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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 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

1
3
16
St. Johnstone FC 20 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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC are looking to make home advantage count against Rangers FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 8' Callum Hendry does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Scott Arfield has been relatively quiet despite scoring 39 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' Greg Stewart is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 33' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Butcher, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Florian Kamberi on, Andrew Halliday off on 46 minutes.
  • 50' A goal from the Albania international Florian Kamberi! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-1!
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' Callum Booth has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
  • 65' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Callum Hendry by Chris Kane on 65 minute.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' The deadlock is broken! Joe Aribo gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
  • 75' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Anthony Ralston is replaced by Michael O'Halloran on 75 minute.
  • 76' Steven Davis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfredo Morelos on 76 minute.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Greg Stewart on, Ianis Hagi off on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Stevie May doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 86' Liam Craig gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Stevie May and will look to change the dynamic.
  • It finishes all square. St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC share the spoils 2-2.

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
Nicky Clark 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
1.43 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw27% Rangers FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Rangers FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC25% Draw44% Rangers FC31%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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