Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rangers FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Rangers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sun 6 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium 44,744 HT 45' · FT 45'
Vaclav Cerny 34' 1–0
Vaclav Cerny 58' 2–0
Y 22' Aaron Essel
Nicolas Raskin 63' Y
Ianis Hagi 81' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Chris Rae (Scotland)
7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

17
3
1
Rangers FC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC 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

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
03 Oct Olympique Lyonnais H 1–4 L
29 Sep Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
26 Sep Malmo FF A 2–0 W
15 Sep Dundee United FC A 1–0 W
01 Sep Celtic FC A 0–3 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Rangers FC A 0–2 L
28 Sep Celtic FC H 0–6 L
21 Sep Ross County FC A 3–3 D
14 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–2 L
31 Aug Motherwell FC H 1–2 L
24 Aug Dundee United FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Rangers FC St. Johnstone FC
#2 Position #7
27 Points 17
12 Played 13
8 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 4
21 Scored 17
9 Conceded 20
+12 GD -3
2.25 PPG 1.31
67% Win % 31%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rangers FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/1
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rangers FC
Ryan Naderi 6 G 3 A
Kevin Kelsy 4 G
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G
St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Rangers FC have kicked off against St. Johnstone FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 22' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 27' It is a cagey affair so far. Rangers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact 5-4-1.
  • 32' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 34' Assisted by Mohammed Diomande with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vaclav Cerny makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 39' St. Johnstone FC have won 261 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' Nedim Bajrami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Connor Barron comes on to replace Mohammed Diomande.
  • 51' Ross Sinclair has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' The Czech Republic Vaclav Cerny breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 2-0!
  • 60' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Cyriel Dessers exits the field as Hamza Igamane enters on 60.
  • 63' Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' Neraysho Kasanwirjo is replacing Vaclav Cerny for the Rangers FC side.
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Simo Valakari might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ianis Hagi on 81 minutes.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Nedim Bajrami is replaced by Dujon Sterling on 84 minute.
  • 89' Aaron Essel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC 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

Rangers FC Form

2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-10-03 Rangers FC 1–4 Olympique Lyonnais L 2024-09-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2024-09-26 Malmo FF 0–2 Rangers FC W 2024-09-15 Dundee United FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2024-09-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC L 2024-09-21 Ross County FC 3–3 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-09-14 Hibernian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-08-31 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2024-08-24 Dundee United FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC70% Draw20% St. Johnstone FC10%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
90%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
30%
Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC49% Draw42% St. Johnstone FC9%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
3.4%
4 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 21% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 24% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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