St. Mirren expected to fight losing battle when facing Rangers

It's game two of the Premiership season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Rangers-St. Mirren!

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There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Europa League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Bayer Leverkusen, so at least Rangers are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Rangers form and stats

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Allan McGregor not having conceded a league goal in 214 minutes.

Rangers lost their last game at Bayer Leverkusen after a 0-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Aberdeen and winning 1-0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Rangers as they have a new game in only three days, a Premiership match thankfully also at home. St. Johnstone are visiting.

Last season, Rangers's league statistics were 21 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Premiership. Over these 29 matches they scored 64 goals and conceded 19. Playing at home last season Rangers managed 11-1-2 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 7 conceded.

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St. Mirren form and stats

Mirren have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jak Alnwick. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Premiership.

Richard Tait scored in St. Mirren's previous match, the home game against Livingston that ended 1-0. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Hearts.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Mirren's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won one of these as expected, zero of them by at least two goals. St. Mirren managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.

A quick return to home after this game, as Mirren are hosting Celtic in the Premiership only three days away.

Let's have a look at how St. Mirren performed last season in the Premiership: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 24 and conceded 41 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 2 and lost 11 with 11/28 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Rangers-St. Mirren H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rangers nine wins, St. Mirren zero wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RangersR. Kent
R. Kent
1 goals
St. MirrenR. Tait
R. Tait
1 goals

Rangers missing players

St. Mirren missing players

Competition: Scotland Premiership
Competition: Sun 09.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ibrox Stadium (50817 seats)
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Celtic 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hibernian 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Rangers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Ross County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 St. Mirren 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Dundee United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 St. Johnstone 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Kilmarnock 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
9 Aberdeen 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
10 Livingston 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Motherwell 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 Hamilton Academical 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Celtic 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hibernian 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Rangers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Ross County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 St. Mirren 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Dundee United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 St. Johnstone 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Kilmarnock 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
9 Aberdeen 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
10 Livingston 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Motherwell 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 Hamilton Academical 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Celtic 30 26 2 2 89 19 15 14 0 1 50 7 15 12 2 1 39 12 70 80
2 Rangers 29 21 4 4 64 19 14 11 1 2 33 7 15 10 3 2 31 12 45 67
3 Motherwell 30 14 4 12 41 38 15 7 1 7 23 23 15 7 3 5 18 15 3 46
4 Aberdeen 30 12 9 9 40 36 15 7 3 5 23 19 15 5 6 4 17 17 4 45
5 Livingston 30 10 9 11 41 39 14 8 4 2 19 8 16 2 5 9 22 31 2 39
6 Hibernian 30 9 10 11 42 49 15 5 7 3 26 22 15 4 3 8 16 27 -7 37
7 St. Johnstone 29 8 12 9 28 46 16 5 6 5 19 26 13 3 6 4 9 20 -18 36
8 Kilmarnock 30 9 6 15 31 41 15 6 5 4 20 15 15 3 1 11 11 26 -10 33
11 Olimpiyets 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
12 Akron 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 7
13 Torpedo Moskva 5 1 3 1 6 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 6
14 Chertanovo 5 2 0 3 5 7 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 6
15 Chayka 5 1 2 2 4 9 3 1 0 2 2 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 -5 5
16 Spartak Vladikavkaz 5 1 1 3 8 10 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 6 6 -2 4
17 Fakel 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 4
18 Shinnik 5 1 1 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 4
19 Krasnodar II 5 1 1 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 0 4 -5 4
20 Volgar Astrakhan 5 1 0 4 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 3 1 5 -2 3
21 Tom' Tomsk 5 0 1 4 2 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 -6 1
22 Irtysh 5 0 1 4 3 12 3 0 0 3 2 9 2 0 1 1 1 3 -9 1

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Spartak Moskva II 5 4 1 0 11 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 9 2 8 13
2 Orenburg 5 4 1 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 13
3 Baltika 5 3 2 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 11
4 Veles 5 3 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 11
5 Neftekhimik 5 3 1 1 7 2 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 5 10
6 Yenisey 5 3 1 1 8 7 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 10
7 Dinamo Bryansk 5 3 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 9
8 SKA Khabarovsk 5 3 0 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 9
9 Krylya Sovetov 5 2 1 2 6 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 7
10 Tekstilshchik 5 1 4 0 5 4 4 1 3 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
11 Olimpiyets 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
12 Akron 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 7
13 Torpedo Moskva 5 1 3 1 6 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 6
14 Chertanovo 5 2 0 3 5 7 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 6
15 Chayka 5 1 2 2 4 9 3 1 0 2 2 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 -5 5
16 Spartak Vladikavkaz 5 1 1 3 8 10 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 6 6 -2 4
17 Fakel 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 4
18 Shinnik 5 1 1 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 4
19 Krasnodar II 5 1 1 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 0 4 -5 4
20 Volgar Astrakhan 5 1 0 4 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 3 1 5 -2 3
21 Tom' Tomsk 5 0 1 4 2 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 -6 1
22 Irtysh 5 0 1 4 3 12 3 0 0 3 2 9 2 0 1 1 1 3 -9 1

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