FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

Last updated : 06 November 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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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 86 of the 116 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was less than a year ago, in November 2008, the The Gers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 25 AprRangers3 - 0St. MirrenSFAC
2008/2009Wed 08 AprSt. Mirren1 - 2RangersSPL
2008/2009Sat 15 NovRangers2-1St. MirrenSPL
2008/2009Sun 05 OctSt. Mirren1 - 0RangersSPL
2007/2008Mon 19 MaySt. Mirren0 - 3RangersSPL
2007/2008Sat 26 JanRangers4 - 0St. MirrenSPL
2007/2008Sat 11 AugRangers2 - 0St. MirrenSPL

Recent respective form guides

Rangers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Gers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

The away form of St. Mirren however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Buddies, and 9 goals against.

Rangers's total of 19 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. St. Mirren's 12 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rangers632110911
St. Mirren631211910

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Rangers's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
St. Mirren 13 games since last away draw.