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

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Premier League · 2024-25

St. Johnstone FC

0 – 1

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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

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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 Steven McLean
Assistant 1 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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

St. Johnstone FC 21 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at McDiarmid Park!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Simo Valakari might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' John Souttar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
21' Andre Raymond has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 21.
26' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rangers FC backline.
41' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sven Sprangler on 45.
46' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Aaron Essel comes on to replace Graham Carey.
51' Kieran Dowell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rangers FC tonight.
56' Nedim Bajrami, a Albania midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Nicky Clark by Lewis Neilson on 58 minute.
63' Goal! Jason Holt scores his 5 goal in 289 matches.
67' The supporters are chanting for Adama Sidibeh. He replaces Sven Sprangler on 67 minute.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Ianis Hagi is withdrawn and Mohammed Diomande gets his opportunity.
80' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka is replaced by Josh McPake on 80 minute.
81' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Jason Holt trudges off to be replaced by Maksym Kucheriavyi on 81 minutes.
82' The crowd applauds Vaclav Cerny as he leaves the pitch. Kieran Dowell steps in for Rangers FC.
85' Nicolas Raskin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
88' That is a card for Rangers FC. Ianis Hagi will be fuming at that decision.
That’s it! Another goalless match for St. Johnstone FC and Rangers FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

29
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ↓ Josh McPake 80'
7
Jason Holt ↓ Maksym Kucheriavyi 81'
11
Graham Carey ↓ Aaron Essel 46'
14
Drey Wright
2
Bozo Mikulic
10
Nicky Clark ↓ Lewis Neilson 58'
23
Sven Sprangler ↓ Adama Sidibeh 67'
27
Mackenzie Kirk
5
Jack Sanders
12
Joshua Rae
3
Andre Raymond

Bench

22
Matthew Smith
4
Kyle Cameron
20
Ross Sinclair
6
Lewis Neilson ↑ 58'
17
Maksym Kucheriavyi ↑ 81'
16
Adama Sidibeh ↑ 67'
24
Josh McPake ↑ 80'
15
Aaron Essel ↑ 46'
46
Fran Franczak

Coach Simo Valakari

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Kieran Dowell ↑ 82'
27
Leon Balogun ↑ 46'
9
Cyriel Dessers
31
Liam Kelly
99
Danilo ↑ 58'
3
Ridvan Yilmaz ↑ 46'
10
Mohammed Diomande ↑ 76'
38
Leon King
45
Ross McCausland

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
Kevin Kelsy	2
Nicky Clark	2

Head to Head

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

0.62 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 61% + Rangers FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC16% Draw25% Rangers FC59%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

41%

Draw or Rangers FC

84%

St. Johnstone FC or Rangers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC10% Draw47% Rangers FC43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

13.9%

0 – 0

11.3%

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 3

1 – 3

5.1%

1 – 0

4.8%

0 – 4

3.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

2.7%

1 – 4

2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap	St. Johnstone FC covers	Push	Rangers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	26%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	20%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

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