Rangers vs Jagiellonia Bialystok Preview

Rangers host Jagiellonia Bialystok at Ibrox Stadium on Thursday, 13th August 2026, in the second leg of a Europa League qualifying tie, with the Poles taking a slender lead into Glasgow.

Rangers’ form has been mixed heading into this second leg. Their most recent outing was a 2-1 defeat away at Jagiellonia in the first leg. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 away at Dundee Utd. Before that, they drew 0-0 at home against West Ham. Earlier in this run, Rangers won 2-1 at home against St Etienne, and their sequence began with a 5-2 away win at Falkirk. Across these five matches, Rangers have won two, drawn two and lost one, with the first-leg defeat their most recent result.

Jagiellonia arrive full of confidence, having won every one of their last five matches. Their most recent outing was that 2-1 home win over Rangers. Prior to that, they won 2-1 away at Motor Lublin. Before that, they beat LKS Lomza 1-0 at home. Earlier in this run, Jagiellonia beat Korona Kielce 1-0 at home, and their sequence began with a 2-1 away win at Nordsjaelland. Their perfect run of five straight wins makes them a dangerous side to face with a first-leg advantage already banked.

The head-to-head record currently stands at a single meeting, with Jagiellonia winning 2-1 at home in the first leg of this tie. Rangers now need to overturn that deficit on home soil to progress, with the aggregate score firmly in the visitors’ favour going into the second leg.

Rangers’ home form will need to improve significantly on their recent draw against West Ham if they are to find the goals required to turn this tie around, while Jagiellonia’s five-match winning streak, including victories in both Polish league action and this competition, suggests they travel to Glasgow with real belief. Ibrox will need to be at its most vocal to lift the home side over the line, with Rangers required to score at least twice without reply to progress in normal time.

Jagiellonia’s away form has been a major strength of their recent run, with wins on the road at Motor Lublin and Nordsjaelland showing they are capable of performing away from home. Rangers, by contrast, have struggled to build any real home momentum of late, with a goalless draw against West Ham their only home fixture in this run. That contrast could prove decisive as both sides look to book their place in the next round.

In Poland, the match is available to stream via Polsat Sport 2 and Polsat Box Go. In France, coverage is available on Betclic, with the same provider also carrying the match in Portugal.

Possible Lineups

Jagiellonia Bialystok Abramowicz, Wojtuszek, Konstantopoulos, Kobayashi, Guilherme Montoia, Rodrigo Conceição, Romanczuk, Lozano, Szmyt, Prelec, Imaz, Youssef Chermiti

Rangers Pandur, Rommens, Fernandez, Ross McCrorie, Sterling, Chukwuani, Neil, Diomande, Aasgaard, Yokota

Rangers Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Jagiellonia	2-1	Rangers	EL	06.08.26
🤝	Dundee Utd	1-1	Rangers	PRE	31.07.26
🤝	Rangers	0-0	West Ham	CF	26.07.26
✅	Rangers	2-1	St Etienne	CF	22.07.26
✅	Falkirk	2-5	Rangers	PRE	16.05.26

Jagiellonia Bialystok Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Jagiellonia	2-1	Rangers	EL	06.08.26
✅	Motor Lublin	1-2	Jagiellonia	EKS	31.07.26
✅	Jagiellonia	1-0	LKS Lomza	CF	26.07.26
✅	Jagiellonia	1-0	Korona Kielce	EKS	25.07.26
✅	Nordsjaelland	1-2	Jagiellonia	CF	17.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Jagiellonia	2-1	Rangers	EL	06.08.26

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Poland	Polsat Sport 2, Polsat Box Go
France	Betclic
Portugal	Betclic