FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

History of the Rangers v St. Mirren fixture

Rangers play host to 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 83 of the 112 contests.

The last time the two teams met at Rangers was back in November 2000, over five years ago, with Rangers annihilating their visitors 7-1 in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sun 22 Oct	St. Mirren	2 - 3	Rangers	SPL
2000/2001	Tue 02 Jan	St. Mirren	1 - 3	Rangers	SPL
2000/2001	Sat 04 Nov	Rangers	7-1	St. Mirren	SPL
2000/2001	Sun 13 Aug	St. Mirren	1 - 3	Rangers	SPL
1985/1986	Sat 19 Apr	St. Mirren	2 - 1	Rangers	SPL
1985/1986	Sat 18 Jan	Rangers	2 - 0	St. Mirren	SPL
1985/1986	Sat 26 Oct	St. Mirren	2 - 1	Rangers	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Rangers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The The Gers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

In complete contrast to Rangers, St. Mirren are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Buddies have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Rangers find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 35 points they have accumulated from 21 games. St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 21 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rangers	6	3	1	2	8	5	10
St. Mirren	6	1	3	2	5	9	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rangers may be coming up against a decent side in St. Mirren, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Gers. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers	Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
St. Mirren	Not won in previous 8 away matches.