Rangers obliterates St. Johnstone with 2 goals from J. Tavernier. HIGHLIGHTS

PERTH. Rangers was eventually too much to handle for St. Johnstone with the goal of J. Tavernier was the star player of the match after he scored in the 87th and 79th minute.

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David Brown
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Rangers obliterates St. Johnstone with 2 goals from J. Tavernier. HIGHLIGHTS

PERTH. Rangers was eventually too good for St. Johnstone with the goal of J. Tavernier was the key of the match after he scored in the 87th and 79th minute. Mohammed Diomande (37′), James Tavernier (79′ pen) and James Tavernier (87′ pen). Rangers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 6,986 spectators.​ The referee was Matthew McDermid assisted by Ross MacLeod and Chris Rae. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.69 degrees Celsius or 98.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

St. Johnstone

0 - 3

Team 1

Rangers

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 4 Total 15
  • 0 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 92 Attack 120
  • 25 Dangerous attack 65
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 3 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 24 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rangers was in firm control of the ball 61% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the encounter.​

St. Johnstone shot 4 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (David Keltjens, Ryan McGowan and Daniel Phillips). Talking about the opposition, Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

David Keltjens- Yellow
35'
37'
Mohammed Diomande(goal)
Benjamin Kimpioka- sub ->David Keltjens
46'
46'
Dujon Sterling- sub ->Scott Wright
60'
Tom Lawrence - sub ->Todd Cantwell
69'
Cyriel Dessers- sub ->Fábio Silva
69'
R. McCausland- sub ->Oscar Cortés
Daniel Phillips- Yellow
71'
Ryan McGowan- Yellow
74'
77'
Dujon Sterling(VAR)
79'
James Tavernier(penalty)
M. Kucheriavyi- sub ->C. Smith
80'
Nicky Clark- sub ->Adama Sidibeh
82'
82'
Rıdvan Yılmaz- sub ->Borna Barišić
86'
Tom Lawrence (VAR)
87'
James Tavernier(penalty)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
0
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
1
Dundee
41
0
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this match, St. Johnstone stays with 24 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Rangers will has 64 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will play away against St. Mirren on the 24th of February with a 17-8 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (14 draws).

Rangers will host Hearts on the 24th of February with a 35-8 head to head in favor of Rangers (9 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
6.3
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
6.4
D
Ryan McGowan 5.Australia
6.4
74'
D
Liam Gordon  6.Scotland
6.6
M
Luke Robinson 19.Scotland
6.4
M
Matt Smith 22.Wales
6.6
M
David Keltjens 33.Israel
6.6
46' 35'
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
6.3
71'
M
Connor Smith 50.Scotland
6.3
80'
M
Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland
6.4
F
Adama Sidibeh 16.
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
D
Oludare Olufunwa 17.England
D
Kerr Smith 35.Scotland
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
M
Sven Sprangler 23.Austria
M
Diallang Jaiyesimi 13.England
M
M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine
6.3
80'
F
Benjamin Kimpioka 29.Sweden
6.4
46'
F
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland
6.4
82'

St. Johnstone started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Craig Levein decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Mitov (6.3), Ryan McGowan (6.4), Liam Gordon  (6.6), Andy Considine (6.4), David Keltjens (6.6), Graham Carey (6.4), Daniel Phillips (6.3), Luke Robinson (6.4), Matt Smith (6.6), C. Smith (6.3) and Adama Sidibeh (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tony Gallacher, Nicky Clark (6.4), Diallang Jaiyesimi, Maksym Kucheryavyi (6.3), Oludare Olufunwa, Sven Sprangler, Benjamin Kimpioka (6.4), Dave Richards and Kerr Smith.

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: David Keltjens for Benjamin Kimpioka (46′), C. Smith for Maksym Kucheryavyi (80′) and Adama Sidibeh for Nicky Clark (82′).

Player of the match: Matt Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Matt Smith.

His rating is 6.6 with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jack Butland 1.England
7.0
D
James Tavernier 2.England
9.2
Goals79', 87'
D
J. Souttar 5.Scotland
7.5
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.7
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
7.7
82'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.5
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
8.1
60'
M
Ó. Cortés 16.Colombia
6.3
69'
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
6.7
46'
M
Mohammed Diomande 42.Ivory Coast
8.5
Goals37'
F
Fábio Silva 7.Portugal
7.5
69'
Substitutes
G
Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
7.0
82'
D
Dujon Sterling 21.England
7.3
46'
D
Leon Balogun 27.Nigeria
D
L. King 38.Scotland
M
Nicolas Raskin 43.Belgium
F
Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria
5.0
69'
F
Tom Lawrence  11.Wales
6.8
60'
F
R. McCausland 45.Northern Ireland
6.4
69'

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

Philippe Clement played with: Jack Butland (7.0), James Tavernier (9.2), Connor Goldson (7.7), John Souttar (7.5), Borna Barišić (7.7), Mohammed Diomande (8.5), John Lundstram (7.5), Scott Wright (6.7), Todd Cantwell (8.1), Oscar Cortés (6.3) and Fábio Silva (7.5).

They had on the bench: Rıdvan Yılmaz (7.0), Cyriel Dessers (5.0), Tom Lawrence  (6.8), Dujon Sterling (7.3), Leon Balogun, Robby McCrorie, Leon King, Nicolas Raskin and Ross McCausland (6.4).

Rangers could not rely on the presence of Tom Lawrence  (injured).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: Todd Cantwell for Tom Lawrence  (60′), Scott Wright for Dujon Sterling (46′), Oscar Cortés for Ross McCausland (69′), Borna Barišić for Rıdvan Yılmaz (82′) and Fábio Silva for Cyriel Dessers (69′).

Player of the match: James Tavernier​

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

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 54 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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