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The 2-1 away defeat to Dundee United will not have sat easily with the St Mirren squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  They came away from that fixture with 46% of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. By comparison, Dundee United managed 18 attempts on goal, with 4 on target.  

Their boss Stephen Robinson is sure to be taking a close look at his defence, who have given away 14 goals over the last 6 matches and yet amazingly still managed to collect some valuable points during this poor defensive spell due to their 6 goals scored.  They have been unable to score at home in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.  

With 4 defeats and just 1 victory in their last 6 league matches, they have had a poor run and will need to turn that around if they want to start climbing the table.  

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It was just a point apiece for Rangers and Celtic in their last match, which ended in a 2-2 draw.  They achieved 45% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Celtic's tally of 17 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.  

While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 8 at the other end which has led to points being dropped.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games; however, away from home this season, they have scored in 13 of their 14 games played.  

There will be mixed feelings from The Gers, having been undefeated in their last 5 away league games, but drawn the last 3 of these games.  

Goalscorer Youssef Chermiti will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 5 goals in his last 6 league matches for Rangers.