Danny Rohl’s Rangers face St Mirren away from home to begin the road to nine cup finals, according to the manager.
The Gers come into the fixture off the back of three wins in nine and are desperate to make up ground on Hearts.
They sit six points behind the Edinburgh side, meaning a victory is the only valid conclusion on Sunday.
Meanwhile, St Mirren reel from manager Stephen Robinson’s abrupt move to Aberdeen.
The Buddies currently sit 10th in the Scottish Premiership, having picked up 24 points so far this season.
Despite their low league position, the Paisley outfit is the reigning League Cup champions and has reached the Scottish Cup semifinal.
Given these circumstances, both teams are desperate for a positive result to boost their hopes at opposite ends of the table.
The key information
| Kick off time | 12:00 GMT |
| How to watch | Sky Sports Football/ Rangers TV |
| Where is it being played? | The SMiSA Stadium – Paisley |
| Referee | Steven McLean |
| VAR | Chris Graham |
| Competition | Scottish Premiership |
Recent results
The Buddies head into the fixture with some much-needed confidence after beating Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup quarterfinal.
Their league performances have been miles off compared to their cup exploits.
St Mirren haven’t won a league game since February 3, beating 10-man Hearts 1-0 at home.
Since then, St Mirren have picked up one point in five league games, drawing 1-1 away at Livingston at the end of February.
They were thrashed 5-0 at home by Motherwell and then edged out 2-1 at Dundee United in their recent league outing.
As for Rangers, Rohl’s side comes into the game off the back of three games without a win and sitting third in the league.
The Gers haven’t won since February 15, when they beat table-toppers Hearts 4-2 at Ibrox.
In their last league game, Rangers squandered a 2-0 halftime lead to draw 2-2 with Celtic.
Rangers’ predicted XI.
This means we could see the potential return of Connor Barron, Derek Cornelius, and Oliver Antman.
[4-2-3-1] Butland; Sterling, Djiga, Fernandez, Rommens; Raskin, Chukwuani; Gassama, Moore, Skov Olsen, Chermiti.
St Mirren predicted XI.
St Mirren head into the fixture without a full-time manager, with academy coach Craig McLeish taking over as interim.
[3-5-2] George; King, Gogic, Freckleton; Richardson, O’Hara, Phillips, Baccus, John; Young, N’Lundulu
Last five meetings
| Date | Stadium | Competition | Score |
| 30th December 2025 | Ibrox | Premiership | Rangers 2-1 St Mirren |
| 24th August 2025 | SMiSA Stadium | Premiership | St Mirren 1-1 Rangers |
| 26th April 2025 | SMiSA Stadium | Premiership | St Mirren 2-2 Rangers |
| 22nd February 2025 | Ibrox | Premiership | Rangers 0-2 St Mirren |
| 26th December 2024 | SMiSA Stadium | Premiership | St Mirren 2-1 Rangers |
Press conference comments
Rohl said, “These nine cup finals are for me crucial, and I see how we train and play, how we are connected and find each other.”
Rohl continued, “We always want to control and dominate the game and want to take points, and this is our job on Sunday.”
“Let’s see, at first we have four games before we go into the split.”
St Mirren’s Jamie Langfield said, “We’ve got a group of boys and staff here that believe on their day can beat anyone.”
Langfield continued, “We’ve got Rangers coming to our place, and I’m sure the boys will be up for it.”
