FM Preview: St. Mirren v Rangers 24 Dec 2011

Last updated : 23 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Rangers fixture

Rangers face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Gers have winning an impressive 74 games, and losing 23.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Rangers 1 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Rangers 2 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
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

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

The away form of Rangers however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Gers pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 22 points from their 19 games played so far,

Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 19 games giving them a return of 48 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 1 3 2 6 11 6
Rangers 6 4 1 1 9 4 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Gers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from St Mirren Park with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Rangers 11 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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