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• Rangers have a record of W1, D3, L4 when conceding the opening goal in the Premiership this season.

• Rangers attempted 32 crosses in this match, higher than their season average of 23.7 in the Premiership.

• Rangers have stopped the opposition from scoring a first-half goal in 17 of their 27 games, only Celtic (22) have done this more often in the Premiership this season.

• Toyosi Olusanya has scored eight goals in the Premiership this season (one in this game), more than any other St Mirren player.

• Mikael Mandron attempted five shots in this game, the t-highest total for a St Mirren player in the Premiership this season.

• St. Mirren have avoided defeat in their last six matches when scoring first in the Premiership, since a 1-2 loss to Motherwell on 28 September 2024.

St Mirren took all three points back to Paisley from Govan after recording back-to-back victories over Rangers for the first time since the 1979-80 season.

Mikael Mandron fired in the opener on 51 minutes, celebrating exuberantly after his initially disallowed strike was eventually awarded by referee Kevin Clancy after consulting the monitor.

Fresh off the bench, striker Toyosi Olusanya delicately curled in the visitors' second of the afternoon to seal three points with 20 minutes left to play and move the Paisley club into the Scottish Premiership's top six.

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St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland: "It has been an extension of our last lot of performances. We done really well against Hibs, got the draw. We were the better side against Hearts.

"We have never stopped believing. This group of players have raised expectations beyond everyone's imagination. They came here confident today. We showed real quality on the ball. Our press and how aggressive we were was excellent and the players deserve every amount of praise for that.

"Over the last three years, we have raised expectations. Those expectations are not based on massive financial investment. It is a group of players that are battling and improving week-on-week and season-on-season. It is a great result today that will get the headlines.

"It certainly was not [a smash and grab act]. We are not like some teams in the division who sit low and don't come out, which is their prerogative and not a criticism. We try and be aggressive in our press. We have legs and energy in our team.

"We did not feel under any pressure and probably could have had more goals. To say that at Ibrox with the threat they have in their front four, again is a testament to the players.

"Tough times don't last but tough people do. But we have a group tough of boys. We are the team who have nothing to lose. We have a side capable of challenging for the top six."

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After failing to score in their last two league outings, Mikael Mandron and Jonah Ayunga started together as a two up top and excelled.

Mandron dropped deeper, holding up the ball and utilising both Ayunga and overlapping wing-back Ryan Alebiosu well to carry the ball up the pitch.

Toyosi Olusanya netted within five minutes of his introduction, as he perfectly replicated the pace and pressing nous of the substituted Ayunga.

Cypriot defender Alex Gogic also impressed. He sat deeper than the rest of the back four, allowing him to pick up Dessers and sweep up the majority of the dangerous deliveries whipped in by the hosts.

The memorable away win lifts St Mirren into sixth place.

While they remain closer to 10th than fourth on points, this performance will give ers belief of ri the table rather than tumbling.

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Centre-forward Mikael Mandron excelled against a Rangers defence that struggled to deal with his physicality. Grabbing the opener was crucial, but so was his excellent ability to drop deep and bring his team up the pitch throughout the 90.

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Rangers defender John Souttar is out after picking up an injury against Hearts but Danilo is available again. Oscar Cortes is back in training but has still a way to go after being out for a lengthy period. Leon Balogun, Connor Barron, Dujon Sterling and Neraysho Kasanwirjo are all still out.

St Mirren attacker Evan Mooney is out with an ankle injury. Alex Iacovitti is back in training after illness and Scott Tanser is available. Conor McMenamin (calf) remains out.

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Stephen Robinson wants his side to "hurt" Rangers by defending well and doing the "simple things" right, as they try and record back-to-back victories against the Ibrox side.

St Mirren beat Philippe Clement's side 2-1 in Paisley on Boxing Day thanks to Caolan Boyd-Munce's injury-time winner, and are now sitting in the top half of the table, above Motherwell and Kilmarnock on goal difference alone.

Should St Mirren win, they'd record consecutive league victories over Rangers for the first time since they won three in a row in 1979-80 under Jim Clunie.

"We proved only a few weeks ago that we can beat them, deservedly so in my eyes," Robinson said.

"We were very good first half, they were very good second half, and then we came strong again.

"You have to defend well. They've got a lot of talent up front, a lot of spark up front, Vaclav Cerny is a big threat, and they've got other players that can win games on their own.

"So we're aware of that but if we press properly and we stay in the game then we believe we've got threats of our own in the forward areas, in the wing-back areas.

"Rangers will play and try and dominate the game and dominate possession, which is fine for us. We've got players that can hurt the spaces in behind, so it has to be the same level of defensive performance.

"We have to defend well, we have to do the simple things. We've defended much better in recent weeks. And then we have to believe when we land on the ball, which we have done in in the last two games and in the previous game against Rangers."

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• Rangers have won 23 of their last 25 home games against St. Mirren in all competitions (D2), including each of their last 14 in a row by an aggregate score of 39-5.

• After their 2-1 win in December, St. Mirren could win back-to-back league meetings with Rangers for the first time since winning three in a row in 1979-80 under Jim Clunie.

