FC Porto vs Rangers Preview

FC Porto host Rangers at the Estádio do Dragão on Thursday night for a Europa League encounter that sees both sides arriving in excellent form. The Portuguese giants will be looking to extend their unbeaten run, while the Scottish visitors have been in scintillating form with five consecutive victories.

Porto’s most recent outing ended in a 1-1 away draw at Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League. Prior to that, they won 1-0 away at Vitória de Guimarães and secured a 1-0 home victory over Benfica in the Taça de Portugal. Earlier in this sequence, they won 1-0 away at Santa Clara and 2-0 at home to AVS, both in Portuguese Primeira Liga action, leaving them unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions with four wins and one draw.

Rangers arrive in Portugal riding a wave of momentum, having won all five of their most recent matches. Their most recent outing produced a 3-0 home victory over Dundee in the Scottish Premiership. In their previous match, they won 1-0 at home to Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League. Earlier in this sequence, they demolished Annan Athletic 5-0 at home in the Scottish Cup and secured back-to-back victories over Aberdeen, winning 2-0 away and 2-0 at home in the Scottish Premiership.

The head-to-head record between these European stalwarts is evenly balanced, with each side claiming two victories from their last four meetings. The most recent encounters saw Rangers win 2-0 at home in November 2019, while Porto won 1-1 at home the previous month in October 2019. Rangers also secured a home victory in their 2005 Champions League meeting.

Fans worldwide can tune in for this Thursday night Europa League clash, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 GMT on Thursday, 29th January 2026. UK and Irish viewers can watch on TNT Sports 5, discovery+, and the discovery+ App. Portuguese audiences have home coverage on Sport TV Multiscreen and Sport TV5. Spanish supporters can follow the action on Movistar+ and Movistar Liga de Campeones 5. US viewers can access the match via Paramount+ and DAZN USA.

FC Porto – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Viktoria Plzen	1-1	FC Porto	Europa League	Jan 22, 2026
W	Vitória de Guimarães	0-1	FC Porto	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Jan 18, 2026
W	FC Porto	1-0	Benfica	Taça de Portugal	Jan 14, 2026
W	Santa Clara	0-1	FC Porto	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Jan 4, 2026
W	FC Porto	2-0	AVS	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Dec 29, 2025

Rangers – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Rangers	3-0	Dundee	Scottish Premiership	Jan 25, 2026
W	Rangers	1-0	Ludogorets Razgrad	Europa League	Jan 22, 2026
W	Rangers	5-0	Annan Athletic	Scottish Cup	Jan 16, 2026
W	Aberdeen	0-2	Rangers	Scottish Premiership	Jan 11, 2026
W	Rangers	2-0	Aberdeen	Scottish Premiership	Jan 6, 2026

Head-to-Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Rangers	2-0	FC Porto	Europa League	Nov 7, 2019
FC Porto	1-1	Rangers	Europa League	Oct 24, 2019
FC Porto	1-1	Rangers	Champions League	Nov 23, 2005
Rangers	3-2	FC Porto	Champions League	Sep 13, 2005

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	TNT Sports 5, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland Republic	TNT Sports 5, discovery+, discovery+ App
Portugal	Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV5
USA	Paramount+, DAZN USA
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 5
Germany	RTL+
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 5
Australia	Stan Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada