Sunday , 13 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Wed 2 Mar 2022 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Calvin Bassey
Melker Hallberg 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 6 18
2 Rangers FC 6 13
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 5 12
4 St. Mirren FC 6 10
5 Motherwell FC 5 8
6 Dundee FC 6 7
7 St. Johnstone FC 6 7
8 Hibernian FC 5 6
9 Dundee United FC 6 5
10 Aberdeen FC 5 4
11 Falkirk FC 5 2
12 Kilmarnock FC 5 1

Head-to-Head

1
3
16
St. Johnstone FC 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Rangers FC H 0–1 L
26 Feb Ross County FC A 1–3 L
19 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
09 Feb St. Mirren FC A 1–2 L
05 Feb Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
27 Feb Motherwell FC H 2–2 D
24 Feb Borussia Dortmund H 2–2 D
20 Feb Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
17 Feb Borussia Dortmund A 4–2 W
09 Feb Hibernian FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Rangers FC
#7 Position #2
7 Points 13
6 Played 6
2 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 1
8 Scored 7
9 Conceded 4
-1 GD +3
1.17 PPG 2.17
33% Win % 67%

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
60% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (7 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G
Ruari Paton 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC are looking to make home advantage count against Rangers FC.
  • 3' Rangers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Glen Kamara on 3.
  • 8' Nadir Ciftci, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 31' The referee has no hesitation. Calvin Bassey is booked for Rangers FC — Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 51' Leon Balogun has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 338 appearances.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Connor Goldson made 406 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Melker Hallberg is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 68' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Callum Hendry is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
  • 77' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Nadir Ciftci by Stevie May on 77 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Alistair Crawford by Cameron MacPherson on 78 minute.
  • 83' James Brown is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 84' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Callum Hendry is withdrawn and Thelonius Bair gets his opportunity.
  • 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2022-02-26 Ross County FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-02-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-02-09 St. Mirren FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D

Rangers FC Form

2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2022-02-27 Rangers FC 2–2 Motherwell FC D 2022-02-24 Rangers FC 2–2 Borussia Dortmund D 2022-02-20 Dundee United FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2022-02-17 Borussia Dortmund 2–4 Rangers FC W 2022-02-09 Rangers FC 2–0 Hibernian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.71 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC21% Draw29% Rangers FC50%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Rangers FC
79%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC13% Draw52% Rangers FC35%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 2
11.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 2
3%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
1.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 13% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 26% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 16% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗

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