FM Preview: Rangers v St. Mirren 16 Apr 2011

Last updated : 15 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rangers v St. Mirren fixture

Rangers prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 89 of the 119 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was just last season, in March 2010, with Rangers running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 06 Mar St. Mirren 0 - 1 Rangers Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 07 Nov St. Mirren 1 - 3 Rangers Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sun 21 Mar St. Mirren 0 - 1 Rangers Scottish League Cup
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Rangers 3-1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Wed 17 Feb Rangers 1 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb St. Mirren 0 - 0 Rangers Scottish F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Wed 27 Jan St. Mirren 0 - 2 Rangers Scottish Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Rangers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Gers, with 6 goals against.

St. Mirren have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Buddies have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Rangers's total of 74 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 32 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rangers 6 4 0 2 8 5 12
St. Mirren 6 2 1 3 10 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the The Gers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rangers Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
St. Mirren Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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