St Mirren vs Rangers Match Analysis & Prediction
26/12/2024 8:45 pm
The final game on a jam-packed Boxing Day in the Scottish Premiership will come from the SMISA Stadium, where St Mirren will play host to Rangers.
The hosts will enter this contest in sixth place in the league standings with 24 points after 18 matches, while the visitors moved up to second last week, now on 35 points through 16 games.
St Mirren moved five points clear of the bottom half of the table last week with a last-gasp winner over Ross County through an Oisin Smyth strike in the final minute of regulation time.
Late goals have become something of a theme in matches involving St Mirren in recent times, as they also bagged a last-minutewinner against St Johnstone a weel earlier and conceded in stoppage time in their two preceding matches against Dundee United and Motherwell.
Nevertheless, those wins have taken St Mirren to seven victories in 18 matches this season, and another three points here would mark the first time their won three league matches in a row since August 2022.
Stephen Robinson’s side have taken 14 points from a possible 27 at the SMISA Stadium this season, but they have failed to score in three of their last five at this venue ahead of this contest.
Meanwhile, this game marks the start of a gruelling run of fixtures for Rangers, who will have to play a total of 11 matches in the next 36 days both domestically and in Europe.
Rangers bounced back from their League Cup disappointment against Old Firm rivals Celtic with a crucial 1-0 victory over Dundee last weekend, which saw them leapfrog a stumbling Aberdeen into second position in the table for the first time this season.
That result took the Gers to four league wins in a row and six matches unbeaten, while they have not conceded in the top flight in over 400 minutes dating back to their 1-1 draw against Dundee United last month.
Philippe Clement’s side have also won their last two away league matches without conceding,but their record on the road this season has been well below expectations, with just 10 points collected from seven matches to date.
St Mirren vs. Rangers Head to head
In the previous 51 meetings between these two teams, St Mirren have claimed three victories while Rangers have won 43, and they have drawn in five.
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08/10/2023St Mirren0Rangers3Premiership
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03/12/2023Rangers2St Mirren0Premiership
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27/01/2024St Mirren0Rangers1Premiership
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28/04/2024St Mirren1Rangers2Premiership
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27/10/2024Rangers2St Mirren1Premiership
St Mirren Team News
St Mirren will have to make do without the services of Scott Tanser, who was sent off in Dingwall last week.
St Mirren's Last 5 Matches
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23/11/2024St Mirren2Aberdeen1Premiership
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30/11/2024Dundee United2St Mirren0Premiership
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07/12/2024St Mirren0Motherwell1Premiership
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14/12/2024St Johnstone2St Mirren3Premiership
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21/12/2024Ross County1St Mirren2Premiership
Rangers Team News
Jack Butland pulled out of the game against Dundee last week at the last minute due to the birth of his child, but Clement has confirmed that the shot-stopper will be available for this match.
Rangers's Last 5 Matches
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04/12/2024Rangers6Kilmarnock0Premiership
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08/12/2024Ross County0Rangers3Premiership
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12/12/2024Rangers1Tottenham Hotspur1Europa League
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15/12/2024CelticP 3Rangers3League Cup
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21/12/2024Rangers1Dundee0Premiership
St Mirren vs. Rangers: Odds and Predictions
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