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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Rangers FC

3 – 1

Full Time

St. Johnstone FC

Sun 12 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium 45,818 HT 45' · FT 45'

Hamza Igamane 16' 1–0

Vaclav Cerny 20' 2–0

Mohammed Diomande 25' 3–0

3–1 54' Jack Sanders

Overview

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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 Ross Hardie (Scotland)
Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
Assistant 2 Ross MacLeod

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

2025-01-12 Rangers FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC 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

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jan	St. Johnstone FC	H	3–1	W
09 Jan	Dundee FC	A	1–1	D
05 Jan	Hibernian FC	A	3–3	D
02 Jan	Celtic FC	H	3–0	W
29 Dec	Motherwell FC	A	2–2	D
26 Dec	St. Mirren FC	A	1–2	L

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jan	Rangers FC	A	1–3	L
05 Jan	Dundee FC	H	1–3	L
02 Jan	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Celtic FC	A	0–4	L
26 Dec	Dundee United FC	H	1–2	L
22 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	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)

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' Temperatures are rising at Ibrox Stadium as Rangers FC face off against St. Johnstone FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Clement will be considering his options from the bench.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
16' GOAL! Hamza Igamane fires home to make it 1-0!
20' A stunning finish from Vaclav Cerny — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' What composure from Mohammed Diomande! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 3-0.
30' Andy Fisher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 258 games and scored 253 goals.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Barry Douglas is replacing Nicky Clark for the St. Johnstone FC side.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' Jack Sanders adds to his 0 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
59' 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.
64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Vaclav Cerny exits the field as Oscar Cortes enters on 65.
70' Nicolas Raskin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 32 Yellow cards this season.
75' 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.
76' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Ianis Hagi exits the field as Ross McCausland enters on 76.
81' It’s high time Philippe Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
86' Josh McPake is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
87' Another change for Rangers FC made on 87 minute. Danilo leaves to be changed by Kieran Dowell.
88' Rangers FC ring the changes. Ridvan Yilmaz has done his job and it is now time for Leon King to step up.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Kieran Dowell ↑ 87'
9
Cyriel Dessers ↑ 65'
17
Rabbi Matondo
14
Nedim Bajrami
8
Connor Barron
38
Leon King ↑ 88'
45
Ross McCausland ↑ 76'
7
Oscar Cortes ↑ 65'
54
Mason Munn

Coach Philippe Clement

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

29
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ↓ Josh McPake 76'
1
Andy Fisher
14
Drey Wright
2
Bozo Mikulic
10
Nicky Clark ↓ Barry Douglas 46'
23
Sven Sprangler
27
Mackenzie Kirk
5
Jack Sanders
17
Maksym Kucheriavyi
15
Aaron Essel ↓ Taylor Steven 46'
46
Fran Franczak ↓ Graham Carey 76'

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

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

2025-01-12 Rangers FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2025-01-09 Dundee FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2025-01-05 Hibernian FC 3–3 Rangers FC D 2025-01-02 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC W 2024-12-29 Motherwell FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2024-12-26 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Rangers FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-01-12 Rangers FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC L 2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L 2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.15 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.53 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC73% Draw19% St. Johnstone FC8%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

92%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

27%

Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC52% Draw41% St. Johnstone FC7%

Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

15.6%

1 – 0

14.5%

3 – 0

10.9%

0 – 0

8.5%

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

5.9%

4 – 1

3.3%

0 – 1

2.9%

5 – 0

2.6%

2 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	23%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	24%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✗

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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