Rangers will be looking to stay hot on the tails of Celtic this weekend, as they face third-placed St. Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.
A win this weekend could push the Light Blues seven points ahead of St. Mirren who currently sit in third, whilst Giovanni van Bronckhorst 's side could go top of the Scottish Premiership if Celtic were to suffer an unlikely loss to St Johnstone in the lunchtime kick-off.
The Gers enter this clash on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League. The defeat leaves manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side bottom of Group A with zero points and no goals to their name.
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John Souttar, Filip Helander and Kemar Roofe are all doubts for the game, whilst Ianis Hagi and Tom Lawrence are both guaranteed absentees. So, could Rangers pick up a win against St. Mirren on Saturday? We used FIFA 23 to try and predict the score.
Rangers vs St. Mirren score predicted by simulation
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the Rangers squad with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Rangers could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: McGregor; Tavernier, Goldson, Davies, Barisic; Jack, Lundstram; Matondo, Arfield, Kent; Colak.
We predict that the visitors could set up in a 3-5-2 formation, with their line-up as follows: Carson; Gogic, Gallagher, Dunne; Fraser, Baccus, O'Hara, Erhahon, Tanser; Greive, Kiltie.
Rangers started on top, with Ryan Kent and Rabbi Matondo causing lots of problems on the flanks. Kent created multiple chances in the first 20 minutes, and his best piece of skill led to the opener for the Gers.
The English winger beat his man with ease as he charged down the right and towards the byline. Kent faked a cross into the box before cutting inside and finding Antonio Colak in the area, and the striker continued his fantastic goalscoring form as he blasted the ball into the roof of the net.
Completely against the run of play, St. Mirren found the equaliser when Scott Tanser ghosted in at the back post to volley a cross into the far corner. The goal was a shock, but Rangers responded brilliantly as Colak grabbed his second of the game.
A corner sent into the box was only half cleared by the visitors, with Colak pouncing on the loose ball inside the area. Despite the tight angle, Colak managed to twist his body and take a shot at goal, and his effort was fired past the 'keeper at the near post and into the top corner.
Glen Kamara was introduced in place of Ryan Jack at half-time, but the midfielder was sent off within six minutes of being on the pitch for a dangerous challenge. Despite being down a man, Rangers opened up a two-goal gap as Colak grabbed his hat-trick.
Kent cut in from the right and spotted the run of Colak, threading a through ball past the St. Mirren backline and sending the striker through on goal. Just inside the box, Colak decided to shoot first-time, arrowing his effort into the top corner of the net to grab his and Rangers' third in style.
Scott Arfield had two goals disallowed following Rangers' third with the midfielder judged to be offside in both.
St. Mirren grabbed a second of the game when Greg Kiltie glanced a corner across goal and into the far corner to set up a nervy final five minutes, but the hosts held out for the win.
FIFA 23 predicted final score: Rangers 3-2 St. Mirren
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 23 predicts that a Colak hat-trick could hand Rangers a 3-2 win on Saturday in a dominant performance. Despite their control of the game, the visitors scored with their two big chances of the game, highlighting that Rangers will need to remain wary of the opposition's threat in the real game.
What do you think the score will be between Rangers and St. Mirren on Saturday? Let us know in the comments!
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