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St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 11:30 UTC McDiarmid Park 6,967 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Danilo
0–2 79' Rabbi Matondo
Dara Costelloe 30' Y
Y 34' Nicolas Raskin
Matthew Smith 47' Y
Chris Kane 60' Y
Oludare Olufunwa 76' Y
Luke Robinson 85' Y
Y 88' James Tavernier

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 Calum Spence
  • Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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
2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC 2023-01-28 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2022-08-13 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Rangers FC H 0–2 L
02 Sep Dundee FC H 2–2 D
26 Aug Celtic FC A 0–0 D
12 Aug Ross County FC A 0–2 L
05 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–2 L
28 May Livingston FC H 2–0 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
03 Sep Celtic FC H 0–1 L
30 Aug PSV A 1–5 L
26 Aug Ross County FC A 2–0 W
22 Aug PSV H 2–2 D
15 Aug Servette FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds McDiarmid Park will turn into a battlefield for St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rabbi Matondo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Rangers FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' What a moment for Danilo! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 20' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Danilo departs to be replaced by Abdallah Sima.
  • 21' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Liam Gordon exits the field as Sam McClelland enters on 21.
  • 26' Andy Considine, a Scotland , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dara Costelloe on 30 minutes.
  • 34' Rangers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' It’s high time Steven MacLean made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Tom Lawrence has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Matthew Smith. He receives a card.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Chris Kane is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 60.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Maksym Kucheriavyi makes way for Stevie May at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Sam Lammers is replaced by Rabbi Matondo.
  • 76' St. Johnstone FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 79' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rabbi Matondo makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 82' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 82 minute. Daniel Phillips leaves to be changed by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Luke Robinson.
  • 88' James Tavernier picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven MacLean

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

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

2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC 2023-01-28 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2022-08-13 Rangers FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2023-09-02 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Dundee FC D 2023-08-26 Celtic FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-08-12 Ross County FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-05-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Livingston FC W

Rangers FC Form

2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC W 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC L 2023-08-30 PSV 5–1 Rangers FC L 2023-08-26 Ross County FC 0–2 Rangers FC W 2023-08-22 Rangers FC 2–2 PSV D 2023-08-15 Servette FC 1–1 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.11 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC29% Draw29% Rangers FC42%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Rangers FC
71%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC21% Draw48% Rangers FC31%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
10.2%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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