St. Mirren vs Rangers: Betting Odds & Prediction
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Rangers travel to fifth-placed St. Mirren knowing another mishap will likely spell an end to their title ambitions.
Kick-off is set for 12:30pm UK time on Sunday afternoon. Rangers have won all three of their encounters so far this season.
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St. Mirren
Stephen Robinson's men have achieved a second consecutive top-half finish for the first time in the Scottish Premiership. They are however winless in their last four matches, most recently suffering a 3-0 defeat at league leaders Celtic.
Their success at home has been key, having averaged an impressive 1.69 points on home turf compared to only 0.94 on the road. The Saints have also won three of their last five at the SMiSA Stadium.
An solid return of 1.31 goals scored has been further buoyed by an average of just one conceded in front of their home fans. Remarkably, seven of their 16 home fixtures have also ended in a clean sheet.
They have made habit of conceding against Rangers this season, though; the Glaswegians have won all three matches they've played so far, scoring six goals in the process. St. Mirren, meanwhile, have been unable to find the net once in those matches.
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Rangers
A 3-3 home draw to bitter rivals Celtic looked to leave Rangers in good stead to win another league title at the start of the month. However, subsequent results have dented their title prospects. A damaging 3-2 away loss at Ross County, followed by a 0-0 draw at Dundee, have left Philippe Clement's side three points behind their city rivals with only five matches remaining. Another slip-up here will surely prove disastrous, with Celtic travelling to sixth-placed Dundee on the same day.
Rangers will have been grateful to return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Hearts in the Scottish Cup semi-final last time out.
Boosted by their positive record against Sunday's opponents this season, Rangers can also take inspiration from their away record so far. An average of 2.19 points on the road leaves them with the second-best away record in the division, second only to Celtic, while Clement's men also best the league's best defensive record.
Just 23 goals conceded, including only eight on their travels, leaves them with a remarkable average of 0.5 shipped in away fixtures. Coupled with their goalscoring exploits which have seen them net 1.88 on the road, it's easy to see why Rangers enter as strong favourites, despite their recent wobbles.
Prediction
Rangers have had little trouble scoring goals in general this term, and have had particular success against their opponents this weekend, scoring six with no reply across their three matches so far. They have also scored three or more in an impressive 13 matches this season.
OddsNow back the Glaswegians to continue this trend at the SMiSA Stadium.