Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Rangers FC
3 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Wed 12 Aug 2020 · 18:45 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+2'
Y 37' Jamie McCart
Y 78' Liam Gordon

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Ibrox Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Andy Milne
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee

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

16
3
1
Rangers FC 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC 2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC 2019-02-16 Rangers FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 3–0 W
09 Aug St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
06 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
01 Aug Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
12 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–3 L
08 Mar Ross County FC A 1–0 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Rangers FC A 0–3 L
01 Aug Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar Livingston FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Rangers FC H 2–2 D
15 Feb Ross County FC A 1–1 D

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)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC is underway.
  • 5' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The 27-year-old Dan McNamara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Scott Tanser needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 21' What a strike from Borna Barisic! The score is 1-0.
  • 26' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
  • 36' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Leon Balogun is replaced by Filip Helander on 46 minute.
  • 47' A goal from the England international Ryan Kent! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
  • 49' What composure from Joe Aribo! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 54' David Wotherspoon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Steven Davis on, Ryan Kent off on 60 minutes.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Scott Arfield. He replaces Joe Aribo on 61 minute.
  • 63' Shaun Rooney is replacing Liam Craig for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' Scott Tanser has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Booth on 76 minute.
  • 78' Liam Gordon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC 2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC 2019-02-16 Rangers FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC

Rangers FC Form

2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-08-09 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2020-08-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 Rangers FC L 2020-08-01 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2020-03-12 Rangers FC 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-03-08 Ross County FC 0–1 Rangers FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-08-01 Dundee United FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-03-07 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2020-02-15 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC64% Draw23% St. Johnstone FC13%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
88%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
36%
Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC45% Draw46% St. Johnstone FC9%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.9%
2 – 0
14.6%
0 – 0
11%
1 – 1
10.2%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
2.6%
2 – 2
2.5%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 21% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 26% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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