• Rangers have won each of their last five league games, all by a margin of at least two goals. They last won six in a row in the top flight by a 2+ goal margin in December 2009 under Walter Smith.

• While Rangers have earned the most points in the Scottish Premiership in 2025 (20), no side has picked up fewer than St. Mirren (4, level with Aberdeen and Motherwell), with the Buddies winning just one of six league matches this calendar year (D1 L4).

• Vaclav Cerny has scored more goals (10) than any other player for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership in 2024-25. Eight of those 10 strikes have come in home games – the most of any player for any side on home soil in the competition this term.

Mark Jardine
Fan writer

Frustration, thy name is St Mirren.

In the same week as Paisley punters were treated to 120 minutes of grind against the maroon half of the capital for no ultimate reward, Saturday's goalless draw against a revitalised Hibs only compounded existing feelings.

The pitch is suffering for the schedule, the conditions and seemingly some bad luck. The players are suffering for continuing injuries. The manager is suffering for setting raised expectations, then the battle against squad upheaval and transfer frustrations. The goalkeeper is suffering for being bundled into posts, having only recently bundled himself into an opposition defender. The fans are suffering for having witnessed the Buddies fail to score in almost half of their league ties this season.

As has so often been the case in this battling season, however, much of the Saints' play was positive.

Chances were created, though perhaps not in the same abundance as in midweek. The 11 players out on the park cannot be faulted for their effort, or for following the orders given to them by a manager seemingly born to wrestle points away from other sides at this level.

Relentless pressing from the front, steadfast defending and another commanding performance from Zach Hemming kept this match mostly on St Mirren's . The apparent difference in this year's Saints side is that keeping the match on their own hasn't inevitably led to three points.

The fixture supercomputer offers no favours in seasons like these. Having faced the Edinburgh two in the space of the last week, the next fortnight shows no respite. A visit to Tynecastle - not traditionally a happy hunting ground - is sandwiched between contests against Rangers and Celtic.

While no fear should be shown in facing a Hearts side in much of a similar fankle as ourselves, or even in having a shot against recording back-to-back wins of Philippe Clement's beleaguered bears - I'm sure there are alternative fixture lists which might have caused Robinson slightly less concern.

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We asked you St Mirren fans for your opinions on the goalless draw with Hibs. Here's a taste of what you had to say...

Jim: Another 'what could have been' game. Superior control in the first-half but no finish. Hibernian came much more into it in the second-half, but overall St Mirren should have been able to score at least one.

I'm surprised that Mark O'Hara lasted as long as he did. He doesn't look fit and his distribution was poor. Still a chance for the top six, though.

Stu: I thought we were unlucky against Hearts and unlucky against Hibs. The pitch is not great and I'm sure it's affecting the game, but we've looked far more competitive in the last two games against form teams, so let's hope that effort is rewarded and we can stay in the top six. Stephen Robinson is doing a great job.

W: Not a game to please the purists, who enjoy a free-flowing game played on the ground. A draw probably a fair result, with both keepers having good games.

Alistair: I can't fault the players for the effort they gave, and both keepers made crucial saves, but it wasn't a great game - further ruined by poor officiating and play-acting by Hibs.

The one thing to take away from this game is Richard Taylor is a Rolls Royce of a defender.

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• Hibernian are undefeated in their last 10 games in the Premiership, their last t longest unbeaten streak was from 16 February 2019 to 28 April 2019.

• Hibernian failed to attempt a shot on target in this game, it's the first time they failed to attempt a shot on target in a game in the Premiership since facing Celtic on 11 August 2024.

• St Mirren have failed to score in 11 of their 26 games, more often than any other team in the Premiership this season.

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Alasana Manneh was sent off just 13 minutes into his Hibernian debut as David Gray's side made it 12 games unbeaten with a goalless Scottish Premiership draw at St Mirren.

The Gambia midfielder, a graduate of the Barcelona youth academy, came on in the 70th minute, was booked a minute later for a trip, then saw yellow again for a reckless challenge.

The visitors held on with 10 men for a point and remain in fifth place while St Mirren jump to sixth, above Kilmarnock on goal difference.

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St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson told BBC Scotland: "I thought we were very good first half. We took the game to them, pressed really well against a Hibs side who have been on an incredible run, so it didn't look a big difference in levels.

"We were the better side in the first half. Second half, not helped by the pitch, it becomes really, really scrappy.

"What we haven't done enough is draw games. Otherwise the table would look a lot differently than it does for us at the moment.

"But any St Mirren manager in the last 40 years, that's sitting in the top six with eight games to go before the split, we have to take it.

"Are there things we can improve on? Of course. If we can take our chances and be clinical, then we've got a right chance of being in the top six.

"We huffed and puffed a little bit, there were good performances without being clinical but that's us - we're getting every last drop out of every single player.

"Everyone's fully committed to trying to get us into this top six and certainly, we give ourselves another chance.

"We make a lot of chances. Our xG for making chances is very high. We control large parts of the game, we press really, really well so as a coaching staff and players are doing a lot of things right."

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Such was St Mirren's fast start, Hibs dropped Josh Campbell back from an attacking midfield role to sitter to try to match up the hosts.

