ST Johnstone v Rangers result

Full-time · ST Johnstone 0–3 Rangers

Premiership · Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:00 GMT · McDiarmid Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: ST Johnstone · Rangers · Head-to-head

ST Johnstone 0–3 Rangers — Rangers won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Rangers won 3–0 at McDiarmid Park in the Premiership on Wednesday 23 December. Rangers have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Rangers led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Rangers: K. Roofe (24’), Glen Kamara (31’, assisted by J. Aribo) and I. Hagi (47’). M. O'Halloran (83’) was sent off.

Discipline

N. Walsh showed three yellow cards and one red — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 21 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — ST Johnstone: D. Wotherspoon (60’), M. O'Halloran (81’) and M. O'Halloran (83’).

What it changes

ST Johnstone have scored 36 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). ST Johnstone have conceded 46 goals, the 11th-most of the 24 clubs.

Rangers have scored 92 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Rangers have conceded 13 goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs.

ST Johnstone are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Glen Kamara (Rangers) 7.9, I. Hagi (Rangers) 6.0 and B. Barisic (Rangers) 5.9 led the match.

Head-to-head

Rangers are unbeaten in the last six meetings with ST Johnstone, every meeting checked.

Next up

ST Johnstone next travel to Kilmarnock on 31 October 2026.

Rangers next host Stranraer on 7 February 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for ST Johnstone: Kilmarnock v ST Johnstone, Saturday 31 October — the preview. Next for Rangers: Rangers v Aberdeen, Saturday 31 October — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: ST Johnstone 0–3 Rangers · Premiership
Venue: McDiarmid Park · Perth
Referee: N. Walsh
Head-to-head (last 6): ST Johnstone 0 · draws 2 · Rangers 4 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: ST Johnstone 1W 2D 2L · Rangers 4W 0D 1L

ST Johnstone 0–3 Rangers (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 2.75

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.2 / 6.33

Corners

against 4 / 3.17 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.2 / 6

Shots on target

against 3.8 / 2 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.6 / 1

Cards

against 1.2 / 2 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.19 yellows

Referee · N. Walsh

23.48 fouls a game

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over 21 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 19 December 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	ST Johnstone for / against	Line	Rangers for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.2 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.33 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	15.33 for · 7.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.2 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.2 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	9.83 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.6 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: N. Walsh — 4.19 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 23.48 fouls over 21 matches.

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ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone Goalkeeper

ST Johnstone — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Z. Clark	10	90900 min	131.3 /90	161.6 /90	00 /90
E. Parish	8	91724 min	162 /90	91.1 /90	00 /90

ST Johnstone — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ST Johnstone before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Clark n 8	90	1.5 3/1
E. Parish n 8	90.5	2 6/2

ST Johnstone Defensive

ST Johnstone — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Gordon	18	851536 min	251.5 /90	241.4 /90	not recorded in Premiership	1257.3 /90	160.9 /90	30.2 /90
J. McCart	17	901534 min	231.3 /90	231.3 /90	not recorded in Premiership	1307.6 /90	130.8 /90	20.1 /90
J. Kerr	16	861372 min	271.8 /90	161 /90	not recorded in Premiership	1318.6 /90	90.6 /90	10.1 /90
S. Rooney	6	53319 min	82.3 /90	30.8 /90	not recorded in Premiership	246.8 /90	51.4 /90	10.3 /90
D. McNamara	18	871566 min	321.8 /90	321.8 /90	not recorded in Premiership	844.8 /90	120.7 /90	40.2 /90
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ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ST Johnstone before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. McNamara n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.9 5/2	—
L. Gordon n 8	90	1 6/2	0.4 2/1	C. Goldson
J. McCart n 8	90	0.8 4/2	1.1 6/3	—
A. McCann n 8	86.9	1.6 7/5	1.8 8/5	—
S. Tanser n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.3 1/1	—
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ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ST Johnstone before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. McNamara n 8	90	1.8 7/4
L. Gordon n 8	90	1.3 6/4
J. McCart n 8	90	0.9 4/2
A. McCann n 8	86.9	2.5 7/5
S. Tanser n 8	90	1.6 4/3
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ST Johnstone Attacking

ST Johnstone — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Wotherspoon	17	721223 min	30.2 /90	20.1 /90	251.8 /90	70.5 /90	211.5 /90	141 /90
S. May	15	671009 min	50.4 /90	30.3 /90	232.1 /90	90.8 /90	100.9 /90	60.5 /90
C. Conway	15	671005 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	181.6 /90	80.7 /90	262.3 /90	60.5 /90
M. O'Halloran	12	60718 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	101.3 /90	40.5 /90	40.5 /90	141.8 /90
C. Hendry	12	55658 min	00 /90	00 /90	212.9 /90	71 /90	30.4 /90	71 /90
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ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ST Johnstone before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. McNamara n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
L. Gordon n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. McCart n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. McCann n 8	86.9	0.5 2/2	0.1 1/0
S. Tanser n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
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ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ST Johnstone before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. McNamara n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Gordon n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. McCart n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. McCann n 8	86.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Tanser n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Rangers

Rangers Goalkeeper

Rangers — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. McGregor	14	901260 min	141 /90	100.7 /90	00 /90
J. McLaughlin	10	91906 min	131.3 /90	20.2 /90	00 /90

