RANGERS reduced the gap at the top of the Premiership table to five points with a convincing midweek win at Hibs.
And they face another potentially tricky away day on Saturday lunchtime against St Mirren in Paisley.
Rangers barely had to move out of second gear in the capital as they cruised past a pitiful Hibs team. They have recovered well from that controversial loss at Parkhead and look certain to battle out a title race to the end with the current champions.
For St Mirren, they started the season like a house on fire, but have dipped in form and are ten points behind third placed Hearts. However, they would be delighted with a top six finish and still harbour hopes of sneaking into Europe for what would be the first time in 37 years.
They have an excellent home record though and have made Paisley something of a fortress with their only defeats coming from Celtic, Rangers – where they had a man sent off on both occasions – and high-flying Kilmarnock.
They've only won one home game in the league since the end of November though and don't tend to score a lot of goals.
How the bookies view it
Rangers are strong favourites here at 4/11 with bet365.
St Mirren can be backed at 8/1 with bet365. and the draw is 9/2 with McBookie.com.
Recent head to heads
It's been a breeze against the Buddies for Rangers so far this season with a 2-0 win at Ibrox and 3-0 victory in Paisley although Saints did have a man sent off.
St Mirren last beat Rangers in a league match at home 13 years ago.
Players to watch
St Mirren have struggled to get a prolific scorer this season and new loan signing from Celtic Kwon Hyeok-kyu got plenty of plaudits last week in his debut against Queen of the South in the Scottosh Cup. The South Korean star is 12/1 to score anytime with bet365.
Cyriel Dessers came on as a sub in Leith and made an almost immediate impact with a goal. He may well be given a start in Renfrewshire and is 6/4 to score anytime with Boylesports.
Anything else catch the eye?
Rangers should have enough to get the job done here, but it could be a tight affair with goals often at a premium where St Mirren are concerned. Go for Rangers' winning margin to be one goal at 11/4 with bet365,
One thing you shouldn't expect with St Murren is goals at both ends. They have now gone a remarkable 12 games without both teams to score. Both teams to score: No is 17/20 with William Hill.
Rangers managed ten corners on their own at Easter Road in midweek and can usually be relied on to get plenty as they dominate play. Go for Rangers to win over 6.5 with bet365 at 10/11.
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