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Rangers FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Rangers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Daniel Mullen
Ross McCrorie 31' R
Borna Barisic 33' Y
Y 45' Cammy Smith
Y 69' Jack Baird
Y 88' Stephen McGinn

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs St. Mirren FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Sean Carr
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Drew Kirkland

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

20
3
2
Rangers FC 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-12 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
09 Aug NK Maribor H 3–1 W
05 Aug Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
02 Aug NK Osijek H 1–1 D
26 Jul NK Osijek A 1–0 W
17 Jul FK Shkupi Skopje A 0–0 D
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Rangers FC A 0–2 L
04 Aug Dundee FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Rangers FC St. Mirren FC
#9 Position #2
1 Points 6
2 Played 2
0 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 3
3 Conceded 0
-1 GD +3
0.50 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

Rangers FC are 9th (1 pts). St. Mirren FC are 2nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Mirren FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. St. Mirren FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' Alfredo Morelos puts Rangers FC on the lead.
  • 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Connor Goldson makes it 2-0.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Mullen.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Red card for Ross McCrorie.
  • 33' Borna Barisic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Ovie Ejaria has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Cameron Smith gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Jon Flanagan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Borna Barisic exits the field as James Tavernier enters on 62.
  • 67' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Baird on 69.
  • 69' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Ryan Kent by Andrew Halliday on 69 minute.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Time for substitution for St. Mirren FC. Mattew Willock is replaced by Ian McShane.
  • 77' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Alfredo Morelos departs to be replaced by Umar Sadiq.
  • 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Stephen McGinn. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Another three points for Rangers FC.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alan Stubbs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC44% Draw31% St. Mirren FC25%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
56%
Rangers FC or St. Mirren FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC25% Draw56% St. Mirren FC19%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.3%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
14.2%
0 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 18% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.