St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Overview
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St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.
- St. Mirren FC 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- Rangers FC 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | Rangers FC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 24 May | Aberdeen FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 20 May | Celtic FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 13 May | Heart of Midlothian FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 06 May | Hibernian FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Apr | Kilmarnock FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | St. Mirren FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 24 May | Heart of Midlothian FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 21 May | Hibernian FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 13 May | Celtic FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 07 May | Aberdeen FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Apr | Aberdeen FC | A | 0–2 | L |
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)
H2H (26 games)
54%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
St. Mirren FC this season
67%
Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
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' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Mirren FC and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 8' Ryan Strain makes way for Marcus Fraser at the 8 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Mirren FC.
- 13' St. Mirren FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 18' Borna Barisic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 23' Caolan Boyd Munce has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 387 appearances.
- 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fashion Sakala makes it 0-1.
- 31' It’s high time Michael Beale made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 33' Curtis Main was booked on 33.
- 38' St. Mirren FC is showing some good football. However, St. Mirren FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Marcus Fraser gets a Yellow card.
- 46' John Souttar is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Mirren FC so far.
- 48' Fashion Sakala adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
- 53' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 60' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Kieran Offord comes on to replace Lewis Jamieson.
- 61' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Greg Kiltie comes on to replace Caolan Boyd Munce.
- 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Mirren FC and Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 69' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Ridvan Yilmaz exits the field as Borna Barisic enters on 69.
- 73' Charles Dunne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Richard Taylor at the 73 minute mark.
- 78' Controversy at the stadium! Antonio-Mirko Colak argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 78' Antonio-Mirko Colak makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Rangers FC are in front.
- 79' The crowd applauds Rabbi Matondo as he leaves the pitch. Leon King steps in for Rangers FC.
- 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 89' Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 0-3 the final result. St. Mirren FC will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
St. Mirren FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 17
-
23
Ryan Strain ↓ Marcus Fraser 8'
- 4
- 3
- 10
- 31
- 27
-
15
Caolan Boyd Munce ↓ Greg Kiltie 61'
-
5
Richard Taylor ↓ Charles Dunne 73'
-
24
Lewis Jamieson ↓ Kieran Offord 60'
Bench
- 13
-
11
Greg Kiltie ↑ 61'
- 1
- 2
-
18
Charles Dunne ↑ 73'
-
22
Marcus Fraser ↑ 8'
- 30
-
25
Kieran Offord ↑ 60'
- 32
Coach
Steve Robinson
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 4
-
7
Ianis Hagi ↓ Scott Arfield 69'
- 16
- 8
-
2
James Tavernier ↓ Adam Devine 69'
- 28
- 30
- 43
-
17
Rabbi Matondo ↓ Leon King 79'
-
3
Ridvan Yilmaz ↓ Borna Barisic 69'
Bench
-
31
Borna Barisic ↑ 69'
- 23
-
37
Scott Arfield ↑ 69'
- 1
-
9
Antonio-Mirko Colak ↑ 69'
-
38
Leon King ↑ 79'
- 51
-
44
Adam Devine ↑ 69'
- 92
Coach
Michael Beale
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
St. Mirren FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.63
St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01
Rangers FC xG
I would bet for:
Rangers FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
St. Mirren FC or Draw
37%
Draw or Rangers FC
85%
St. Mirren FC or Rangers FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14.1%
0 – 1
13.8%
1 – 1
9.7%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 4
4.6%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
2 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC
| Handicap | St. Mirren FC covers | Push | Rangers FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 2% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -0.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| +0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +1 | 32% | 25% | 44% |
| +1.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +2 | 56% | 21% | 22% |
| +2.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
Clean Sheet
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
53%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

