Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Johnstone FC welcome Rangers FC for this crunch clash at McDiarmid Park.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rangers FC's shape.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Kent is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rangers FC.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Filip Helander, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' Hayden Muller picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Leon Balogun is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 51' GOAL! Michael O'Halloran fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 57' Kemar Roofe does the damage! The net is bulging and Rangers FC surge ahead!
  • 58' A goal from the Jamaica international Kemar Roofe! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-2!
  • 59' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' St. Johnstone FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' The 39-year-old Liam Craig has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Jack Simpson on, Filip Helander off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fashion Sakala is hanging Alfredo Morelos on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' with the perfectly-timed delivery and James Tavernier makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 82' Rangers FC ring the changes. Ryan Kent has done his job and it is now time for John Lundstram to step up.
  • 83' Eetu Vertainen is replacing Hayden Muller for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 85' Stevie May is replacing Alistair Crawford for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 90' Rangers FC have won 785 goals from 402 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Vaclav Cerny 3
Kemar Roofe 3
Glen Kamara 3
Scott Arfield 3
Joe Aribo 2
Nicky Clark 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
3 / 4
1.04 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC25% Draw27% Rangers FC48%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Rangers FC
75%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC19% Draw47% Rangers FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
10.7%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 23% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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