 30. They sit 3rd in the League and are in decent form with 4 wins from their last 6. I really like Niklas Castro, the skilful Chilean up top, so it is worth checking his odds to score pre-match. They took Lille close in the last Europa league match, losing to the odd goal by 39-year-old Oliver Giroud who I thought had retired!

I do not think Rangers are going to enter this in the right headspace to get a result. The Scots are notoriously bad away and even with the appearance of a new manager the delays in getting him in charge are not going to help matters. Back a Brann side that will be fully focused and have a gameplan to take the win at odds over 2 with 20Bet.