ShareRangers will take a one-goal lead to Jablonec in their Conference League play-off, with Ryan Naderi the difference in Thursday's first leg.Ryan Naderi scored the only goal as Rangers beat Jablonec 1-0 in the first leg of their Conference League play-off despite seeing Cameron Devlin sent off. It looked set to be another disappointing night until Naderi steered home early in the second half, and even after Devlin's dismissal, Rangers were able to hold on for the win. Vanja Dragojevic came close to giving Rangers a 14th-minute lead, but he dragged his shot just wide of the right post before Djeidi Gassama floated an attempt way over. James Penrice then forced Jablonec goalkeeper Jan Hanus into his first save of the match before Dragojevic struck the base of the left post from inside the penalty area after being brilliantly teed up by Naderi with his back to goal. Rangers were unable to find the breakthrough before half-time, but needed just five minutes of the second half to go ahead when Daisuke Yokota's header back across goal was tucked home by Naderi following Dan Neil's excellent cross into the box. Gassama should have put Rangers two goals in front six minutes later after he was found unmarked at the back post by Naderi, but he volleyed over the bar from six yards out. And Rangers were made to see out the final 16 minutes with a man less after Devlin, who had only been introduced five minutes earlier, was sent off for a high challenge on Jiri Slama, with the decision given after a VAR review. However, the visitors could not manage to make the numerical advantage count in the closing stages and Rangers will now take a narrow advantage into next week's second leg in Czechia as they look to confirm their spot in the Conference League proper.Naderi nets again as McInnes gets another win under his beltAfter scoring three goals in 11 appearances across all competitions following his switch from Hansa Rostock in February, Naderi has continued where he left off in 2025-26 after netting for the second time already this term for Rangers. Naderi has also registered the most goal involvements for Rangers across all competitions this season (three - two goals, one assist), and his performance here will suggest he has a big part to play during McInnes' first campaign in Glasgow.He finished with team-high totals for dribbles (three), duels won (eight) and aerial duels won (four), while only Tochi Chukwuani (four) created more chances than Naderi's three, though it was far from a vintage performance from Rangers. They finished with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.90 from their 13 shots, though only three of those were on target, but they were able to restrict Jablonec to a measly tally of just 0.16 from their five attempts at Ivor Pandur's net. The victory is the second of McInnes' tenure after their 5-1 League Cup victory over St Mirren last weekend, and with a week-long break before the second leg, the Rangers boss will want to keep that winning momentum going ahead of their return to Scottish Premiership action on August 30 at Aberdeen. Rangers will take a one-goal lead to Jablonec in their Conference League play-off, with Ryan Naderi the difference in Thursday's first leg.Ryan Naderi scored the only goal as Rangers beat Jablonec 1-0 in the first leg of their Conference League play-off despite seeing Cameron Devlin sent off. It looked set to be another disappointing night until Naderi steered home early in the second half, and even after Devlin's dismissal, Rangers were able to hold on for the win. Vanja Dragojevic came close to giving Rangers a 14th-minute lead, but he dragged his shot just wide of the right post before Djeidi Gassama floated an attempt way over. James Penrice then forced Jablonec goalkeeper Jan Hanus into his first save of the match before Dragojevic struck the base of the left post from inside the penalty area after being brilliantly teed up by Naderi with his back to goal. Rangers were unable to find the breakthrough before half-time, but needed just five minutes of the second half to go ahead when Daisuke Yokota's header back across goal was tucked home by Naderi following Dan Neil's excellent cross into the box. Gassama should have put Rangers two goals in front six minutes later after he was found unmarked at the back post by Naderi, but he volleyed over the bar from six yards out. And Rangers were made to see out the final 16 minutes with a man less after Devlin, who had only been introduced five minutes earlier, was sent off for a high challenge on Jiri Slama, with the decision given after a VAR review. However, the visitors could not manage to make the numerical advantage count in the closing stages and Rangers will now take a narrow advantage into next week's second leg in Czechia as they look to confirm their spot in the Conference League proper.Naderi nets again as McInnes gets another win under his beltAfter scoring three goals in 11 appearances across all competitions following his switch from Hansa Rostock in February, Naderi has continued where he left off in 2025-26 after netting for the second time already this term for Rangers. Naderi has also registered the most goal involvements for Rangers across all competitions this season (three - two goals, one assist), and his performance here will suggest he has a big part to play during McInnes' first campaign in Glasgow.He finished with team-high totals for dribbles (three), duels won (eight) and aerial duels won (four), while only Tochi Chukwuani (four) created more chances than Naderi's three, though it was far from a vintage performance from Rangers. They finished with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.90 from their 13 shots, though only three of those were on target, but they were able to restrict Jablonec to a measly tally of just 0.16 from their five attempts at Ivor Pandur's net. The victory is the second of McInnes' tenure after their 5-1 League Cup victory over St Mirren last weekend, and with a week-long break before the second leg, the Rangers boss will want to keep that winning momentum going ahead of their return to Scottish Premiership action on August 30 at Aberdeen.