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

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Premier League · 2023-24

St. Johnstone FC

0 – 3

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Rangers FC

Sun 18 Feb 2024 · 12:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 6,986 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 37' Mohammed Diomande

0–2 79' James Tavernier pen

0–3 87' James Tavernier pen

David Keltjens 35' Y

Daniel Phillips 71' Y

Ryan McGowan 74' Y

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Rangers FC 12 games · 27 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
Assistant 2 Chris Rae (Scotland)

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

St. Johnstone FC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC 2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Rangers FC	H	0–3	L
11 Feb	Dundee FC	A	1–2	L
07 Feb	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–1	L
03 Feb	Ross County FC	A	1–0	W
27 Jan	Motherwell FC	H	1–1	D
24 Jan	Aberdeen FC	H	1–1	D

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	3–0	W
14 Feb	Ross County FC	H	3–1	W
06 Feb	Aberdeen FC	H	2–1	W
03 Feb	Livingston FC	H	3–0	W
27 Jan	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W
24 Jan	Hibernian FC	A	3–0	W

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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Rangers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan McGowan, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
25' Rangers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Rangers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
35' David Keltjens is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
37' Mohammed Diomande has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 37 minutes.
42' Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. David Keltjens is replaced by Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka.
51' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Craig Levein might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' Scott Wright needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
69' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Fabio Silva by Cyriel Dessers on 69 minute.
71' That is a card for St. Johnstone FC. Daniel Phillips will be fuming at that decision.
74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ryan McGowan on 74 minutes.
79' James Tavernier adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
80' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Tom Lawrence comes on to replace Todd Cantwell.
82' Adama Sidibeh makes way for Nicky Clark at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
87' James Tavernier makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Rangers FC are in front.
The points are shared — St. Johnstone FC 0-3 Rangers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Ryan McGowan
11
Graham Carey
1
Dimitar Mitov
22
Matthew Smith
50
Connor Smith ↓ Maksym Kucheriavyi 80'
6
Liam Gordon
33
David Keltjens ↓ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 46'
34
Daniel Phillips
19
Luke Robinson
4
Andy Considine
16
Adama Sidibeh ↓ Nicky Clark 82'

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

27
Leon Balogun
11
Tom Lawrence ↑ 80'
21
Dujon Sterling ↑ 46'
9
Cyriel Dessers ↑ 69'
28
Robby McCrorie
43
Nicolas Raskin
3
Ridvan Yilmaz ↑ 82'
38
Leon King
54
Ross McCausland ↑ 69'

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC L 2024-02-11 Dundee FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-02-03 Ross County FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D

Rangers FC Form

2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC W 2024-02-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Ross County FC W 2024-02-06 Rangers FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2024-02-03 Rangers FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2024-01-27 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2024-01-24 Hibernian FC 0–3 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.54 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.97 Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC13% Draw22% Rangers FC65%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

36%

Draw or Rangers FC

87%

St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC7% Draw44% Rangers FC49%

Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

15.6%

0 – 2

15.5%

0 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 4

4.9%

1 – 0

3.6%

1 – 4

2.8%

2 – 2

2.2%

2 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Rangers FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	6%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	26%	45%
+1.5	55%	—	45%
+2	55%	22%	23%
+2.5	77%	—	23%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

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