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 12 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

Rangers FC 21 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	#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rangers FC and St. Johnstone FC has kicked off!
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' Ianis Hagi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 8 appearances.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
16' A stunning finish from Hamza Igamane — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' Vaclav Cerny has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 20 minutes.
25' What a moment for Mohammed Diomande! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' A quiet spell here at Ibrox Stadium. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Barry Douglas is replacing Nicky Clark for the St. Johnstone FC side.
51' Rangers FC have won 803 goals from 412 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
54' Jack Sanders is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
59' Barry Douglas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
64' It’s high time Philippe Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Vaclav Cerny is replaced by Oscar Cortes.
70' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
75' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
76' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Ianis Hagi exits the field as Ross McCausland enters on 76.
81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
86' Danilo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
87' Rangers FC make a change. Danilo trudges off to be replaced by Kieran Dowell on 87 minutes.
88' Rangers FC ring the changes. Ridvan Yilmaz has done his job and it is now time for Leon King to step up.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Kemar Roofe	3
Glen Kamara	3
Scott Arfield	3
Vaclav Cerny	3
Joe Aribo	2
Kevin Kelsy	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

3 / 4

2.5 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 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC76% Draw17% St. Johnstone FC7%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

92%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

24%

Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC57% Draw37% St. Johnstone FC6%

Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.3%

3 – 0

11.6%

1 – 0

11.4%

2 – 1

1 – 1

7.2%

4 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4 – 1

4.3%

5 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

2.3%

5 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	23%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	22%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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