Rangers vs St Johnstone

24 October 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee C Graham

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Kevin Kelsy 29’, 66’
Ryan Don Naderi 61’
Tochi Chukwuani 87’

Match summary

Rangers won comfortably, 4-0 at home to St Johnstone. Rangers led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Kelsy put Rangers ahead in the 29th minute. In the second half, Ryan Don Naderi made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, Kelsy made it 3-0 from a corner in the 66th minute, and Tochi Chukwuani made it 4-0 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rangers created 4.70 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to St Johnstone's 0.63 from 9. St Johnstone had a player sent off.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%

21 Shots 9

9 Shots on target 2

12 Corners 2

99 Attacks 77

54 Dangerous attacks 32

517 Passes 333

81.8% Pass accuracy 74.2%

15 Tackles 14

9 Fouls 9

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 1

0 Offsides 3

Key events

Rangers St Johnstone

Kick-off

Kevin KelsyShot on target

16’

Min-su KimShot on target

22’

Kevin KelsyLeft foot shot

1-0

29’

Kevin KelsyShot on target

38’

Half-time1-0

46’

Kai FotheringhamJosh Fowler

46’

Danny SchmidtJosh Campbell

46’

Božo MikulićDanny Finlayson

Second half underway

55’

Enes AlićShot on target

60’

Taylor StevenShot on target

Ryan Don NaderiRight foot shot

2-0

61’

Min-su KimShot on target

61’

64’

Logan ChalmersJamie Gullan

Kevin KelsyLeft foot shot

3-0

66’

Djeidi GassamaRyan Don Naderi

69’

Tuur RommensDan Neil

69’

73’

Kai FotheringhamVAR: Card upgraded

74’

Kai FotheringhamFoul

James PenriceShot on target

78’

80’

Jason HoltReece McAlear

Bojan MiovskiMin-su Kim

80’

Ben GodfreyDujon Sterling

80’

Tochi ChukwuaniKevin Kelsy

83’

Tochi ChukwuaniLeft foot shot

4-0

87’

Badredine BouananiArgument

90+2’

Taylor StevenArgument

Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Rangers 4.70 xGSt Johnstone 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

St Johnstone attacking Rangers attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Ivor Pandur	90′	2	0	41	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Dujon Sterling Taken off	80′	1	–	1	1	–	43	2	–	–	–
Emmanuel Fernandez	90′	3	–	–	10	6	59	–	–	–	–
Olwethu Makhanya	90′	–	2	1	1	1	63	–	–	–	–
James Penrice	90′	2	–	–	4	1	52	–	–	–	–
Tuur Rommens Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	18	3	–	–	–
Ben Godfrey Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Nicolas Raskin	90′	–	–	73	2	–	2	–	7	–	3	–
Dan Neil Taken off	69′	–	–	31	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–
Badredine Bouanani	90′	–	–	33	2	–	1	–	5	–	3
Min-su Kim Taken off	80′	–	–	43	6	–	2	1	2	1	–	–
Djeidi Gassama Came on as a substitute	21′	–	1	15	2	–	1	–	4	–	1	–
Tochi Chukwuani Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	9	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Ryan Don Naderi Taken off	69′	1	1	2	1	1.04	–	3	7	–	10	–
Kevin Kelsy Taken off	83′	2	–	7	4	2.03	–	1	5	–	13	–
Bojan Miovski Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Toby Steward	90′	6	4	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Liam Smith	90′	1	–	1	2	1	36	1	–	–	–
Danny Finlayson Taken off	45′	–	–	1	2	1	14	–	–	–	–
Cheick Diabate	90′	3	1	1	9	6	39	–	–	–	–
Enes Alić	90′	2	–	1	2	–	23	3	–	–	–
Božo Mikulić Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	4	4	18	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Taylor Steven	90′	–	–	20	–	–	2	–	5	2	2
Reece McAlear Taken off	80′	–	–	48	1	–	4	1	5	–	–	–
Joel Cotterill	90′	–	–	38	3	–	1	1	1	1	–	–
Josh Campbell Taken off	45′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Kai Fotheringham Came on as a substituteSent off	44′	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	6	1	1
Logan Chalmers Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Jason Holt Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Jamie Gullan Taken off	64′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	2	2	–	20	–
Josh Fowler Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.11	–	–	2	–	7	–
Danny Schmidt Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	12	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Rangers win 79% Avg odds 1.18

Draw 14% Avg odds 6.82

St Johnstone win 7% Avg odds 13.53

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Rangers W W W W D

St Johnstone W L D W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rangers 3-1 St Johnstone, 12 Jan 25 Next meeting: St Johnstone vs Rangers, 13 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Rangers vs St Johnstone meetings

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