St Mirren v Rangers: top-three push meets relegation fight | OneFootball

St Mirren host Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, 15 March 2026 at The SMISA Stadium, with the hosts seeking breathing space near the bottom and the visitors aiming to strengthen a top-three bid.

Rangers have dominated the fixture, with 20 wins in the recent head-to-heads compared to three for St Mirren, alongside three draws.

St Mirren's league form has stuttered, losing 5-0 at home to Motherwell before a 1-1 draw at Livingston and a 2-1 defeat at Dundee United, though they did beat Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup. Rangers drew 2-2 with Celtic after a 2-2 draw at Livingston, having previously beaten Hearts 4-2.

The visitors' season profile points to control and end product: 51 league goals at 1.8 per game, 25 conceded at 0.9, with 58% possession and 84.14% passing accuracy. They also have 11 clean sheets and 11 headed goals, so deliveries from wide areas could be a route. St Mirren, who average 0.8 goals for and 1.6 against with 44% possession, may look to keep things tight and strike from crosses of their own. They have eight headed goals.

Youssef Chermiti leads the Rangers threat with nine league goals, while James Tavernier has seven and Nicolas Raskin five assists. For St Mirren, Declan John has supplied five league assists and Mikael Mandron has eight combined goals and assists this season.

A home win would take St Mirren to 27 points and could pull them further clear of the relegation places. Victory for Rangers would move them to 60 points, consolidating third and potentially closing the gap on the top two.