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Jablonec host Rangers a week after losing the first meeting between the sides 1-0. The hosts arrive with a perfect home record from their last three matches, while Rangers are winless in six away games. The model's read is heavily in favour of the home side, though the only head-to-head data point suggests a tight margin.

Jablonec have won all three home matches on record, averaging 1.67 goals scored and none conceded. Their wider recent run shows four wins in five, with 1.4 goals per game and 0.4 conceded. The first-leg loss to Rangers is the only blemish on an otherwise strong run.

Rangers have yet to win in their last six away matches, recording three draws and three losses, with an average of 0.83 goals scored and 2.17 conceded. Their overall recent form is two wins, a draw and two losses, but that includes the 1-0 home victory over Jablonec. Away from home, the pattern is markedly weaker.

Only one meeting between the sides is on record, with Rangers winning 1-0 on 20 August. That is too small a sample to draw firm conclusions, though it does show the fixture can be close. The only meeting produced one goal.

Jablonec's home record is perfect across three matches, with no goals conceded, while Rangers have lost three and drawn three across six away games, conceding 2.17 per match. The home side's 1.67 goals per game at home exceeds their overall recent scoring rate of 1.4, while Rangers' away scoring average falls to 0.83. The contrast in home and away splits underpins the model's expectations.

Both sides have had seven days of rest since their last match, so neither holds an edge in freshness. The model's confidence is medium, reflecting the limited head-to-head data and the fact that the only meeting was decided by a single goal. Jablonec's perfect home record is the standout factor, but Rangers' away struggles are almost as pronounced.

The Poisson model assigns Jablonec a 91.9% win probability, with a draw at 7.2% and a Rangers win at 1%. The projected scoreline is 2-0, and the most likely exact scores are 2-0 and 3-0. The model expects about three goals in total, with an 80.5% chance of at least two goals, but only a 13.1% chance that both teams score. The winning-margin projection is heavy on a home victory by two or more, at 74.7%.

The data points firmly to a home win, with Jablonec's clean-sheet record at home and Rangers' winless away run combining with a strong model projection. The model's projected margin favors a victory by two or more goals, though the first leg's 1-0 scoreline is a reminder that this matchup can be close. The projection would be wrong if Rangers' away form improves sharply or if the first leg's tight margin is the truer signal of the sides' quality.