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St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 23 Feb 2020 · 13:30 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Booth 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Andy McWilliam

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

1
3
17
St. Johnstone FC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC 2019-02-16 Rangers FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Rangers FC H 2–2 D
15 Feb Ross County FC A 1–1 D
12 Feb Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–3 D
29 Jan Celtic FC H 0–3 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–2 D
16 Feb Livingston FC H 1–0 W
12 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
05 Feb Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
29 Jan Ross County FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Johnstone FC is hosting Rangers FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 8' Brilliant from the ! Callum Hendry makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 8.
  • 13' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Alistair McCann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 28' Alfredo Morelos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past Rangers FC's compact .
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Andrew Halliday as he leaves the pitch. Florian Kamberi steps in for Rangers FC.
  • 50' What composure from Florian Kamberi! The Albania international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Joe Aribo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Callum Booth is booked for St. Johnstone FC — Yellow card on 63.
  • 65' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Chris Kane on, Callum Hendry off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Steven Davis, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' The Nigeria central midfielder Joe Aribo breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 1-2!
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Michael O'Halloran. He replaces Anthony Ralston on 75 minute.
  • 76' Another change for Rangers FC made on 76 minute. Alfredo Morelos leaves to be changed by Steven Davis.
  • 78' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Greg Stewart is hanging Ianis Hagi on the field on 78 minute.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Stevie May has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jamie McCart is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 86' Liam Craig is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stevie May at the 86 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

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

2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC 2019-02-16 Rangers FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2020-02-15 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-02-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC L

Rangers FC Form

2020-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2020-02-16 Rangers FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2020-02-12 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2020-02-05 Rangers FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2020-02-01 Rangers FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-01-29 Rangers FC 2–0 Ross County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC26% Draw25% Rangers FC49%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Rangers FC
74%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC18% Draw42% Rangers FC40%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 22% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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