St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.
- St. Johnstone FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Rangers FC 33 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Steven McLean
- Assistant 1 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
- Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)
23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Dec Rangers FC H 0–1 L 23 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W 09 Nov Motherwell FC A 1–2 L 02 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L 30 Oct St. Mirren FC A 1–3 L 26 Oct Dundee FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W 28 Nov OGC Nice A 4–1 W 23 Nov Dundee United FC H 1–1 D 10 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W 07 Nov PAE Olympiakos SFP A 1–1 D 30 Oct Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Rangers FC0-153/316-303/431-453/246-606/361-752/376+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to McDiarmid Park that hosts another battle between St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Jack Sanders has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 21' It’s gonna be a card for Andre Raymond.
- 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 31' Robin Propper needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Connor Barron made 350 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 45.
- 46' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 46 minute. Graham Carey leaves to be changed by Aaron Essel.
- 51' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Lewis Neilson. He replaces Nicky Clark on 58 minute.
- 63' GOAL! Jason Holt scores on 63.
- 67' The whistle greets Sven Sprangler as he departs to be replaced by Adama Sidibeh.
- 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
- 76' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Ianis Hagi by Mohammed Diomande on 76 minute.
- 80' The whistle greets Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka as he departs to be replaced by Josh McPake.
- 81' The whistle greets Jason Holt as he departs to be replaced by Maksym Kucheriavyi.
- 82' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Vaclav Cerny by Kieran Dowell on 82 minute.
- 85' It’s a booking for Rangers FC player. Nicolas Raskin gets a card.
- 88' Ianis Hagi is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- With this win, Rangers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
St. Johnstone FC Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
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Jason Holt ↓ Maksym Kucheriavyi 81'
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Graham Carey ↓ Aaron Essel 46'
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10
Nicky Clark ↓ Lewis Neilson 58'
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23
Sven Sprangler ↓ Adama Sidibeh 67'
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- 12
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Bench
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6
Lewis Neilson ↑ 58'
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17
Maksym Kucheriavyi ↑ 81'
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Adama Sidibeh ↑ 67'
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24
Josh McPake ↑ 80'
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Aaron Essel ↑ 46'
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Coach Simo ValakariRangers FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Robin Propper ↓ Ridvan Yilmaz 46'
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18
Vaclav Cerny ↓ Kieran Dowell 82'
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30
Ianis Hagi ↓ Mohammed Diomande 76'
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- 43
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Nedim Bajrami ↓ Leon Balogun 46'
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- 29
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Bench
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Kieran Dowell ↑ 82'
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27
Leon Balogun ↑ 46'
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- 31
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99
Danilo ↑ 58'
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Ridvan Yilmaz ↑ 46'
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Mohammed Diomande ↑ 76'
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Coach Philippe Clement -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals James Tavernier 7 Alfredo Morelos 5 Kemar Roofe 3 Glen Kamara 3 Scott Arfield 3 Vaclav Cerny 3 Nicky Clark 2 Ianis Hagi 2 Head to Head
St. Johnstone FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.87 St. Johnstone FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.38 Rangers FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.25Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
St. Johnstone FC or Draw 53%Draw or Rangers FC 76%St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 12.8%0 – 2 9.6%1 – 2 8.5%1 – 0 8%2 – 1 5.3%0 – 3 4.4%1 – 3 4%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 2 3.8%2 – 3 1.8%Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC
Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 15% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 24% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Rangers FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.