FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

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 68 games, and losing 22.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 30 Dec	Rangers	1 - 1	St. Mirren	SPL
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

Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Buddies have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Rangers's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Gers, and 3 goals against.

St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 32 matches. Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 62 points from their 32 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
St. Mirren	6	0	4	2	2	6	4
Rangers	6	3	2	1	8	3	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

The 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:
St. Mirren	Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 12 most recent games.
Rangers	12 games since last away draw.