St. Mirren vs Rangers Prediction: Rangers to get an away win

St. Mirren will host Rangers this coming weekend to get back on track in the Scottish Premiership. The home team is coming off a tie against St. Johnstone, while the visitors are riding high after beating Hearts earlier in the week.

St. Mirren, coached by Stephen Robinson, has hit a rough patch recently, dropping to eighth place in the Scottish Premiership. The Buddies haven't won in three games and have given up eight goals in that span, so they'll need to tighten things up on defense this coming Saturday against a formidable foe. St. Mirren was held to a disappointing 2-2 draw at home by St. Johnstone in their most recent outing, as a goal from Nicky Clark in stoppage time salvaged a point for the visitors. However, St. Mirren can take heart from their home record, which is the best in the division outside of Celtic and Rangers, having earned 17 possible 24 points in games played there this season. Robinson hopes they can keep up this impressive streak this weekend against the Rangers when a victory would put them in third place in the league.

Rangers are seven points behind league leaders Celtic as they travel to Paisley on Saturday. The team has had a shaky few weeks of play. Giovanni van Bronckhorst has taken some heat from the fans for the team's recent performances, including crushing losses in the Champions League group stage and ground given up in the league. However, the Dutchman was able to calm nerves after his team's most recent league outing, a 1-0 victory over Hearts thanks to a goal from Malik Tillman. Considering how the Scottish Premiership will take a break for the World Cup after this round of games, Van Bronckhorst will see it as an excellent opportunity for his players to get away and recharge before the second half of the season. On his final matchday, Van Bronckhorst will try to lead his team to a victory so they can temporarily pull within four points of second-place Celtic.

In a match that will significantly impact the standings of both teams in the Scottish Premiership, we anticipate an open contest that will provide a good number of possibilities for both teams to win the game. Despite this, Rangers will pull out a victory by the skin of their teeth and prevent themselves from sliding any farther behind at the top before the break for the World Cup begins.