ᐉBlackpool vs Rangers prediction

• Date:  16/07/2022
• Competition: Club friendly
• KO:16:00 CET
• Venue: Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)

Rangers travel south to Blackpool on Saturday afternoon for a British domestic-friendly fixture at Bloomfield Road.

The Gers' start to the new campaign took an unlikely turn last weekend when their friendly fixture with Sunderland was abandoned at half-time following a power cut in the Algarve. Rangers has been trailing 1:0 in a rather listless first-half showing.

Of course, it is very much early days for both sides with Championship outfit Blackpool entering this fixture on the back of a pair of friendly fixtures including a 4:0 loss at Leeds last weekend.

A tough one to call given both side's relative lack of preparation, the Gers usually take a substantial away crowd for English-friendly fixtures and we expect a boisterous occasion in Blackpool in what should prove a decent-enough contest with the visitors looking to make up for lost time following the abandonment of their first friendly with Sunderland in Portugal last weekend.

Ultimately, Giovanni Van Bronckhort´s visitors should have too much quality for the home side, even if this is just a friendly contest and the visitors can be backed with some confidence at 1.66 odds to return north with a first victory of the new season.

As with any friendly fixture, small stakes are always advised with both sides just beginning their pre-season preparations but Rangers have some important fixtures coming up in the CL qualifiers and they will be keen to kick-start their campaign with a morale-boasting victory at the Blackpool seaside.

Final score 0:2