Rangers vs St Mirren Prediction: Back Rangers to Win to Nil

Rangers play at Ibrox for the second time this week when hosting St Mirren from 15:00 on Sunday. The Gers lost at Rugby Park when last in Premiership action, meaning Philippe Clement’s side are under pressure to bounce back at the first time of asking.

St Mirren make the short journey from Paisley to Govan on the back of a winless streak. Betfred’s Scottish football writer, Frank Monkhouse, expects the locals to get back on track. Keep reading for his match preview and his Rangers vs St Mirren Predictions...

It was another week of mixed emotions for Rangers fans as the Glasgow giants bounced back from a bitterly disappointing loss to Kilmarnock with a stunning win over FCSB in the Europa League.

The light blues were out-fought and out-worked on the artificial surface of Rugby Park seven days ago as Derek McInnes led his men to a deserved 1-0 victory. Fans demanded a reaction, and they got it with Thursday’s enthralling 4-0 win over the Romanian champions at this venue.

St Mirren started the weekend stuck down in eighth in the Scottish Premiership. The Buddies bring stats of two wins, two draws, and five defeats, with 11 goals scored and 18 conceded.

The visitors have lost each of their last three at this level, leaking five goals without reply in their previous two outings this month. St Mirren were last seen losing 4-0 to struggling Hearts, who picked up their first win of the campaign to move off the bottom of the league.

Rangers vs St Mirren Odds

Rangers have been far from convincing this season, and the last two games sum up what life has been like for supporters under manager Clement. The stats show Gers struggle for creativity and goals under the Belgian, and they are the fifth-highest scorers in the division, currently sitting behind the likes of Dundee United and Dundee. The hosts simply must build on Thursday’s win, and Betfred traders have Rangers as 2/9 favourites to claim victory.

Everyone connected to the away dressing room knows the size of the task that awaits on Sunday, but they’re also aware performances and results must improve fast.

St Mirren are a team with the facilities to target a top-six finish in the Premiership, and although that won’t be decided at Ibrox, fans want to see signs of encouragement. An away win is 11/1 at Betfred, with the draw available at 11/2.

The 2/9 available on Rangers comes with an implied probability of 82%. Making them overwhelming favourites according to our traders. The draw has a 15% chance of playing out with the away win a longshot at just 8%.

Rangers win to nil

When predicting Rangers games, we find ourselves having to second-guess which version of the Gers will show up. Will it be the team that huffed and puffed its way to a disappointing loss last weekend or the rampant Rangers of Thursday? I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle on Sunday.

We’re backing Rangers to win to nil at odds of even money, and there’s enough in that price to back it as a single or add to your Sunday multiples.

Taking Rangers to win to nil would’ve returned a profit in four of the last five meetings of these teams. It was also the correct approach in Rangers’ last two home games in this competition.