Rangers vs St. Johnstone – Match preview
Rangers-:-
St. JohnstoneIbrox StadiumRound 10
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
51%
15%
RangersDraw 34%St. Johnstone
Bookmaker implied
77%
8%
RangersDraw 15%St. Johnstone
1.1 – 0.4
Expected score
18%
Over 2.5 goals
22%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026RangersSt. Johnstone
- 2
- League position
- 5
- DWWWW
- Last 5
- DWDLW
- 2.60
- Points per game (L5)
- 1.60
- 8
- Goals scored (L5)
- 5
- 3
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 4
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 3
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 1
Head to Head
12
Rangers wins
1
Draws
0
St. Johnstone wins
Last 13 meetings
2.2
Goals per game
23%
Both teams scored
38%
Over 2.5 goals
12 Jan 2025
Last meeting
Rangers in the last 5 meetings
WWWWW
Injuries & Suspensions
Rangers
- Daisuke YokotaGroin Surgery
- John SouttarUnknown Injury
- José CifuentesKnee Injury
- Lawrence ShanklandTorn Thigh Muscle
- Youssef ChermitiCruciate Ligament Tear
St. Johnstone
No reported absences
Confirmed Line-ups
Rangers
- 1Ivor PandurGoalkeeper
- 21Dujon SterlingDefender
- 37Emmanuel FernandezDefender
- 24Olwethu MakhanyaDefender
- 29James PenriceDefender
- 43Nicolas RaskinMidfielder
- 6Dan NeilMidfielder
- 26Badredine BouananiMidfielder
- 10Min-su KimAttacker
- 23Djeidi GassamaMidfielder
- 20Ryan NaderiAttacker
St. Johnstone
- 1Toby StewardGoalkeeper
- 33Liam SmithDefender
- 19Danny FinlaysonDefender
- 3C. DiabateDefender
- 2Enes AlicDefender
- 42Reece McAlearMidfielder
- 8J. HoltMidfielder
- 11Sam StantonMidfielder
- 30Joel CotterillMidfielder
- 7Taylor StevenMidfielder
- 9Josh FowlerAttacker
Key Players
Premiership, this seasonRangers
Top scorer
Ryan Naderi
4 goals
Most assists
Djeidi Gassama
2 assists
Best rated
Djeidi Gassama
7.34
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor PandurGoalkeeper | 9 (9) | 810 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.93 | – |
| Emmanuel FernandezDefender | 9 (9) | 809 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.24 | |
| Olwethu MakhanyaDefender | 8 (8) | 720 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.97 | |
| Djeidi GassamaMidfielder | 9 (8) | 645 | 0 | 2 | – | 7.34 | – |
| James PenriceDefender | 7 (7) | 598 | 0 | 1 | – | 7.10 | – |
| Nicolas RaskinMidfielder | 7 (7) | 595 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.06 | ×2 |
| Dujon SterlingDefender | 7 (7) | 586 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.05 | ×4 |
| Dan NeilMidfielder | 7 (6) | 573 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.97 | |
| Ryan NaderiAttacker | 8 (5) | 546 | 4 | 1 | – | 7.25 | – |
| Min-su KimMidfielder | 7 (6) | 486 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.05 | |
| Findlay CurtisMidfielder | 9 (4) | 423 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.93 | |
| Lawrence ShanklandAttacker | 5 (5) | 364 | 3 | 0 | – | 7.22 | – |
| Cammy DevlinMidfielder | 6 (4) | 335 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.80 | |
| Kevin KelsyAttacker | 5 (3) | 257 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.90 | – |
| Tuur RommensDefender | 2 (2) | 180 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.14 | – |
St. Johnstone
Top scorer
C. Diabate
1 goals
Most assists
Jamie Gullan
2 assists
Best rated
Enes Alic
7.21
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby StewardGoalkeeper | 9 (9) | 810 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.13 | – |
| Reece McAlearMidfielder | 9 (9) | 764 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.66 | ×2 |
| J. HoltMidfielder | 9 (9) | 716 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.86 | |
| C. DiabateDefender | 8 (8) | 683 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.82 | ×2 |
| Enes AlicDefender | 7 (7) | 630 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.21 | |
| Sam StantonMidfielder | 9 (7) | 626 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.79 | |
| Liam SmithDefender | 7 (7) | 624 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.64 | |
| Zach MitchellDefender | 6 (6) | 527 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.71 | |
| R. PatonAttacker | 8 (5) | 451 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.73 | |
| T. StevenAttacker | 7 (5) | 416 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.88 | |
| Jamie GullanAttacker | 7 (5) | 375 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.84 | |
| Joel CotterillMidfielder | 5 (3) | 332 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.57 | – |
| Danny FinlaysonDefender | 4 (3) | 305 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.70 | – |
| Matthew FouldsDefender | 3 (3) | 270 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.98 | – |
| Matty ToddMidfielder | 4 (3) | 265 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.57 | – |
Referee
Chris Graham
Referee · Scotland
- Cards per game
- 3.00
- Yellow cards per game
- 3.00
- Red cards per game
- 0.00
- Fouls per game
- 25.6
- Penalties per game
- 0.29
- Home wins
- 83%
Averages across 7 completed matches officiated by Chris Graham in our database.