St Mirren host Rangers in Saturday night Premiership fixture

St Mirren are scheduled to host Rangers in Paisley at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, in a Scottish Premiership match to be shown live on Sky Sports Football. Kickoff is set for the Marbill Coaches Stadium, with television coverage due to start at 7:30 p.m. and the game at 8 p.m. Sky Sports Main Event is also listed for coverage, scheduled to begin at 7:45 p.m. according to one match listing.

The fixture is a meeting between the league’s eighth- and second-placed teams. A preview lists St Mirren on 14 points and Rangers on 24, with Rangers having played one fewer match than Celtic. The match listings and previews describe the standings ahead of the fixture; neither reports a result.

Rangers arrive after beating Aberdeen 1-0 in the Premier Sports Cup semifinal, a result that secured a place in next month’s final against Hibernian. The team is seeking to maintain its league position and close the gap on Celtic, while St Mirren are looking to improve their standing after a difficult run of results.

St Mirren won three and drew one of their first four league matches, but a preview says they subsequently recorded only one win in their next eight. They are listed eighth, with 14...