Ninety
Rangers
Scottish League Cup
Show score
5 - 1
Full time
St Mirren
Rangers vs St Mirren: match report
Rangers hosted St Mirren at Ibrox Stadium on Sunday 16 August 2026, in the Scottish League Cup. Rangers are without 1 player (Ben Godfrey); St Mirren have no reported absences. John Beaton is the referee.
Result and scorers
Rangers 5-1 St Mirren. Goals: Ryan Naderi 9' for Rangers; Vanja Dragojevic 18' for Rangers; Chris Mochrie 30' for St Mirren; Djeidi Gassama 52' for Rangers; James Penrice 54' for Rangers; Ross McCausland 74' for Rangers. Attendance: 34,387.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 9' Goal: Ryan Naderi (Rangers)
- 12' Yellow card: Marcus Fraser (St Mirren)
- 18' Goal: Vanja Dragojevic (Rangers)
- 20' Yellow card: Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers)
- 30' Goal: Chris Mochrie (St Mirren)
- 52' Goal: Djeidi Gassama (Rangers)
- 54' Goal: James Penrice (Rangers)
- 67' Missed penalty: Killian Phillips (St Mirren)
- 71' Yellow card: Ross McCausland (Rangers)
- 74' Goal: Ross McCausland (Rangers)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 25 | Shots | 8 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Corners | 3 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Rangers 4-2-3-1
Coach: Derek McInnes
- 1 Ivor Pandur GK
- 21 Dujon Sterling DEF
- 24 Olwethu Makhanya DEF
- 37 Emmanuel Fernandez DEF
- 29 James Penrice DEF
- 22 Vanja Dragojević MID
- 43 Nicolas Raskin MID
- 17 Daisuke Yokota FWD
- 42 Tochi Chukwuani MID
- 23 Djeidi Gassama FWD
- 20 Ryan Don Naderi FWD
Bench
- 52 Findlay Curtis FWD
- 6 Daniel Neil MID
- 7 Lawrence Shankland FWD
- 45 Ross McCausland FWD
- 2 Ross McCrorie MID
- 31 Liam Kelly GK
- 14 Cameron Devlin MID
- 8 Connor Barron MID
- 28 Bojan Miovski FWD
St Mirren 4-2-3-1
Coach: Craig McLeish
- 1 Jacob Chapman GK
- 2 Jayden Richardson MID
- 22 Marcus Fraser DEF
- 13 Alex Gogić DEF
- 3 Declan John MID
- 8 Ryan Carr MID
- 88 Killian Phillips MID
- 19 Ismeal Kabia MID
- 10 Samuel Ramos MID
- 23 Chris Mochrie FWD
- 9 Eseosa Sule FWD
Bench
- 30 Fraser Taylor MID
- 20 Jake Young FWD
- 16 Luke Thomas FWD
- 53 Henry Fieldson DEF
- 32 Luke Douglas FWD
- 27 Peter Urminský GK
- 17 Jalmaro Calvin DEF
- 5 Richard King DEF
- 37 Carrick McEvoy MID
Injuries and suspensions
Rangers
- Ben Godfrey injury, back Early September 2026
St Mirren
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Sunday 15 March 2026: St Mirren 0-1 Rangers
- Tuesday 30 December 2025: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
- Sunday 24 August 2025: St Mirren 1-1 Rangers
- Saturday 26 April 2025: St Mirren 2-2 Rangers
- Saturday 22 February 2025: Rangers 0-2 St Mirren