Granted, Rangers gave a good account of themselves at Parkhead last weekend, but Celtic flexed their muscles to claim a 3-2 victory while ending their rivals’ chances of reigniting the title race.
James Tavernier made it 1-1 with a sublime free kick on the stroke of half time before scoring again late on, but Celtic managed to weather the storm and secure the Old Firm bragging rights.
Remarkably, Tavernier has now contributed 17 goals and seven assists from right-back in 2022-23, while only three players have scored more goals in the Scottish Premiership this season.
It is important to remember that Rangers notched 10 consecutive league wins prior to last weekend’s defeat, while Michael Beale’s boys enjoyed a 17-game unbeaten run before losing to Celtic, sealing 15 wins in the process.
Having lost just three of their 31 Premiership matches this term – picking up 24 victories along the way – the Gers will be confident of returning to winning ways at the first time of asking.
St Mirren head into Saturday’s clash having achieved clean-sheet wins over Livingston and Hearts to remain within touching distance of the European places.
After defeating Livi 3-0 – thanks largely to a couple of Mark O’Hara penalties – the Buddies claimed a 2-0 victory over Hearts last time out, with Curtis Main and Alex Gogic grabbing the goals at Tynecastle.
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Stephen Robinson’s men have now won three of their last six matches, suffering a solitary defeat in the process, and they have also won five of their previous 10 league outings, keeping a clean sheet in four of those victories.
It is worth remembering, however, that St Mirren suffered a 4-0 thrashing at Ibrox back in October, as the visitors saw just 29% possession while facing a barrage of attacks throughout the contest.
Although the Buddies have improved on their travels in recent times – taking eight points from their last five away outings – they could struggle to extend their unbeaten run on the road to four games this weekend
