Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 1 Dec 2024 · 12:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 7,446 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 63' Jason Holt og
Andre Raymond 21' Y
Sven Sprangler 45' Y
Y 85' Nicolas Raskin
Y 88' Ianis Hagi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Assistant 1 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

1
3
16
St. Johnstone FC 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Rangers FC H 0–1 L
23 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
09 Nov Motherwell FC A 1–2 L
02 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
30 Oct St. Mirren FC A 1–3 L
26 Oct Dundee FC A 2–1 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
28 Nov OGC Nice A 4–1 W
23 Nov Dundee United FC H 1–1 D
10 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
07 Nov PAE Olympiakos SFP A 1–1 D
30 Oct Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Rangers FC
#6 Position #2
8 Points 16
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
9 Scored 8
10 Conceded 4
-1 GD +4
1.14 PPG 2.29
29% Win % 71%

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
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Rangers FC get us underway at McDiarmid Park.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Andre Raymond is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 21.
  • 26' Sven Sprangler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' Joshua Rae has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rangers FC that had 409 games and scored 794 goals.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Sven Sprangler was booked on 45.
  • 46' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Graham Carey by Aaron Essel on 46 minute.
  • 51' Trinidad & Tobago international Andre Raymond has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Bozo Mikulic, a Croatia , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Nicky Clark departs to be replaced by Lewis Neilson.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Jason Holt gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 67' Adama Sidibeh gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Sven Sprangler and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 76' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Ianis Hagi by Mohammed Diomande on 76 minute.
  • 80' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka is replaced by Josh McPake.
  • 81' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maksym Kucheriavyi is hanging Jason Holt on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' Rangers FC ring the changes. Vaclav Cerny has done his job and it is now time for Kieran Dowell to step up.
  • 85' Nicolas Raskin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Ianis Hagi. He receives a card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for St. Johnstone FC.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 7
Alfredo Morelos 5
Vaclav Cerny 3
Kemar Roofe 3
Glen Kamara 3
Scott Arfield 3
Jermain Defoe 2
Mohammed Diomande 2

Head to Head

2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC 2024-10-06 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-10-30 St. Mirren FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-10-26 Dundee FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W

Rangers FC Form

2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2024-11-28 OGC Nice 1–4 Rangers FC W 2024-11-23 Rangers FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2024-11-10 Rangers FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-11-07 PAE Olympiakos SFP 1–1 Rangers FC D 2024-10-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.56 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC17% Draw28% Rangers FC55%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
45%
Draw or Rangers FC
83%
St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC10% Draw52% Rangers FC38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
15.5%
0 – 2
13.6%
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 3
6.5%
1 – 0
6.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 1
2.9%
0 – 4
2.4%
2 – 2
2.3%
2 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 10% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 27% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 18% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✓

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