Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Rangers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

St. Johnstone FC

Wed 20 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Ibrox Stadium 46,931 HT 45' · FT 45'

Cyriel Dessers 28' 2–0

James Tavernier pen 85' 2–0

R 33' Diallang Jaiyesimi

Y 38' Matthew Smith

Y 45' Daniel Phillips

Connor Goldson 45' Y

Todd Cantwell 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Rangers FC 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alan Muir
Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
Assistant 2 Drew Kirkland

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

Rangers FC 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals St. Johnstone FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC 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

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	A	3–2	W
09 Dec	Dundee FC	H	3–1	W
06 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–0	W
03 Dec	St. Mirren FC	H	2–0	W
30 Nov	Aris Limassol	H	1–1	D

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Rangers FC	A	0–2	L
16 Dec	Hibernian FC	H	1–0	W
09 Dec	Motherwell FC	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	St. Mirren FC	H	1–0	W
03 Dec	Celtic FC	H	1–3	L
25 Nov	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–1	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' Welcome to Ibrox Stadium that hosts another battle between Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC.
5' 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.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Clement will be considering his options from the bench.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
16' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Kemar Roofe is withdrawn and Cyriel Dessers gets his opportunity.
21' Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' Cyriel Dessers makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Rangers FC are in front.
33' Diallang Jaiyesimi is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
35' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Sven Sprangler departs to be replaced by Chris Kane.
38' Matthew Smith has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 38.
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' St. Johnstone FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' The crowd applauds John Lundstram as he leaves the pitch. Dujon Sterling steps in for Rangers FC.
51' 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.
56' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' The supporters are chanting for Tony Gallacher. He replaces Filip Franczak on 60 minute.
65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
68' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Sam Lammers is withdrawn and Todd Cantwell gets his opportunity.
72' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Oludare Olufunwa exits the field as Ryan McGowan enters on 72.
77' Chris Kane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oludare Olufunwa, as he is very good at scoring at Ibrox Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' Goal! James Tavernier scores his 108 goal in 407 matches.
86' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. James Tavernier is replaced by Leon King on 86 minute.
90' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 90.
Full Time. Rangers FC beats St. Johnstone FC

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

27
Leon Balogun
13
Todd Cantwell ↑ 68'
21
Dujon Sterling ↑ 46'
9
Cyriel Dessers ↑ 16'
31
Borna Barisic
23
Scott Wright ↑ 68'
28
Robby McCrorie
17
Rabbi Matondo
38
Leon King ↑ 86'

Coach Philippe Clement

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven MacLean

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James Tavernier	7
Alfredo Morelos	5
Vaclav Cerny	3
Kemar Roofe	3
Glen Kamara	3
Scott Arfield	3
Jermain Defoe	2
Mohammed Diomande	2

Head to Head

Rangers FC Form

2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-12-14 Real Betis Balompié 2–3 Rangers FC W 2023-12-09 Rangers FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2023-12-03 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W 2023-11-30 Rangers FC 1–1 Aris Limassol D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-12-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-12-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC L 2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.75 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.48 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 68% + Rangers FC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC67% Draw23% St. Johnstone FC10%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

89%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

33%

Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rangers FC45% Draw48% St. Johnstone FC7%

Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

18.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

12.8%

1 – 1

9.6%

3 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

1.9%

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%	27%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	7%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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