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Rangers 4–0 St. Johnstone

Saturday 13 August 2022, 15:00 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 3 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee Nick Walsh · Attendance 48,665

Rangers Tillman 32', Colak 62', Arfield 80', Lawrence 83'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	St. Johnstone
Goals	4	0
xG	2.32	0.33
Expected Points	2.66	0.21

Rangers 84%Draw 13%St. Johnstone 3%

Most likely score 2–0, 20%. Final score 4–0, 9%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

RangersSt. Johnstone

2.32 +0.86xG0.33 −0.18

2.80 +0.59xG on target0.02 −0.57

24 +4.5Shots4 −3.0

8 +3.0Shots on target1 −1.0

4 +2.0Big chances1 +0.5

71% −7Possession29% −8

637 −64Passes261 −20

88% +1Pass accuracy66% +3

91% −1Field tilt9% −15

79 −4Final-third entries16 −2

31 +8.0Box entries6 +1.5

9.7 +3.6Passes per defensive action34.5 +16.5

9 +1.0Corners1 −3.5

13 −6Tackles11 −11

6 0.0Interceptions14 +1.5

2 −4.0Clearances21 −6.0

1 +0.5Saves4 +3.0

9 −5Fouls10 0

3 0.0Offsides2 +1.5

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Rangers

St. Johnstone

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

RangersSt. Johnstone

1.88 19 shots, 3 goalsOpen play0.26 3 shots, 0 goals

0.44 5 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.07 1 shot, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–01–02–04–0

Level: 32 min (35%) · Rangers 0.78, St. Johnstone 0.16 xG
Rangers ahead: 59 min (65%) · Rangers 1.54, St. Johnstone 0.16 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

66' Arfield for Wright · goal 80', 1 assist
67' Morelos for Colak
67' Lawrence for Tillman · goal 83'
77' Kamara for Lundstram
78' King for Davies

St. Johnstone substitutes

7' Phillips for MacPherson · yellow card 52'
60' Brown for Montgomery
60' May for Bair
77' O'Halloran for Murphy
78' Crawford for Wright

Players

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McLaughlin	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	0
Tavernier	RB	90		1	0.03	0.41	4	0.50	21	1
Goldson	CB	90			0.02	0.10	1	0.12	12	7
Davies	CB	78			0.00	0.02	0	0.14	11	1
Barisic	LB	90			0.09	0.18	2	0.18	12	5
Lundstram	CM	77			0.25	0.09	3	0.10	7	1
Jack	CM	90			0.09	0.16	3	0.13	9	1
Tillman	CM	67	1		0.39	0.09	2	0.08	4	1
Wright	RW	66			0.00	0.33	0	0.06	4	2
Colak	ST	67	1		0.61	0.05	1	−0.19	0	0
Matondo	LW	90		2	0.07	0.90	4	0.57	7	1
Arfield	MF	24	1	1	0.32	0.22	1	0.17	1	1
Morelos	FW	23			0.20	0.02	0	0.15	0	0
Lawrence	FW	23	1		0.26	0.05	0	0.07	5	1
Kamara	MF	13			0.00	0.02	0	0.01	2	0
King	DF	12			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	4	0

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Matthews	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	3	1
McGowan	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	4
Mitchell	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.04	4	15
Considine	CB	90	0.07	0.00	0	0.05	5	10
Wright	RWB	78	0.00	0.03	1	0.03	5	4
Hallberg	CM	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	1	4
MacPherson	CM	7	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
Montgomery	LWB	60	0.00	0.06	0	0.09	4	3
Carey	AM	90	0.12	0.11	0	0.09	3	6
Murphy	AM	77	0.00	0.00	1	−0.02	1	0
Bair	ST	60	0.14	0.00	0	−0.01	0	3
Phillips	MF	83	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	3
Brown	DF	30	0.00	0.01	0	0.03	1	0
May	FW	30	0.00	0.00	0	−0.03	0	1
O'Halloran	MF	13	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Crawford	MF	12	0.00	0.18	1	0.17	2	0

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Rangers

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Rangers

From	To	Passes
Goldson	Davies	26
Barisic	Davies	20
Davies	Goldson	20
Davies	Barisic	20
Goldson	Tavernier	18

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
Matthews	Mitchell	7
Considine	Murphy	6
Murphy	Montgomery	6
Mitchell	Matthews	5
Carey	McGowan	4

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Rangers

Against its average of 2 matches

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 2 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Rangers

St. Johnstone

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Rangers
Title	45%	46%	+1
St. Johnstone
Top six	16%	15%	−1
11th	16%	17%	+1
Bottom	17%	17%	0
Celtic
Title	55%	54%	−1

From the forecast before the match (13 August 2022): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Rangers	St. Johnstone
Expected goals	2.70	0.42
Win	85%	4%
Expected Points	2.66	0.22
Clean sheet	66%	7%

Rangers 85%Draw 12%St. Johnstone 4%

Most likely score 2–0, 16%. Both sides score 32%.

