Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League .
- Rangers FC 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- St. Johnstone FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Steven McLean
- Referee David Roome
- Referee Ralph Gordon
- Referee Gavin Ross
3 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic FC | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Rangers FC | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Dundee FC | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | St. Mirren FC | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | St. Johnstone FC | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Aberdeen FC | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Motherwell FC | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Dundee United FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Hibernian FC | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Falkirk FC | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock FC | 7 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season Stats
| Rangers FC | St. Johnstone FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #6 |
| 16 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 5 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 8 | Scored | 9 |
| 4 | Conceded | 10 |
| +4 | GD | -1 |
| 2.29 | PPG | 1.14 |
| 71% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
35%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
67%
Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
Rangers FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
St. Johnstone FC this season
Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Rangers FC
| Lawrence Shankland | 3 G | |
| Ryan Naderi | 2 G | 1 A |
| Miguel Chaiwa | 1 G | 1 A |
| Thelo Aasgaard | 1 G |
St. Johnstone FC
| Josh Fowler | 3 G | |
| Enes Alic | 2 G | |
| Fowler Josh | 1 G | 1 A |
| Cheick Diabate | 1 G | |
| Kai Fotheringham | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at as Rangers FC face off against St. Johnstone FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 9' What composure from James Tavernier! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 14' Jon Flanagan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
- 19' Candeias is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
- 24' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
- 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' Richard Foster catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
- 34' Alfredo Morelos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Drey Wright is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rangers FC.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 52' Magnificent from Scott Arfield! That is 39 goals in 406 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 56' The crowd applauds James Tavernier as he leaves the pitch. Ovie Ejaria steps in for Rangers FC.
- 57' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tristan Nydam is hanging Liam Craig on the field on 57 minute.
- 61' Danny Swanson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Drey Wright on 61 minute.
- 63' Rangers FC ring the changes. Lassana Coulibaly has done his job and it is now time for Graham Dorrans to step up.
- 68' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Liam Craig has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jason Kerr.
- 71' Rangers FC ring the changes. Ryan Kent has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Lafferty to step up.
- 72' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Tony Watt is withdrawn and Chris Kane gets his opportunity.
- 74' Goal! Kyle Lafferty scores his 23 goal in 406 matches.
- 77' GOAL! Blair Alston scores on 77.
- 79' Candeias doubles the advantage! 5-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 84' It’s high time Steven Gerrard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 89' Scotland international Ross McCrorie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- Another three points for Rangers FC.
Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 15
-
14
Ryan Kent ↓ Kyle Lafferty 71'
- 37
- 6
- 23
- 1
- 19
- 21
-
2
James Tavernier C ↓ Ovie Ejaria 56'
- 17
Bench
-
10
Ovie Ejaria ↑ 56'
- 3
-
11
Kyle Lafferty ↑ 71'
-
4
Graham Dorrans ↑ 63'
- 13
- 16
- 40
Coach
Steven Gerrard
St. Johnstone FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
-
7
Drey Wright ↓ Danny Swanson 61'
-
32
Tony Watt ↓ Chris Kane 72'
- 19
- 5
- 10
- 4
- 1
-
26
Liam Craig ↓ Tristan Nydam 57'
- 3
- 15
Bench
- 12
-
17
Tristan Nydam ↑ 57'
- 16
-
11
Danny Swanson ↑ 61'
- 28
- 6
-
9
Chris Kane ↑ 72'
Coach
Tommy Wright
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| James Tavernier | 7 |
| Alfredo Morelos | 5 |
| Glen Kamara | 3 |
| Scott Arfield | 3 |
| Vaclav Cerny | 3 |
| Kemar Roofe | 3 |
| Ianis Hagi | 2 |
| Jermain Defoe | 2 |
Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
St. Johnstone FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.95
Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75
St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for:
Rangers FC to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Rangers FC or Draw
89%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
27%
Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC
84%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
3 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.7%
4 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 1
6.1%
4 – 1
5.7%
5 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
3.6%
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Rangers FC
| Handicap | Rangers FC covers | Push | St. Johnstone FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| -2 | 40% | 21% | 39% |
| -1.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| -1 | 61% | 19% | 20% |
| -0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +0.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +1 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
48%
✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.