Thursday , 2 July 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 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

2
3
20
St. Mirren FC 25 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 Poznan A 2–0 W

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Rangers FC
#10 Position #2
30 Points 69
33 Played 33
7 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 19 / 12 / 2
27 Scored 66
48 Conceded 31
-21 GD +35
0.91 PPG 2.09
21% Win % 58%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Mirren FC welcome Rangers FC for this crunch clash at The Simple Digital Arena.
  • 5' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. James Tavernier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' Kemar Roofe makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Rangers FC are in front.
  • 29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Tavernier.
  • 33' A goal from the Colombia international Alfredo Morelos! He fires home on 33 to make it 0-2!
  • 38' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor McCarthy, as he is very good at scoring at The Simple Digital Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Mirren FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' Jonathan Obika has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen 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' Marcus Fraser is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rangers FC tonight.
  • 68' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rangers FC backline.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Shaughnessy on 71.
  • 74' Rangers FC ring the changes. Kemar Roofe has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Kent to step up.
  • 77' St. Mirren FC make a change. Brandon Mason trudges off to be replaced by Ilkay Durmus on 77 minutes.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Bongani Zungu. He replaces Ianis Hagi on 80 minute.
  • 82' Kyle McAllister is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dylan Connolly at the 82 minute mark.
  • 85' Another change for St. Mirren FC made on 85 minute. Ethan Erhahon leaves to be changed by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 89' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — James Tavernier exits the field as Leon Balogun enters on 89.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Abdallah Sima 3
Cyriel Dessers 3
Antonio-Mirko Colak 3
Mark O'Hara 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 Poznan 0–2 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.54 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.11 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC13% Draw21% Rangers FC66%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
35%
Draw or Rangers FC
87%
St. Mirren FC or Rangers FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC7% Draw42% Rangers FC51%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
14.6%
0 – 3
10.6%
0 – 0
8.8%
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
8.2%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 4
5.6%
1 – 4
3.2%
1 – 0
3.1%
0 – 5
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 27% — 73%
+1 27% 25% 48%
+1.5 52% — 48%
+2 52% 22% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓

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