From the forecast as it stood on 13 August 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Rangers win	Draw	St. Johnstone win
Rangers
Title	45%	46%	38%	33%
St. Johnstone
Top six	16%	15%	21%	32%
11th	16%	17%	14%	12%
Bottom	17%	17%	13%	7%
Celtic
Title	55%	54%	62%	67%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Rangers

St. Johnstone

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Rangers	St. Johnstone
Position	2nd	7th
Played	2	2
Won, drawn, lost	2–⁠0–⁠0	1–⁠0–⁠1
Points	6 (3.00 per game)	3 (1.50 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.14	1.07
Goals	4–⁠1	2–⁠2
xG per game	1.46–⁠0.47	0.51–⁠0.73
Home: points, xG per game	3.00, 1.77–⁠0.37	0.00, 0.15–⁠0.78
Away: points, xG per game	3.00, 1.15–⁠0.57	3.00, 0.87–⁠0.67
Manager	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (27)	Callum Davidson (78)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Rangers		St. Johnstone
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+77%	−50%	−60%	−10%
Counter-attacks	−15%	−95%	−87%	+81%
Set pieces	+29%	−29%	+1%	−10%
Penalties	+25%	−62%	−62%	−12%
Headers	+18%	−47%	−47%	−8%
Left side	+35%	−27%	−49%	−7%
Centre	+51%	−56%	−51%	−5%
Right side	+110%	−61%	−44%	average

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side+35%averageCentre+51%−5%Right side+110%−7%Open play+77%−10%Counter-attacks−15%+81%Set pieces+29%−10%Headers+18%−8%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdRangers concededLeft side−49%−61%Centre−51%−56%Right side−44%−27%Open play−60%−50%Counter-attacks−87%−95%Set pieces+1%−29%Headers−47%−47%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

RangersSt. Johnstone

1.46xG0.51

0.47xG against0.73

78%Possession38%

19.5Shots7.0

4.5Shots against13.0

5.0Shots on target2.0

2.0Big chances0.5

702Passes280

87%Pass accuracy64%

8.0Corners4.5

92%Field tilt24%

83.5Final-third entries17.5

23.0Box entries4.5

6.1Passes per defensive action18.0

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Rangers

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	29	1.75	0.85
Ahead	28	1.49	0.16
Behind	34	1.18	0.38

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	59	0.66	0.66
Ahead	31	0.22	0.84
Behind	0	–	–

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.29	0.14	0–1
16–30	0.10	0.04	0–0
31–45	0.12	0.13	0–0
46–60	0.32	0.11	1–0
61–75	0.21	0.00	2–0
76–90	0.42	0.05	1–0

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.05	0.09	0–0
16–30	0.15	0.13	1–0
31–45	0.00	0.03	0–0
46–60	0.09	0.14	0–0
61–75	0.03	0.18	0–0
76–90	0.19	0.16	1–2

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Rangers

Formations: 4-3-3 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1)

St. Johnstone

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
2 March 2022	St. Johnstone	0–1	Rangers	xG 0.08–1.00
15 December 2021	Rangers	2–0	St. Johnstone	xG 1.90–0.30
11 September 2021	St. Johnstone	1–2	Rangers	xG 0.65–1.22
21 April 2021	St. Johnstone	1–1	Rangers	xG 1.93–0.23
3 February 2021	Rangers	1–0	St. Johnstone	xG 1.33–0.27
23 December 2020	St. Johnstone	0–3	Rangers	xG 0.66–1.84

7 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 6, St. Johnstone won 0, and 1 was a draw. Goals 13–2 and xG 1.32–0.62 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Morelos	25	2,145	12	7	0.68	0.17
Tavernier	37	3,306	10	13	0.27	0.32
Wright	11	1,037	4	1	0.29	0.23
Arfield	18	1,645	5	0	0.40	0.11

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
May	13	1,332	3	1	0.20	0.09
Hallberg	16	1,320	0	4	0.02	0.15
Crawford	24	2,036	3	0	0.07	0.08
MacPherson	12	1,308	0	1	0.03	0.09

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.