Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 11:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium 6,984 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 30' James Tavernier pen
0–2 71' Abdallah Sima
0–3 90' James Tavernier

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 David Roome
  • Assistant 2 Dougie Potter
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Rangers FC H 0–3 L
30 Sep Kilmarnock FC A 1–1 D
23 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
16 Sep Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
02 Sep Livingston FC A 1–1 D
27 Aug Aberdeen FC H 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct St. Mirren FC A 3–0 W
05 Oct Aris Limassol A 1–2 L
30 Sep Aberdeen FC H 1–3 L
24 Sep Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
21 Sep Real Betis Balompié H 1–0 W
16 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Rangers FC
#8 Position #2
14 Points 27
13 Played 12
4 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 1
12 Scored 21
22 Conceded 9
-10 GD +12
1.08 PPG 2.25
31% Win % 67%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/4
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/1
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G 2 A
Eseosa Sule 2 G 1 A
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Rangers FC
Ryan Naderi 6 G 3 A
Kevin Kelsy 4 G
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The SMISA Stadium will turn into a battlefield for St. Mirren FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Sam Lammers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 52 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 12' Connor Goldson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 12.
  • 17' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rangers FC backline.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Ryan Strain. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and James Tavernier makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 35' Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 41' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Zak Lovelace departs to be replaced by Ross McCausland.
  • 46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Conor McMenamin on 48.
  • 53' Rangers FC have won 807 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' Rangers FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Kemar Roofe is replaced by Cyriel Dessers.
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' Caolan Boyd Munce gets the nod from St. Mirren FC. He replaces Keanu Baccus and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' A goal from the Senegal international Abdallah Sima! He fires home on 71 to make it 0-2!
  • 76' St. Mirren FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Stav Nachmani. He replaces Conor McMenamin on 81 minute.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' What a strike from James Tavernier! The score is 0-3.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Jose Cifuentes as he leaves the pitch. Sam Lammers steps in for Rangers FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.64 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC15% Draw22% Rangers FC63%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
37%
Draw or Rangers FC
85%
St. Mirren FC or Rangers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC8% Draw40% Rangers FC52%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
13.9%
0 – 1
12.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 4
5.7%
1 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 5
2.6%

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% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 27% — 73%
+1 27% 23% 49%
+1.5 51% — 49%
+2 51% 22% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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