Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Rangers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 28 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
R 33' Nicky Clark
R 36' Nicky Clark
Ryan Jack 38' Y
Y 38' Remi Matthews
Y 43' James Brown
Y 44' James Brown
Malik Tillman 59' Y
Ianis Hagi 79' Y
Y 79' Daniel Phillips

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-01-28 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2022-08-13 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2021-09-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
18 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 3–2 W
08 Jan Dundee United FC A 2–0 W
02 Jan Celtic FC H 2–2 D
28 Dec Motherwell FC H 3–0 W
23 Dec Ross County FC A 1–0 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Rangers FC A 0–2 L
14 Jan Livingston FC H 2–4 L
07 Jan Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
02 Jan Dundee United FC H 0–1 L
28 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–3 L
24 Dec Celtic FC A 1–4 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)
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rangers FC to score. At the same time, St. Johnstone FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' James Tavernier is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 13' James Tavernier is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact .
  • 28' Adam Montgomery needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Red card on 33.
  • 36' Nicky Clark picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Ryan Jack. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Brown.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Brown.
  • 46' The whistle greets Ryan Jack as he departs to be replaced by John Lundstram.
  • 51' Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 58' GOAL! Alfredo Morelos fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 59' Malik Tillman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Fashion Sakala on, Todd Cantwell off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Alfredo Morelos is replaced by Antonio-Mirko Colak on 72 minute.
  • 74' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Melker Hallberg is withdrawn and Stevie May gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Ianis Hagi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' David Wotherspoon gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Drey Wright and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' 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.
  • 89' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Connor McLennan is replaced by Alistair Crawford.
  • It finishes all square. Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

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

2023-01-28 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2022-08-13 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2021-09-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC

Rangers FC Form

2023-01-28 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-01-18 Kilmarnock FC 2–3 Rangers FC W 2023-01-08 Dundee United FC 0–2 Rangers FC W 2023-01-02 Rangers FC 2–2 Celtic FC D 2022-12-28 Rangers FC 3–0 Motherwell FC W 2022-12-23 Ross County FC 0–1 Rangers FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-01-28 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-01-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–4 Livingston FC L 2023-01-07 Aberdeen FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.89 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC70% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC9%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
91%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
30%
Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC47% Draw45% St. Johnstone FC8%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
3 – 0
9.6%
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
5.2%
4 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
2.6%
1 – 2
2.2%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 22% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 26% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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