FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

Last updated : 04 October 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Mirren v Rangers fixture

Rangers face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the The Gers have winning an impressive 70 games, and losing 22.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Mon 19 MaySt. Mirren0 - 3RangersSPL
2007/2008Sat 26 JanRangers4 - 0St. MirrenSPL
2007/2008Sat 11 AugRangers2 - 0St. MirrenSPL
2006/2007Sun 08 AprSt. Mirren0 - 1RangersSPL
2006/2007Sat 30 DecRangers1 - 1St. MirrenSPL
2006/2007Sun 22 OctSt. Mirren2 - 3RangersSPL
2000/2001Tue 02 JanSt. Mirren1 - 3RangersSPL

Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Buddies in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Rangers however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Gers, and 3 goals against.

St. Mirren find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 5 points. Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 7 games giving them a return of 19 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Mirren62131177
Rangers651014616

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rangers are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics:
St. Mirren Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Rangers 3 successive away victories.
4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 5 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.