Rangers delivered one of their best results of the year last night (Thursday) when they swept Nice aside 4-1 away from home in the UEFA Europa League.
The win sees Philippe Clement's men move into the new league-phase's top eight, on 10 points with three games remaining.
Teams who finish inside the top eight after eight games will automatically progress to the competition's round of 16, whereas those ranked 9th to 24th qualify for the knock-out round play-off.
Those who finish 25 or above face elimination – a position which, according to Opta Stats (via Nils Mackay on social media) Rangers have a 0.1% chance of finding themselves in.
The odds of Rangers winning the league-phase are equally slim at 0.3%, however a top-eight finish at this stage has a likelihood of 25.6%.
#EuropaLeague update!
— Nils Mackay (@NilsMackay) November 29, 2024
🔸 It remains very competitive – still 19 teams with >10% chance of elimination
🔸 Lazio remain favourites for 1st, even after drawing Ludogorets
🔸9 clear contenders for Top 8 — but still with a lot of outsiders pic.twitter.com/H661LLOf5K
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Again with three matches remaining, Rangers' chances of reaching the tournament's play-off are marked at 74.3%.
From here, Rangers are still to play Tottenham Hotspur at Ibrox on December 12, Manchester United at Old Trafford on January 23, and Union St-Gilloise in Glasgow on January 30.
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