Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Mirren FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Rangers FC
Wed 30 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Y 29' James Tavernier
Jonathan Obika 53' Y
Joe Shaughnessy 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at The Simple Digital Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Ralph Gordon
  • Referee Kevin Graham

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
3
21
St. Mirren FC 26 games · Avg 2.7 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-30 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Rangers FC 2020-08-09 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC 2020-01-22 Rangers FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2019-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2019-02-02 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Rangers FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Ross County FC A 2–0 W
23 Dec Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
19 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 3–2 W
12 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
05 Dec Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec St. Mirren FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
23 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 3–0 W
19 Dec Motherwell FC H 3–1 W
13 Dec Dundee United FC A 2–1 W
10 Dec KKS Lech Poznań A 2–0 W

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Rangers FC
#5 Position #2
10 Points 16
7 Played 7
3 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
8 Scored 8
9 Conceded 4
-1 GD +4
1.43 PPG 2.29
43% Win % 71%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 5th (10 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Paul Nsio 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rangers FC that had 407 games and scored 792 goals.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brandon Mason suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' Against the run of play, Kemar Roofe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' James Tavernier was booked on 29.
  • 33' A stunning finish from Alfredo Morelos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 38' St. Mirren FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rangers FC's shape.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' The referee shows St. Mirren FC player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' St. Mirren FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 68' Finland international Glen Kamara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Joe Shaughnessy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 74' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Kemar Roofe departs to be replaced by Ryan Kent.
  • 77' The whistle greets Brandon Mason as he departs to be replaced by Ilkay Durmus.
  • 80' Bongani Zungu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ianis Hagi at the 80 minute mark.
  • 82' St. Mirren FC make a change. Dylan Connolly trudges off to be replaced by Kyle McAllister on 82 minutes.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Ethan Erhahon as he leaves the pitch. Cameron MacPherson steps in for St. Mirren FC.
  • 89' Leon Balogun is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Tavernier at the 89 minute mark.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for St. Mirren FC and Rangers FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfredo Morelos 10
Kemar Roofe 7
James Tavernier 6
Fashion Sakala 4
Antonio-Mirko Colak 3
Mark O'Hara 3
Abdallah Sima 3
Cyriel Dessers 3

Head to Head

2020-12-30 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Rangers FC 2020-08-09 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC 2020-01-22 Rangers FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2019-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2019-02-02 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Mirren FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2020-12-30 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2020-12-26 Ross County FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2020-12-23 Hibernian FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2020-12-19 St. Mirren FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-12-12 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2020-12-05 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D

Rangers FC Form

2020-12-30 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Rangers FC W 2020-12-26 Rangers FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2020-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC W 2020-12-19 Rangers FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W 2020-12-13 Dundee United FC 1–2 Rangers FC W 2020-12-10 KKS Lech Poznań 0–2 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.51 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 67% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC15% Draw26% Rangers FC59%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
41%
Draw or Rangers FC
85%
St. Mirren FC or Rangers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Mirren FC8% Draw49% Rangers FC43%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
18.4%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
10.3%
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 4
3.4%
2 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
2%
1 – 4
1.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 8% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 28% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 20% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓

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