Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
3
17
St. Johnstone FC 21 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

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Rangers FC
#7 Position #2
17 Points 27
13 Played 12
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 1
17 Scored 21
20 Conceded 9
-3 GD +12
1.31 PPG 2.25
31% Win % 67%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/1
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Rangers FC
Ryan Naderi 6 G 3 A
Kevin Kelsy 4 G
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds McDiarmid Park will turn into a battlefield for St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' Rangers FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' Danilo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
  • 20' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Danilo is withdrawn and Abdallah Sima gets his opportunity.
  • 21' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 21 minute. Liam Gordon leaves to be changed by Sam McClelland.
  • 26' 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.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Dara Costelloe argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Rangers FC player. Nicolas Raskin gets a card.
  • 39' It’s high time Michael Beale made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jay Turner-Cooke, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matthew Smith on 47.
  • 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Rangers FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Kane argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stevie May is hanging Maksym Kucheriavyi on the field on 70 minute.
  • 73' Rabbi Matondo is replacing Sam Lammers for the Rangers FC side.
  • 76' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 79' GOAL! Rabbi Matondo scores on 79.
  • 82' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Daniel Phillips is replaced by Cameron MacPherson on 82 minute.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Robinson is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 85.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. James Tavernier is booked for Rangers FC — card on 88.
  • St. Johnstone FC will have plenty to reflect on. Rangers FC were simply the better side today.

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
Joe Aribo 2
Kevin Kelsy 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
3 / 4
0.86 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC21% Draw26% Rangers FC53%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
46%
Draw or Rangers FC
79%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC14% Draw45% Rangers FC41%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 4
3%
1 – 4
2.7%

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% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 24% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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