Sunday , 16 August 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 11:30 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Jon McLaughlin
Hayden Muller 41' Y
Liam Craig 59' Y
Y 59' Kemar Roofe
Y 59' Alfredo Morelos
Shaun Rooney 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
16
St. Johnstone FC 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2021-04-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2021-02-03 Rangers FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2020-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC 2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Rangers FC H 1–2 L
29 Aug St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
22 Aug Dundee United FC H 0–1 L
12 Aug Galatasaray SK H 2–4 L
08 Aug Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
05 Aug Galatasaray SK A 1–1 D
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
29 Aug Celtic FC H 1–0 W
26 Aug FC Alashkert A 0–0 D
22 Aug Ross County FC A 4–2 W
19 Aug FC Alashkert H 1–0 W
10 Aug Malmo FF H 1–2 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Rangers FC
#6 Position #9
3 Points 1
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 1
4 Scored 2
4 Conceded 3
+0 GD -1
1.50 PPG 0.50
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts). Rangers FC are 9th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 15' Liam Craig is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' David Wotherspoon, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' St. Johnstone FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' Michael O'Halloran adds to his 0 season tally! St. Johnstone FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Kemar Roofe gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kemar Roofe makes it 1-2.
  • 59' Liam Craig is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 64' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Hayden Muller has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' Jack Simpson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Filip Helander on 77 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets Alfredo Morelos as he departs to be replaced by Fashion Sakala.
  • 79' James Tavernier doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Kent departs to be replaced by John Lundstram.
  • 83' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Hayden Muller is withdrawn and Eetu Vertainen gets his opportunity.
  • 85' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Alistair Crawford is replaced by Stevie May on 85 minute.
  • 90' Steven Davis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 348 appearances.
  • It finishes all square. St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 7
Alfredo Morelos 5
Glen Kamara 3
Scott Arfield 3
Vaclav Cerny 3
Kemar Roofe 3
Jermain Defoe 2
Mohammed Diomande 2

Head to Head

2021-09-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2021-04-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2021-02-03 Rangers FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2020-12-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC 2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-09-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2021-08-29 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2021-08-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2021-08-12 St. Johnstone FC 2–4 Galatasaray SK L 2021-08-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-08-05 Galatasaray SK 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Rangers FC Form

2021-09-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC W 2021-08-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC W 2021-08-26 FC Alashkert 0–0 Rangers FC D 2021-08-22 Ross County FC 2–4 Rangers FC W 2021-08-19 Rangers FC 1–0 FC Alashkert W 2021-08-10 Rangers FC 1–2 Malmo FF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC33% Draw25% Rangers FC42%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Rangers FC
67%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC28% Draw42% Rangers FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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