It worked, turning the game into a more agricultural affair and stopping St Mirren's attack. Olusanya only broke in behind once, as player of the match Rocky Bushiri largely kept him well handled.

Perhaps the more direct play suits St Mirren. It certainly suits the pitch, which has come under criticism in recent weeks and had a real effect on the quality on show.

Worryingly, St Mirren have now ed the most blanks of any Premiership team this season, failing to score in 11 of their 26 games.

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Stephen Robinson insists St Mirren's showing in the Scottish Cup loss to Hearts should be enough to beat Hibs on Sunday.

The Buddies led for much of the 90 minutes against the Jambos, before conceding and ultimately losing on penalties.

"If we put on the performance that we did on Monday night, then we've a very good chance of winning the game," the St Mirren boss said. "But they've got some very talented players.

"The two wing-backs who are big threat, the two Cadden brothers [Chris and Nicky], who I know very well, big threats, really forward thinking, and Martin Boyle. I've always been a big fan of him, he's a very, very good player.

"He's been one of the main reasons that they're on a very good run, so it is something we have to be aware of."

St Mirren and Hibs haven't met since early November, when David Gray's side were still in the midst of a poor run that saw them win just one of their first 14 league games.

"It was a while ago we played Hibs, they are on a fantastic run now," Robinson said. "David's done a really good job in turning their form around, so we have to be prepared.

"They've not changed personnel massively. They're still the same players, but they're confident.

"There's no surprises in this league, you play each other that many times, and if we can put in the level of performance that we have done over the last month, then our results will pick up and we'll start looking up the table and potentially have another really good season."

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St Mirren's Conor McMenamin (calf) remains out. Alex Iacovitti (hamstring) will in training next week while Scott Tanser is a doubt.

Recent g Alasana Manneh is in contention for a Hibernian debut. Joe Newell (groin), Elie Youan (foot) and Marvin Ekpiteta (thigh) are closing in on comebacks but not this weekend.

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Toyosi Olusanya says he has not had any contract talks yet because he doesn't want to take his "eye off the ball" as St Mirren aim for a top-six finish.

The 27-year-old forward, who ed from Middlesbrough in summer 2022, has scored 11 goals this season and his deal expires in the summer.

The club have offered fresh , but Olusanya said: "I've not had any chats yet about a contract.

"I've spoken to the gaffer and he knows I just want to focus on each game as it comes.

"I feel that with contract talks, it's easy to get distracted and actually take your eye off the ball. You get into your talks, you start to not perform on a pitch.

"When the season ends and we see where we are as a team, and myself, and then obviously then I can start thinking deeply into it."

Following their Scottish Cup exit to Hearts on Monday night, Stephen Robinson's men this weekend face in-form Hibs, who sit three points and three places above them in fifth.

"Obviously everyone's feeling disappointed (about Monday), definitely, but there was a lot of positives to take from the game, and you have to move on with football, whether it's high or low," Olusanya added.

"We know how important the next eight games are in the league, very important for us.

"Hibs are more consistent of late. The same players, same manager, so it's just about confidence in football.

"They're more confident and they're doing very well. But same players, same personnel and we know how to set up to play against them."

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• St Mirren have won their past three Scottish Premiership games against Hibs, as many as their previous 19 beforehand (W3 D5 L11).

• Hibs have conceded at least twice in each of their past five league meetings with St Mirren (D1 L4), shipping 13 goals in this run – as many as they conceded in their previous 17 Premiership games against the Buddies before this.

• St Mirren have suffered defeat in each of their past three home league games, but haven't lost four in a row since Stephen Robinson lost his first four such matches in charge from February to April 2022.

• Hibs are unbeaten in nine league games (W6 D3), last going 10 matches without losing in the Premiership in April 2019 under Paul Heckingbottom.

• Hibs' Nectarios Triantis has three goals and three assists in his past eight league appearances. The only players currently aged 21 or younger in the competition with more than his six goal involvements in 2024-25 are Lennon Miller (8 – 2 goals, 6 assists) and Arne Engels (11 – 8 goals, 3 assists).

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Stephen Robinson says he will "make statues of his staff" should St Mirren finish in the top six of the Scottish Premiership for a third consecutive season.

The Buddies finished fifth in 2023-24 to qualify for Europe for the first time since 1987, building on their sixth-place finish the previous season. However, with eight games remaining before the split in the this campaign, they sit eighth – one point behind sixth-placed Motherwell.

But Robinson insisted "there is no pressure whatsoever" on the Paisley club to pull off another "big achievement".

"If St Mirren get in the top six three years in a row, then I've told all the staff, I'm going to make statues of them," Robinson said as he previewed his side's weekend game with Hibernian.

"It is that big an achievement to do that three years in a row, so we've absolutely nothing to lose.

"We're in a really good position. This can still be a fantastic season.

"They've played under the pressure, but this isn't pressure. I've reiterated this to all the players.

"Pressure is when you're fighting for your life to stay up, you're in a play-off in the last game of the season to keep people in their jobs.

"This is the bit you go and enjoy, enjoy trying to look up a league, enjoy beating teams that people expect you to lose to, and go and get the results."