Rangers vs St. Mirren: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rangers played against St. Mirren in Premiership (Scotland). The game was played on December 30, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Rangers has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. St. Mirren has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Rangers scores 1.39 goals per game and allows 0.83. St. Mirren scores 0.88 and allows 1.29. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Rangers's games and 41% of St. Mirren's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 35%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Rangers has the higher season xG average, 1.79 to 1.42 per game. Rangers takes 15.7 shots per game, while St. Mirren takes 12.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Rangers leads at halftime in 44% of its games and scores 0.72 goals per game after halftime. St. Mirren leads at halftime in 18% and scores 0.53 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rangers's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For St. Mirren, it is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premiership games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

59Possession (%)41
RangersSt. Mirren
16Shots10
RangersSt. Mirren
5Shots on target4
RangersSt. Mirren
1.82xG1.35
RangersSt. Mirren
5Corners4
RangersSt. Mirren
64Dangerous attacks61
RangersSt. Mirren
8Fouls14
RangersSt. Mirren
1Cards2
RangersSt. Mirren

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

RangersSt. Mirren
1.39Goals scored / game0.88
RangersSt. Mirren
0.83Goals allowed / game1.29
RangersSt. Mirren
61%Average possession45%
RangersSt. Mirren
5.72Shots on target / game3.71
RangersSt. Mirren

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.67Shots per game12.71
RangersSt. Mirren
5.72Shots on target3.71
RangersSt. Mirren
8.9%Shot conversion6.9%
RangersSt. Mirren
61%Possession45%
RangersSt. Mirren
1.79xG for1.42
RangersSt. Mirren
1.2xG against1.46
RangersSt. Mirren

Shooting quality

Rangers: DominantSt. Mirren: Balanced
RangersSt. Mirren
Accuracy (shots on target)37%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Rangers is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Rangers · 1.6 pts / game - St. Mirren

Rangers
DWWLW
Season result split
44% W44% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-2
1.78 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.18Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
St. Mirren
LDWWD
Season result split
24% W35% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-6-7
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rangers is 58% better for: goals scored per game.

1.39 goals / game - Rangers · 0.88 goals / game - St. Mirren

Rangers is 55% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.83 goals / game - Rangers · 1.29 goals / game - St. Mirren

Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Rangers scores in 83% of games (15 of 18 meczów), while St. Mirren keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 meczów).

St. Mirren scoring profile: mixed

St. Mirren scores in 59% of games (10 of 17 meczów), while Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)15
RangersSt. Mirren
15Goals conceded (season)22
RangersSt. Mirren
2.22Average goals per game2.18
RangersSt. Mirren
8Goals scored (last 5)7
RangersSt. Mirren
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
RangersSt. Mirren

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal59%
RangersSt. Mirren
39%2 goals24%
RangersSt. Mirren
17%3 goals6%
RangersSt. Mirren
0%4 goals0%
RangersSt. Mirren

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal71%
RangersSt. Mirren
22%2 goals35%
RangersSt. Mirren
0%3 goals24%
RangersSt. Mirren
0%4 goals0%
RangersSt. Mirren

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time18%
RangersSt. Mirren
6%BTTS in both halves6%
RangersSt. Mirren
39%Scored in both halves12%
RangersSt. Mirren

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
RangersSt. Mirren
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
RangersSt. Mirren
40%BTTS - last 540%
RangersSt. Mirren

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time47%
RangersSt. Mirren
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
RangersSt. Mirren
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
RangersSt. Mirren

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
RangersSt. Mirren
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
RangersSt. Mirren
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
RangersSt. Mirren

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Rangers is 46% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.72 pts / game - Rangers · 1.18 pts / game - St. Mirren

Rangers - half-time state
44% leading39% draw17% trailing
St. Mirren - half-time state
18% leading65% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.72Points per game (1st half)1.18
RangersSt. Mirren
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.35
RangersSt. Mirren
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.41
RangersSt. Mirren
1.06Average goals (1st half)0.76
RangersSt. Mirren
67%Clean sheet before half-time71%
RangersSt. Mirren
39%No goal before half-time65%
RangersSt. Mirren

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per game (2nd half)0.94
RangersSt. Mirren
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
RangersSt. Mirren
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
RangersSt. Mirren
1.17Average goals (2nd half)1.41
RangersSt. Mirren
61%Clean sheet after half-time35%
RangersSt. Mirren
39%No goal after half-time65%
RangersSt. Mirren

Rangers - second-half results

39% W39% D22% L
31
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.72
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

St. Mirren - second-half results

18% W41% D41% L
20
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at halftime in 18% of games and wins 24%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Rangers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.20
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
St. Mirren - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game0.81.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Rangers
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
1
46-60
2
5
61-75
9
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

St. Mirren
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
4
3
16-30
2
4
31-45
2
1
46-60
4
4
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.19
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

St. Mirren

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

RangersLigaSt. Mirren
Average goals per game 2.222.57 2.18
Both teams scored 56%50% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%50% 35%
Clean sheets 39%29% 29%
Goal before half-time 78%74% 47%
Goal after half-time 78%78% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.14
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. St. MirrenSubstitutionOn: Dan N'LunduluOff: Jonah Ananias Paul Ayunga
  2. RangersGoalThelo AasgaardAssist: Jayden Meghoma
  3. St. MirrenYellow cardRoland Idowu
  4. St. MirrenSubstitutionOn: Conor McMenaminOff: Roland Idowu
  5. St. MirrenYellow cardMarcus Fraser
  6. RangersSubstitutionOn: Clinton Nsiala-MakengoOff: John Souttar
  7. RangersYellow cardJack Butland
  8. St. MirrenSubstitutionOn: Liam DonnellyOff: Killian Phillips
  9. St. MirrenSubstitutionOn: Evan MooneyOff: Dan N'Lundulu
  10. RangersSubstitutionOn: Findlay CurtisOff: Mohammed Diomande

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Ryan LeeMatches officiated: 15
3.93Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 247%Home wins13%Draws40%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Rangers's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against St. Mirren. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Saint Mirren FC
1 : 1
Rangers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Rangers vs St. Mirren?

The Premiership match finished Rangers 2:1 St. Mirren. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rangers vs St. Mirren?

Rangers score 1.39 goals per game on average and St. Mirren 0.88. The Premiership average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Rangers's matches and 41% of St. Mirren's.

What form are Rangers and St. Mirren in?

Over the last 5 games Rangers have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and St. Mirren 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rangers vs St. Mirren?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Rangers vs St. Mirren: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.