Rangers vs St Mirren Predictions & Tips - Buddies Backed to Test Struggling Hosts in League Cup Clash
St Mirren travel to face Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup last 16, carrying impressive league form and unbeaten momentum. Conversely, Rangers have yet to win this season and are dealing with multiple injury issues and poor recent results. While Rangers hold historical head-to-head advantage, St Mirren's current performance suggests they may secure at least a draw at Ibrox. Both teams are likely to score, continuing a key trend seen in their recent matches. Expert verdict: BTTS and backing St Mirren for victory or draw offer value.
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- St Mirren Maintain Perfect League Start
- Rangers vs St Mirren Team News
Rangers vs St Mirren Predictions
Rangers welcome defending champions St Mirren to Ibrox in the last 16 of the Premier Sports Cup on Sunday.
The Gers remain without a victory this season, while the visitors have made a perfect start to their Premiership campaign.
I have my first stake on both teams to score, while I also fancy St Mirren to win or draw in 90 minutes.
Buddies Backed at Ibrox
- Rangers failed to win their last 4 matches
- Rangers have seen BTTS in their last 12 matches (competitive fixtures)
- St Mirren have seen BTTS in 6 of their last 8 matches (against Rangers)
- St Mirren are unbeaten in 4 of their last 6 matches against Rangers
- St Mirren won 7 of their last 8 matches (competitive fixtures)
Rangers Hold Head-to-Head Advantage
Rangers and St Mirren have met 39 times since 2009. The Gers won 29 matches, while the Buddies claimed four victories and six games finished deadlocked.
Rangers Suffer European Elimination
Rangers return to domestic cup action after suffering a Europa League exit against Jagiellonia Bialystok on Thursday.
Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Derek McInnes’s side could only manage a 1-1 draw at Ibrox.
Lawrence Shankland converted a second-half penalty before Nik Prelec’s equaliser secured a 3-2 aggregate success for the Polish visitors.
Another ineffective display saw the hosts fail to create much in front of goal. McInnes’s side managed only three shots on target from ten efforts at Ibrox and now drop down to the Conference League playoffs.
A reliable choice for BTTS supporters, that outcome has now landed in the hosts' last 12 competitive matches, including each of McInnes’s four games in charge.
The Gers have endured a miserable start to the campaign, failing to win any of their opening four competitive fixtures.
Short in attacking quality and vulnerable in defence, Rangers have now failed to win eight of their last nine competitive matches since May.
Those struggles have been particularly evident at Ibrox. The Glasgow giants have won only one of their previous seven competitive home fixtures.
St Mirren Maintain Perfect League Start
St Mirren make the short trip to Glasgow after extending their perfect start to the Premiership season with a 1-0 victory against St Johnstone.
Jacob Chapman saved Jamie Gullan’s penalty before Killian Phillips converted a spot kick at the opposite end to secure all three points.
The Buddies were worthy winners in a competitive contest at Marbill Coaches Stadium. St Mirren had more efforts on goal (13-9) and a higher xG total (1.58 - 1.17).
Craig McLeish’s in-form side began their league campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory at Falkirk. Phillips scored both goals at Falkirk Stadium and has now scored three goals in his first two Premiership appearances of the season.
The Buddies also enjoyed a productive League Cup group campaign, scoring 12 goals across three victories against Dumbarton, Cove Rangers and East Kilbride. Despite a 1-0 defeat against Dunfermline, St Mirren secured their spot in the round of sixteen with a second-placed finish in Group C.
The League Cup holders lifted the trophy for the second time in their history last season, beating Celtic 3-1 in the final at Hampden Park.
Rangers vs St Mirren Team News
Rangers: (4-5-1) Igor Pandur; Ross McCrorie, Emmanuel Fernandez, Olwethu Makhanya, Dujon Sterling; Daisuke Yokota, Nicolas Raskin, Dan Neil, Findlay Curtis, Djeidi Gassama; Lawrence Shankland.
Rangers boss McInnes has several injury issues to contend with ahead of Sunday’s contest.
Chermiti is unavailable after suffering an ACL injury, while Tuur Rommens faces several weeks on the sidelines with a groin problem. Ben Godfrey is another confirmed absentee.
Thelo Aasgaard may also miss out after he was replaced at the interval on Thursday.
Shankland should retain his place in attack after scoring his first Rangers goal against Jagiellonia, while Ryan Naderi could drop out after an ineffective display.
Ryan Penrice and Couhaib Driouech could feature if their expected transfers from AEK Athens and PSV are completed in the next 24 hours.
McInnes admitted his side lacked the quality to compete in Europe’s top two competitions after being demoted to the Conference League playoffs.
"It is not great to watch. My team go from some good highs in the first half to being as poor as we were in the second half and you have to say we didn't do enough.
"We huffed and puffed and even when we threw [Emmanuel] Fernandez up, we still don't make the right decisions.
"The club is built for the Champions League and Europa League, but I don't think the team is ready for it and it pains me to say it."
St Mirren: (4-2-3-1) Jacob Chapman; Jayden Richardson, Marcus Fraser, Alex Gogic, Declan John; Ryan Carr, Paul Nsio; Samuel Ramos, Phillips, Chris Mochrie; Eseosa Sule.
St Mirren boss McLeish could retain the majority of the team that started last weekend’s victory against St Johnstone.
The visitors have three injury absentees this weekend. Jonah Ayunga is sidelined with a long-term knee injury, while Ryan Mullen and Keanu Baccus are also doubtful to feature.
Killian Phillips should continue in midfield after scoring all three of their Premiership goals this season.
Eseosa Sule is expected to lead the attack, while Chris Mochrie could feature in support.
McLeish expressed his satisfaction with last weekend’s win against St Johnstone.
"Delighted for the group, a really good, hard-fought win. A lot of our performance was good; we just had to add a bit more intensity to our performance in the first half.
“We've got a massive journey ahead of us, and we have to keep building. Six points out of six is a great start."
Verdict
Rangers have home advantage, but their poor form and growing injury list makes them tough to back at short odds.
BTTS has been a reliable choice when the hosts are involved, while I wouldn’t be surprised to see St Mirren secure a shock win.
I have my stakes on BTTS and an away win or draw.
BTTS has been a reliable choice when the hosts are involved, while I wouldn’t be surprised to see St Mirren secure a shock win.
I have my stakes on BTTS and an away win or draw.
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