St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
St. Mirren FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.
- St. Mirren FC 13 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
- Rangers FC 12 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee David Dickinson
- Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
- Assistant 2 Paul McAvinue (Scotland)
7 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 14.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic FC | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Rangers FC | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Falkirk FC | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Dundee FC | 12 | 17 |
| 6 | Dundee United FC | 12 | 17 |
| 7 | St. Johnstone FC | 13 | 17 |
| 8 | St. Mirren FC | 13 | 14 |
| 9 | Motherwell FC | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | Hibernian FC | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Aberdeen FC | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock FC | 13 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan | Rangers FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Jan | Celtic FC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 30 Dec | Aberdeen FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 27 Dec | Kilmarnock FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Dec | Heart of Midlothian FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Dec | Motherwell FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan | St. Mirren FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Jan | Hibernian FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 02 Jan | Kilmarnock FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 30 Dec | Celtic FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Dec | Motherwell FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Dec | St. Johnstone FC | H | 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)
H2H (27 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
St. Mirren FC this season
55%
Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
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' What a night it is going to be! St. Mirren FC welcome Rangers FC for this crunch clash at The SMISA Stadium.
- 5' Borna Barisic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 169 appearances.
- 10' Rangers FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 14' Goal! Cyriel Dessers scores his 86 goal in 329 matches.
- 19' Jonah Ayunga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 24' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Lewis Jamieson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' A quiet spell here at The SMISA Stadium. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 34' 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.
- 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 44' 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.
- 46' Tom Lawrence has so much to prove this time. He replaces Todd Cantwell on 46 minute.
- 49' Poor challenge from Tom Lawrence. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 58' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Jack is hanging Nicolas Raskin on the field on 58 minute.
- 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 72' St. Mirren FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Caolan Boyd Munce is hanging Hyeok-kyu Kwon on the field on 72 minute.
- 74' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 74.
- 79' 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.
- 81' Mark O'Hara makes way for Charles Dunne at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Mirren FC.
- 83' Borna Barisic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ridvan Yilmaz on 83 minute.
- 88' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rabbi Matondo is hanging Dujon Sterling on the field on 88 minute.
- 90' Poor challenge from Stephen Robinson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- It finishes all square. St. Mirren FC and Rangers FC share the spoils 0-1.
Lineups
St. Mirren FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 42
-
6
Mark O'Hara ↓ Charles Dunne 81'
- 2
- 7
- 13
- 3
- 11
- 22
- 24
- 16
- 1
Bench
- 9
-
18
Charles Dunne ↑ 81'
- 14
- 8
- 27
- 21
-
15
Caolan Boyd Munce ↑ 72'
- 5
- 19
Coach
Steve Robinson
Rangers FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
-
13
Todd Cantwell ↓ Tom Lawrence 46'
- 4
-
21
Dujon Sterling ↓ Rabbi Matondo 88'
- 9
-
23
Scott Wright ↓ Ross McCausland 46'
- 5
- 6
- 2
-
43
Nicolas Raskin ↓ Ryan Jack 58'
-
3
Ridvan Yilmaz ↓ Borna Barisic 83'
Bench
- 27
-
11
Tom Lawrence ↑ 46'
-
31
Borna Barisic ↑ 83'
-
8
Ryan Jack ↑ 58'
- 28
-
17
Rabbi Matondo ↑ 88'
- 7
- 44
-
54
Ross McCausland ↑ 46'
Coach
Philippe Clement
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Morelos | 10 |
| Kemar Roofe | 7 |
| James Tavernier | 6 |
| Fashion Sakala | 4 |
| Mark O'Hara | 3 |
| Abdallah Sima | 3 |
| Cyriel Dessers | 3 |
| Antonio-Mirko Colak | 3 |
Head to Head
St. Mirren FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.43
St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06
Rangers FC xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 69% + Rangers FC to win 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
St. Mirren FC or Draw
32%
Draw or Rangers FC
89%
St. Mirren FC or Rangers FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
17.3%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
11.6%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 4
6%
1 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
2.8%
1 – 4
2.8%
0 – 5
2.5%
2 – 2
1.6%
Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC
| Handicap | St. Mirren FC covers | Push | Rangers FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 1% | 99% |
| -1.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -1 | 1% | 5% | 94% |
| -0.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| +0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +1 | 25% | 25% | 50% |
| +1.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +2 | 50% | 23% | 26% |
| +2.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
Clean Sheet
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
65%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

