GLASGOW. Rangers prevails over St. Johnstone with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Dessers (28′) and a penalty scored by J. Tavernier (84′). Rangers was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday and it started at 1:45 pm local time. In front of 46,931 spectators.​ The referee was Alan James Muir assisted by Dougie Potter and Drew Kirkland. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.96 degrees Celsius or 49.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Rangers

2 - 0

St. Johnstone

  • ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
  • 28 Total 2
  • 8 On Target 0
  • 11 Off Target 1
  • 9 Shots blocked 1
  • 171 Attack 51
  • 125 Dangerous attack 5
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rangers was in firm control of the ball 71% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 125 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match​.

Rangers shot 28 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Todd Cantwell and Connor Goldson). On the opposite side, St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Matt Smith and Daniel Phillips).

Also, St. Johnstone didn’t end the match with 11 players after Diallang Jaiyesimi (St. Johnstone) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (33′).

Match Timeline

Cyriel Dessers- sub ->Kemar Roofe
16'
Cyriel Dessers(goal)James Tavernier
28'
33'
Diallang Jaiyesimi- Red
32'
Diallang Jaiyesimi(VAR_CARD)
35'
Chris Kane- sub ->Sven Sprangler
38'
Matt Smith- Yellow
45'
Daniel Phillips- Yellow
Connor Goldson- Yellow
45'
Dujon Sterling- sub ->John Lundstram
46'
60'
Tony Gallacher- sub ->Fran Franczak
Todd Cantwell- sub ->Sam Lammers
68'
Scott Wright- sub ->Abdallah Sima
68'
72'
Graham Carey- sub ->Daniel Phillips
72'
72'
Ryan McGowan- sub ->Oludare Olufunwa
James Tavernier(penalty)
84'
L. King- sub ->James Tavernier
86'
Todd Cantwell- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this contest, Rangers has 40 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, St. Johnstone will stays with 18 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Rangers will play away with Hibernian on the 16th of December with a 33-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (10 draws).

St. Johnstone will host Aberdeen on the 16th of December with a 22-14 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (19 draws).

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jack Butland 1.England
6.7
D
James Tavernier 2.England
9.8
86' 84'
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
7.3
D
J. Souttar 5.Scotland
8.1
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.8
45'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.1
46'
M
Sam Lammers 14.Netherlands
7.3
68'
M
Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal
7.7
68'
M
K. Dowell 20.England
8.1
M
R. McCausland 45.Northern Ireland
7.5
F
Kemar Roofe 25.Jamaica
6.8
16'
Substitutes
G
Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland
D
Dujon Sterling 21.England
7.3
46'
D
Leon Balogun 27.Nigeria
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
D
L. King 38.Scotland
6.4
86'
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
7.0
68' 90'
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
6.7
68'
F
Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria
8.4
16' 28'
F
Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales

Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Jack Butland (6.7), James Tavernier (9.8), Connor Goldson (7.8), John Souttar (8.1), Rıdvan Yılmaz (7.3), John Lundstram (7.1), Kieran Dowell (8.1), Ross McCausland (7.5), Sam Lammers (7.3), Abdallah Sima (7.7) and Kemar Roofe (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Cyriel Dessers (8.4), Todd Cantwell (7.0), Rabbi Matondo, Dujon Sterling (7.3), Scott Wright (6.7), Leon Balogun, Robby McCrorie, Borna Barišić and Leon King (6.4).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: Kemar Roofe for Cyriel Dessers (16′), John Lundstram for Dujon Sterling (46′), Sam Lammers for Todd Cantwell (68′), Abdallah Sima for Scott Wright (68′) and James Tavernier for Leon King (86′).

Player of the match: James Tavernier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier.

His rating is 9.8 with 1 goal, 71 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
7.9
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
7.0
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
7.5
D
Oludare Olufunwa 17.England
7.1
72'
D
Luke Robinson 19.Scotland
6.8
D
Franciszek Franczak 46.Scotland
6.4
60'
M
M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine
7.5
M
Matt Smith 22.Wales
6.4
72' 38'
M
Sven Sprangler 23.Austria
6.4
35'
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
6.1
72' 45'
M
Filip Franczak 46.Scotland
F
Diallang Jaiyesimi 13.England
5.6
33'
Substitutes
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
6.1
60'
D
Ryan McGowan 5.Australia
6.3
72'
M
Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland
6.4
72'
M
Jay Turner-Cooke 27.England
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
F
Chris Kane 9.Scotland
6.4
35'
F
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland
F
Dara Costelloe 44.Republic of Ireland
6.4
72'

St. Johnstone started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Craig Levein played with: Dimitar Mitov (7.9), Fran Franczak (6.4), Oludare Olufunwa (7.1), Liam Gordon  (7.5), Andy Considine (7.0), Luke Robinson (6.8), Filip Franczak, Maksym Kucheryavyi (7.5), Daniel Phillips (6.1), Sven Sprangler (6.4) and Matt Smith (6.4), Diallang Jaiyesimi (5.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tony Gallacher (6.1), Ryan McGowan (6.3), Stevie May, Chris Kane (6.4), Nicky Clark, Graham Carey (6.4), Jay Turner-Cooke, Dave Richards and Dara Costelloe (6.4).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 5 changes: Sven Sprangler for Chris Kane (35′), Fran Franczak for Tony Gallacher (60′), Matt Smith for Dara Costelloe (72′), Oludare Olufunwa for Ryan McGowan (72′) and Daniel Phillips for Graham Carey (72′).

Player of the match: Dimitar Mitov​

The most impressive player for St. Johnstone was the goalkeeper: Dimitar Mitov. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​