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Rangers 2–0 St. Johnstone

Wednesday 20 December 2023, 19:45 · Ibrox Stadium · Round 12 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee Alan James Muir · Attendance 46,931

Rangers Dessers 28', Tavernier 84' (pen)

St. Johnstone Jaiyesimi sent off 33'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Rangers	St. Johnstone
Goals	2	0
xG	3.14	0.09
Non-penalty xG	2.35	0.09
Expected Points	2.94	0.03

Rangers 97%Draw 3%St. Johnstone <1%

Most likely score 3–0, 25%. Final score 2–0, 21%.

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

3.14 +0.69xG0.09 −0.85

2.35Non-penalty xG0.09

2.20 −0.04xG on target0.00 −0.86

28 +7Shots2 −8

8 +0.9Shots on target0 −2.8

3 −0.9Big chances0 −1.2

58 +23Touches in the opposition box2 −16

71% +7Possession29% −14

642 +80Passes261 −64

89% +6Pass accuracy68% +3

96% +23Field tilt4% −36

101 +41Final-third entries11 −15

30 +11.7Box entries1 −6.6

10.3 −1Passes per defensive action28.3 +12

9 +2.5Corners2 −2.0

13 −2Tackles19 +2

6 −1.4Interceptions12 +2.5

4 −11Clearances35 +9

0 −2.1Saves6 +2.4

7 −4Fouls11 0

2 0.0Offsides0 −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

1.75 20 shots, 1 goalOpen play0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.24 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.36 6 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.09 2 shots, 0 goals

0.79 1 shot, 1 goalPenalties0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–02–0

Level: 28 min (27%) · Rangers 0.87, St. Johnstone 0.00 xG
Rangers ahead: 74 min (73%) · Rangers 2.27, St. Johnstone 0.09 xG

Line-ups

Rangers substitutes

16' Dessers for Roofe · goal 28'
46' Sterling for Lundstram
68' Cantwell for Lammers · yellow card 90+3'
68' Wright for Sima
86' King for Tavernier

St. Johnstone substitutes

35' Kane for Sprangler
60' Gallacher for Franczak
72' McGowan for Olufunwa
72' Carey for Phillips
72' Costelloe for Smith

Players

Rangers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Butland	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	0
Tavernier	RB	86	1	1	0.95	0.96	5	0.64	14	6
Goldson	CB	90			0.00	0.15	3	0.31	13	0
Souttar	CB	90			0.16	0.06	0	0.27	17	3
Yilmaz	LB	90			0.04	0.27	3	0.22	8	0
Lundstram	DM	46			0.02	0.05	0	0.15	6	2
Dowell	DM	90			0.04	0.22	3	0.25	11	4
McCausland	RW	90			0.02	0.21	2	0.24	11	0
Lammers	AM	68			0.42	0.05	0	0.08	1	3
Sima	LW	68			0.28	0.04	0	0.05	3	1
Roofe	ST	16			0.35	0.00	0	0.02	0	0
Dessers	FW	74	1		0.64	0.11	2	0.10	1	0
Sterling	DF	44			0.13	0.04	2	0.05	3	2
Cantwell	MF	22			0.04	0.04	0	0.13	2	0
Wright	FW	22			0.05	0.30	1	0.10	4	3
King	DF	4			0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	xT	Prog	Def
Mitov	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0.03	3	1
Franczak	RWB	60	0.00	0.00	0.01	1	6
Olufunwa	CB	72	0.00	0.00	0.05	5	10
Gordon	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0.02	3	18
Considine	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0.02	1	13
Robinson	LWB	90	0.00	0.02	0.08	1	6
Kucheriavyi	RM	90	0.04	0.00	0.00	1	10
Phillips	CM	72	0.00	0.00	−0.01	0	2
Sprangler	CM	35	0.00	0.00	0.00	1	2
Smith	LM	72	0.00	0.00	−0.01	1	3
Jaiyesimi	ST	33	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
Kane	FW	55	0.00	0.00	0.00	1	0
Gallacher	DF	30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
McGowan	DF	18	0.00	0.00	0.02	1	0
Carey	MF	18	0.05	0.00	−0.01	0	1
Costelloe	FW	18	0.00	0.00	0.01	1	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

St. Johnstone

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
Souttar	Goldson	31
Goldson	Tavernier	26
Goldson	Souttar	24
Tavernier	Goldson	21
Yilmaz	Souttar	21

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
Considine	Robinson	9
Robinson	Considine	7
Kucheriavyi	Phillips	5
Franczak	Kucheriavyi	5
Mitov	Gordon	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 16 matches

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 17 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	51%	53%	+2
St. Johnstone
Top six	10%	9%	−1
11th	18%	19%	+1
Bottom	13%	14%	+1
Celtic
Title	49%	47%	−2

From the forecast before the match (20 December 2023): 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	2.99	0.48
Win	87%	3%
Expected Points	2.70	0.20
Clean sheet	62%	5%

Rangers 87%Draw 10%St. Johnstone 3%

Most likely score 2–0, 14%. Both sides score 36%.