Rangers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. McGregor n 8	90	1.5 2/2
J. McLaughlin n 8	90.8	1.1 3/1

Rangers Defensive

Rangers — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Goldson	24	902166 min	241 /90	231 /90	not recorded in Premiership	1506.2 /90	140.6 /90	30.1 /90
J. Tavernier	24	872096 min	472 /90	301.3 /90	not recorded in Premiership	1275.5 /90	140.6 /90	10 /90
B. Barisic	21	831736 min	191 /90	221.1 /90	not recorded in Premiership	633.3 /90	170.9 /90	20.1 /90
L. Balogun	14	821146 min	141.1 /90	181.4 /90	not recorded in Premiership	745.8 /90	141.1 /90	20.2 /90
Filip Helander	12	841011 min	242.1 /90	121.1 /90	not recorded in Premiership	928.2 /90	121.1 /90	00 /90
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Rangers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Goldson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1	L. Gordon
J. Tavernier n 8	81.8	1 5/2	1 5/1	—
R. Kent n 8	79.8	0.4 2/1	1.7 7/4	—
B. Barisic n 8	84.3	0.9 4/2	0.8 5/1	—
S. Arfield n 8	75.8	1.6 5/4	0.4 2/1	—
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Rangers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Goldson n 8	90	0.9 6/1
J. Tavernier n 8	81.8	1.5 5/3
R. Kent n 8	79.8	1.4 5/3
B. Barisic n 8	84.3	1.3 6/3
S. Arfield n 8	75.8	1 4/3
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Rangers Attacking

Rangers — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
R. Kent	23	821896 min	50.2 /90	50.2 /90	442.1 /90	170.8 /90	492.3 /90	442.1 /90
A. Morelos	18	741333 min	50.3 /90	20.1 /90	412.8 /90	191.3 /90	211.4 /90	60.4 /90
K. Roofe	15	691028 min	100.9 /90	10.1 /90	302.6 /90	181.6 /90	90.8 /90	131.1 /90
C. Itten	13	35450 min	40.8 /90	10.2 /90	163.2 /90	61.2 /90	102 /90	102 /90
B. Barker	7	50351 min	20.5 /90	00 /90	102.6 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90	41 /90
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Rangers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Goldson n 8	90	1 5/3	0.5 3/1
J. Tavernier n 8	81.8	2.5 8/4	1.4 5/3
R. Kent n 8	79.8	1.4 6/4	0.4 2/1
B. Barisic n 8	84.3	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
S. Arfield n 8	75.8	1.8 6/3	1 5/2
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Rangers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rangers before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Goldson n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Tavernier n 8	81.8	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0
R. Kent n 8	79.8	0.1 1/0	0.6 4/0
B. Barisic n 8	84.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. Arfield n 8	75.8	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
ST Johnstone		Rangers
36%	Possession	64%
9	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	5
3	Shots off target	2
4	Blocked shots	3
5	Shots inside the box	6
2	Corners	5
1	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	15
3	Yellow cards	0
1	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
323	Passes	571
61%	Pass accuracy	78%

ST Johnstone Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
S. Rooney	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
L. Gordon	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
J. McCart	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Booth	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
D. Wotherspoon	90	0	0	1	3	Y	7.3
C. Bryson	82	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
C. Kane	82	1	0	3	0	0	6.9
D. McNamara	77	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
M. Davidson	45	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
C. Conway	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. McCann sub	45	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
S. May sub	45	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
L. Craig sub	8	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Guy Melamed sub	8	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. O'Halloran sub	6	0	0	0	1	RY	4.9

Rangers Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. McGregor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Tavernier	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
C. Goldson	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	7.3
Filip Helander	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Barisic	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	7.9
J. Aribo	90	0	1	0	0	3	1	7.2
Glen Kamara	90	1	0	2	1	1	3	7.9
I. Hagi	82	1	0	2	2	0	0	7.5
R. Kent	82	0	0	1	1	1	1	6.6
S. Davis	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Roofe	64	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.2
A. Morelos sub	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
B. Zungu sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Arfield sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Itten sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind ST Johnstone v Rangers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ST JohnstoneWDLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

RangersWWWLW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

ST Johnstone 0 · 2 draws · Rangers 4 · 3.33 goals/game

2020-08-12 Rangers 3–0 ST Johnstone
2020-02-23 ST Johnstone 2–2 Rangers
2019-09-22 ST Johnstone 0–4 Rangers
2019-02-16 Rangers 0–0 ST Johnstone
2018-12-23 ST Johnstone 1–2 Rangers
2018-09-23 Rangers 5–1 ST Johnstone

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

ST Johnstone#5 pos45 pts38 pl-10 GD

Rangers#1 pos102 pts38 pl+79 GD

Goals per game

ST Johnstone scored0.95

Rangers scored2.42

ST Johnstone conceded1.21

Rangers conceded0.34

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between ST Johnstone and Rangers?: In their last 6 meetings, ST Johnstone won 0, Rangers won 4 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of ST Johnstone and Rangers?: Recent form — ST Johnstone 1W 2D 2L; Rangers 4W 0D 1L.

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