Six games, one point and 33rd out of 36 teams.
It is all looking fairly bleak for Rangers in the Europa League, a competition they have often thrived in during recent campaigns.
It also looks extremely likely the Ibrox side’s European journey will end at the conclusion of the league phase, given they need to make up a six-point deficit on multiple teams in their final two matches.
It is therefore only natural Rangers fans are now chatting among themselves about the prospect of using the upcoming games against Ludogorets and Porto as a chance for Danny Rohl to rest his big hitters as dreams of winning the Scottish Premiership title have become far more realistic.
But if Rangers are to go on and win another top-flight crown, positive results in their next two Europa League fixtures could have a significant impact on what their season looks like next term.
Just like this campaign, whoever wins the Premiership in May is set to go into the Champions League at the final hurdle of qualifying.
It was at that stage Celtic suffered a humiliating defeat to Kairat Almaty earlier this season, but Rangers could avoid that potential nightmare entirely if they secure the title, earning direct passage to club football’s top table and the mountain of cash that comes with it.
How? Well, a golden ticket could be presented to the Ibrox club as long as the likely scenario unfolds of this season’s Champions League winners automatically qualifying for next term’s tournament via their domestic league.
That would mean the club with the best individual coefficient ranking, out of all the domestic champions involved in qualifying, will bypass the daunting play-off round.
As it stands, Rangers are in the box seat to be the potential beneficiary – but Olympiacos, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday night, are gaining fast.
Rangers are currently on 59.250 five-year coefficient points – and can only increase that tally by taking a minimum of four points from their remaining two matches.
Olympiacos are close behind on 58.5 points and if they beat Ajax away in their remaining Champions League fixture they will almost certainly finish above Rangers in the coefficient rankings.
It would then come down to whether Olympiacos win the Greek Super League. They are currently in third place, two points behind PAOK and AEK Athens but with a game in hand on both.
