Derek McInnes appears to have steadied the ship at Rangers over recent weeks and his side will be chasing a fourth Scottish Premiership win on the bounce when they welcome St Mirren to Ibrox on Wednesday.
It had been a tough start at Gers for McInnes following his summer switch from Hearts, as he failed to win any of his first four games in charge and saw his side tumble out of both the UEFA Europa League and the Conference League in qualifying.
Three successive league wins has improved morale at Ibrox and they will now be facing a St Mirren side they thrashed 5-1 in the Scottish League Cup less than a month ago.
That was a rare blot on an otherwise impressive start to the season for St Mirren, who come into this game sitting above Rangers in the Scottish Premiership table on goal difference.
The Buddies did suffer their first league defeat of the season against leaders Celtic on Saturday, but they led at half time in that game before being edged out 2-1.
Rangers v St Mirren Tips Summary
Best Bet - St Mirren +2 @ 5/6
Alternative Bet - Ryan Naderi to score first @ 4/1
Bet Builder - Kim Min-su 2+ shots on target, Djeidi Gassama 3+ shots & Rangers to receive the most cards @ 12/1
Rangers v St Mirren Prediction
Best Bet: St Mirren +2 @ 5/6
The picture is starting to look a little brighter for Rangers now the dust has settled on their chastening early exit from Europe.
However, they are still yet to fully find their feet under McInnes, with their three recent wins against Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell all being achieved by narrow one-goal margins.
Only one of the Gers' 10 matches under McInnes has been decided by more than a one-goal margin and, although that exception did come against the Buddies in the League Cup, a tight contest is again expected on Wednesday.
St Mirren have started the league season in positive fashion, accumulating 10 points from their opening four games before taking the lead against Celtic on Saturday thanks to Nikolas Agrafiotis' penalty, only for the reigning champions to battle back and claim a 2-1 win.
A similarly gritty performance from Craig McLeish's side this midweek should ensure this game remains tight and Rangers may have to be satisfied with another narrow one-goal win at best.
St Mirren are certainly worth considering with a +2 handicap start. That would have been a winning bet on their last three league visits to Ibrox, which have brought about a pair of 2-1 defeats and a memorable 2-0 victory in February 2025.
Alternative Bet: Ryan Naderi to score first @ 4/1
Rangers were dealt a blow early in Saturday's 1-0 win over Motherwell, losing captain Lawrence Shankland to a hamstring injury with just eight minutes on the clock, but the man who replaced him, Ryan Naderi, scored the only goal of the contest just four minutes after coming on.
With Shankland sidelined, Naderi should come into the starting XI and he has enjoyed a solid start to the season, scoring three goals.
All three of those strikes have been deadlock breakers, including the opener in August's 5-1 routing of St Mirren in the League Cup, with Naderi getting on the scoresheet after just nine minutes of that game.
With the confidence he will have gained from his matchwinner against Motherwell, Naderi looks a shrewd choice to open the scoring at Ibrox for the fourth time this season.
Rangers v St Mirren Bet Builder Tip
Kim Min-su 2+ shots on target
Djeidi Gassama 3+ shots
Rangers to receive the most cards
Pays 12/1
South Korean Kim Min-su is yet to open his Rangers account since his summer arrival from Girona, but it hasn't been for the want of trying, as he has fired off 12 shots in his first three appearances for the club, six of which have hit the target.
The 20-year-old winger tested the opposition goalkeeper with two of his five efforts against Motherwell and that was despite failing to do so with a first-half penalty he hooked wide.
Never afraid of shooting, Kim can have two more efforts on target on Wednesday - one of which could lead to his first Rangers goal - while team-mate Djeidi Gassama is also likely to let fly at every opportunity.
Gassama has had a team-high 18 shots in the Premiership this season and is averaging a strike on goal every 17 minutes.
The Mauritania international was also on the scoresheet in the cup win over St Mirren and can have another trio of shots this midweek.
Rangers thrashed St Mirren in that cup clash, but they also picked up more cards than their opponents, receiving two yellows to the visitors’ one.
The Gers have given away more fouls than St Mirren in this season's Premiership and could be worth siding with to pick up the most cards once again.
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Key Match Stats
After winning only two of Derek McInnes's first seven matches in charge, Rangers are now on a three-game winning streak
Rangers have won 16 of their last 17 home games against St Mirren
The one exception during that run was the 2-0 success the Buddies claimed at Ibrox in February 2025
St Mirren suffered their first league defeat of the season against Celtic on Saturday
Rangers have won three in a row against St Mirren in all competitions, including last month's 5-1 success in the Scottish League Cup
Nine of Rangers' 10 matches this season have been decided by no greater than a one-goal margin
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