- Rangers are 0-3-2 across their last 5 across all competitions.
- Jablonec are 5-0-0 across their last 5 and have won 7 of their last 10.
- Rangers are 1-2-2 at home across all current competitions.
Jablonec are on a roll
Glasgow Rangers FC come into this UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 clash as the bookies' favourite at 57/100, but with Jablonec in top form, this may be a lot closer than the market suggests.
Derek McInnes has instilled a more pragmatic, compact system at Rangers since taking the reins on 17 June 2026, a structured, medium-paced style of play with situational pressing and a focus on locking the game down and hitting the opposition on the break.
It hasn't worked for Rangers so far, with the last 3 seeing them lose 2-1 away to Jagiellonia Białystok, lose 1-2 at home to Hibernian and draw 1-1 at home to Jagiellonia in UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026 and Premiership 2026/2027 action.
Jablonec play and set up in a three-centre-back system, building up in a controlled manner and looking to overload wide areas in their 3-4-3 or 3-4-1-2 systems. They press well and are a constant threat from dead ball situations.
Lubos Kozel has done a wonderful job since taking over on 1 July 2024, drilling his men into a coherent unit that have won 5 straight across all competitions. In 1. Liga 2026/2027 and UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026, Jablonec's last 3 have seen them beat Rigas Futbola Skola 2-0 at home, FC Slovacko 1-0 at home and Rigas Futbola Skola 2-1 away.
A chess match
This fixture will be a chess match, with Rangers needing to break down Jablonec's compact 3-4-3 block and the visitors looking to punish any overcommitment on the break or from dead balls.
With 1 goal in 3 UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 appearances, Dusan Pavlovic leads the scoring for Jablonec, giving the visitors a reliable finisher up top. Lawrence Shankland has carried Rangers' attack recently, scoring 2 of their 3 goals in the last 5 matches.
Jablonec's price is 51/10 and the draw is 59/20, so I feel this will be closer than the bookies are suggesting but Rangers still have the edge on home soil. Jablonec have averaged 1.50 goals scored and 2.25 goals conceded per away match across all games currently in progress, so it should be a relatively open affair and I'm supporting Over 2.5 at 31/50 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 63/100.
