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Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Rangers FC
5 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Richard Foster
Y 70' Jason Kerr

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee David Roome
  • Referee Ralph Gordon
  • Referee Gavin Ross

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

16
3
1
Rangers FC 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 5–1 W
20 Sep Villarreal CF A 2–2 D
15 Sep Dundee FC H 4–0 W
02 Sep Celtic FC A 0–1 L
30 Aug FK Ufa A 1–1 D
26 Aug Motherwell FC A 3–3 D
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Rangers FC A 1–5 L
15 Sep Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Hamilton Academical FC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Dundee FC H 1–0 W
12 Aug Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Rangers FC welcome St. Johnstone FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 9' A goal from the England international James Tavernier! He fires home on 9 to make it 1-0!
  • 14' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Tristan Nydam has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
  • 29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Richard Foster is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
  • 34' A stunning finish from Alfredo Morelos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 39' Joe Shaughnessy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 251 appearances.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Gerrard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' GOAL! Scott Arfield fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 56' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Ovie Ejaria on, James Tavernier off on 56 minutes.
  • 57' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Liam Craig exits the field as Tristan Nydam enters on 57.
  • 61' Danny Swanson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Drey Wright at the 61 minute mark.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Graham Dorrans comes on to replace Lassana Coulibaly.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tommy Wright might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' Jason Kerr catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' Another change for Rangers FC made on 71 minute. Ryan Kent leaves to be changed by Kyle Lafferty.
  • 72' The whistle greets Tony Watt as he departs to be replaced by Chris Kane.
  • 74' GOAL! Kyle Lafferty scores on 74. Assisted by Scott Arfield
  • 77' The Scotland Blair Alston breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 4-1!
  • 79' What composure from Candeias! The Portugal international strokes it home. 5-1.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danny Swanson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 89' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for St. Johnstone FC.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 7
Alfredo Morelos 5
Vaclav Cerny 3
Kemar Roofe 3
Glen Kamara 3
Scott Arfield 3
Joe Aribo 2
Nicky Clark 2

Head to Head

2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC

Rangers FC Form

2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-09-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Rangers FC D 2018-09-15 Rangers FC 4–0 Dundee FC W 2018-09-02 Celtic FC 1–0 Rangers FC L 2018-08-30 FK Ufa 1–1 Rangers FC D 2018-08-26 Motherwell FC 3–3 Rangers FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2018-09-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2018-09-01 Hamilton Academical FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-08-25 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Dundee FC W 2018-08-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2018-08-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.86 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Rangers FC to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC69% Draw18% St. Johnstone FC13%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
86%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
31%
Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC56% Draw33% St. Johnstone FC11%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
5.9%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
5 – 1
Actual
5 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 20% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 20% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.