From the forecast as it stood on 20 December 2023: 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	51%	53%	43%	35%
St. Johnstone
Top six	10%	9%	14%	19%
11th	18%	19%	14%	12%
Bottom	13%	14%	9%	5%
Celtic
Title	49%	47%	57%	65%

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	8th
Played	16	17
Won, drawn, lost	12–⁠1–⁠3	4–⁠6–⁠7
Points	37 (2.31 per game)	18 (1.06 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.47	0.93
Goals	33–⁠8	12–⁠23
xG per game	2.45–⁠0.58	0.94–⁠1.61
Home: points, xG per game	2.25, 2.29–⁠0.67	1.50, 1.13–⁠1.49
Away: points, xG per game	2.38, 2.62–⁠0.48	0.43, 0.66–⁠1.80
Manager	Philippe Clement (8)	Craig Levein (7)

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	+85%	−58%	−33%	+25%
Counter-attacks	+38%	−55%	−89%	+104%
Set pieces	+35%	−38%	+2%	+16%
Penalties	+183%	−100%	−67%	−67%
Headers	+56%	−53%	+3%	+24%
Left side	+54%	−35%	−38%	+14%
Centre	+67%	−63%	−15%	+27%
Right side	+85%	−50%	−42%	+48%

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.

Matchups

Rangers attacking

Rangers createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side+54%+48%Centre+67%+27%Right side+85%+14%Open play+85%+25%Counter-attacks+38%+104%Set pieces+35%+16%Headers+56%+24%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdRangers concededLeft side−38%−50%Centre−15%−63%Right side−42%−35%Open play−33%−58%Counter-attacks−89%−55%Set pieces+2%−38%Headers+3%−53%

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

2.45xG0.94

0.58xG against1.61

64%Possession43%

21.0Shots10.1

7.1Shots against14.5

7.1Shots on target2.8

3.9Big chances1.2

34.9Touches in the opposition box17.8

562Passes325

83%Pass accuracy64%

6.5Corners4.0

73%Field tilt40%

59.7Final-third entries26.2

18.3Box entries7.6

11.2Passes per defensive action16.8

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	25	2.17	0.85
Ahead	46	2.39	0.43
Behind	19	3.00	0.59

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	53	0.94	1.13
Ahead	17	0.89	1.90
Behind	20	0.96	2.68

xG by period

Rangers

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.22	0.13	2–3
16–30	0.41	0.08	9–0
31–45	0.41	0.06	4–2
46–60	0.34	0.11	1–0
61–75	0.45	0.10	6–2
76–90	0.63	0.10	11–1

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.12	0.09	2–0
16–30	0.17	0.19	2–1
31–45	0.14	0.18	2–4
46–60	0.11	0.28	2–5
61–75	0.12	0.42	1–7
76–90	0.28	0.45	3–6

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

Most used players by position

Rangers

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (10), 4-3-3 (4), 4-3-1-2 (2)

St. Johnstone

Formations: 3-4-1-2 (6), 4-4-1-1 (3), 4-1-4-1 (3), 4-4-2 (2), 4-2-3-1 (2), 3-5-2 (1)

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
16 September 2023	St. Johnstone	0–2	Rangers	xG 0.32–2.02
28 January 2023	Rangers	2–0	St. Johnstone	xG 3.29–0.23
6 November 2022	St. Johnstone	2–1	Rangers	xG 0.81–1.37
13 August 2022	Rangers	4–0	St. Johnstone	xG 2.32–0.33
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 league meetings since 2020/21: Rangers won 9, St. Johnstone won 1, and 1 was a draw. Goals 22–4 and xG 1.66–0.55 per game.

Key players

Rangers

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Danilo	5	529	4	1	0.98	0.09
Dessers	11	797	5	0	0.69	0.10
Tavernier	16	1,435	8	4	0.45	0.28
Sima	11	1,095	9	1	0.51	0.18

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Kane	6	649	1	0	0.48	0.03
Kucheriavyi	8	671	2	0	0.22	0.11
Carey	15	1,340	2	2	0.05	0.17
Smith	14	1,166	0	1	0.07	0.06

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.