Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

16
3
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Graham Carey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aaron Essel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 16' What a strike from Hamza Igamane! The score is 1-0.
  • 20' What a strike from Vaclav Cerny! The score is 2-0.
  • 25' GOAL! Mohammed Diomande scores on 25.
  • 30' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bozo Mikulic made 8 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Barry Douglas. He replaces Nicky Clark on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Simo Valakari made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' What a strike from Jack Sanders! The score is 3-1.
  • 59' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' Oscar Cortes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vaclav Cerny on 65 minute.
  • 70' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Raskin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sven Sprangler, as he is very good at scoring at Ibrox Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' Another change for Rangers FC made on 76 minute. Ianis Hagi leaves to be changed by Ross McCausland.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 87' Kieran Dowell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danilo on 87 minute.
  • 88' Leon King has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ridvan Yilmaz on 88 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Rangers FC players.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
2.06 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC67% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC12%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
88%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
33%
Rangers FC or St. Johnstone FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC47% Draw42% St. Johnstone FC11%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.5%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 24% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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