St. Mirren vs Rangers Prediction: Title chase continues for Rangers

The second phase of the Scottish Premiership is here, and in this championship group game, St. Mirren will play Rangers at the Paisley 2021 Stadium. A win for Rangers will take them points leveled with bitter rivals, Celtic. Can the hosts, St. Mirren, hold them despite their recent poor form?

St. Mirren's last league game was against Celtic, and this side lost 3-0. In the meantime, that defeat has made it their third in recent games, while they remain winless in their last four matches. In that run, St. Mirren lost to Kilmarnock and Hearts in two other games while they drew Motherwell. Heading into this game, St. Mirren have picked up 43 points this season from 33 league games. St. Mirren scored 38 league goals while conceding 43 in the same span.

Rangers had a rough April with just one win in four games already played, and coming here, the visiting team will look to take all three points. In their last match, Rangers played Hearts in the semi-final game of the Scottish Cup, and they won that game 2-0. In that game, Cyriel Dessers was on target two times for Rangers, sending them to the finals in which they will play against Celtic. In the meantime, the visiting team's last league game was against Dundee, and they were held to a goalless draw. In the league standings, Rangers now have 75 points from 33 matches in the first phase, three points behind the first-place Celtics.

Rangers won 18 of the last 19 matches between these sides. However, the only win for St. Mirren is dated to 2020, a game where they won 3-2 at home. In the last four meetings between these sides, St. Mirren have failed to score a single goal, while Rangers scored nine times.

St. Mirren come into this game in poor form, and their performances in this fixture have been very poor also. While Rangers come in as the better side, this game is also a must-win for them. The visiting team has a better squad and is better overall on both ends of the field. After three league games without a win, I expect Rangers to pour all their revenge here and take all three points, with history expected to repeat itself, as St. Mirren are expected to fail to hit the back of the net.