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Rangers will take on St. Mirren in the Scottish League Cup on Sunday, 16 August, with pressure already growing on Derek McInnes.
The hosts are badly in need of a win this weekend, but the lack of confidence at Ibrox gives St. Mirren an opportunity to pull off an upset.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Rangers vs St. Mirren key stats
- Rangers have not won a competitive match under Derek McInnes
- St. Mirren have won eight of their last nine matches in all competitions.
- Both teams have scored in each of Rangers' last four matches in all competitions.
Rangers vs St. Mirren preview: Danger ahead for Gers
Rangers vs St. Mirren— Tale of the Tape
| Rangers | vs | St. Mirren |
|---|---|---|
| 9th(Scottish Premiership) | Position | 2nd(Scottish Premiership) |
| 1 | Points | 6 |
| 2 | Goals For | 3 |
| 3 | Goals Against | 0 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 2 |
| 10th | Home / Away Rank | 2nd |
There is a sense of de ja vu engulfing Rangers at the beginning of this season, with Derek McIness already being compared with Russell Martin, who was sacked after just 17 matches in charge last season.
McIness is just four competitive matches into his reign at Ibrox, but with zero wins to his name, and the club already out of the Europa League, another defeat this weekend would genuinely open up some uncomfortable conversations.
Earlier this week, Rangers failed to beat Jagiellonia Białystok at Ibrox, prompting their supporters to boo them off the pitch. In truth, Gers would perhaps rather this match was away from home, such is the toxicity building in Glasgow.
McInnes has a few decisions to make on personnel this weekend, with Youssef Chermiti, Jose Cifuentes and Ben Godfrey all injured.
As for St. Mirren, they couldn't have asked for a better start to the season. Along with Celtic, they are the only team in the Scottish Premiership to have a 100% record in the league, and made it through their League Cup with relative ease.
The reward for topping their group is a clash with Rangers, and while that traditionally would have been seen as one of the two worst draws possible, there will be belief in the camp that they can come out on top this weekend.
What will give St. Mirren even more confidence this weekend is the fact that they are the defending League Cup champions. Last year, they overcame Hearts, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Celtic to win the trophy, so big cup matches are not something this group will be fazed by.
Manager Craig McLeish will go with his strongest possible XI here, with Jonah Ayunga, Keanu Baccus and Ryan Mullen all ruled out through injury.
Rangers vs St. Mirren form guide & betting tips
| Rangers | vs | St. Mirren |
|---|---|---|
D
D
L
L
D |
Form |
W
W
L
W
W
|
| 4 | Goals For | 11 |
| 6 | Goals Against | 4 |
N/A |
Scottish League Cup | WWWL |
Whispers predicts: Rangers 1-2 St. Mirren
Rangers' shocking start to the season, combined with St. Mirren's excellent start and their status as holders, leans us towards an away win on Saturday. St. Mirren to win has been priced at 4/1.
Both teams have scored in three of the last four matches between Rangers and St. Mirren. BTTS no has been priced at 1/1.
Killian Phillips has scored four goals across his last four appearances for St. Mirren. Phillips is priced at 4/1 to score anytime on Saturday.
> St. Mirren to win at 5/1 (6.00) | Likelihood: Possible
> BTTS at 1/1 (2.00) | Likelihood: Probable
> Phillips to score anytime at 4/1 (5.00) | Likelihood: Possible