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Rangers will take on St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday, 24 October, with the hosts looking to bounce back from last week's draw with Dundee.
Gers come into the match four points behind Celtic at the top of the table, but can close the gap to one before the Bhoys play on Sunday.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Rangers vs St Johnstone key stats
- Rangers haven't dropped points at home since the beginning of August.
- St Johnstone have won just one of their last four matches.
- St Johnstone have scored just one goal in their last nine matches against Rangers.
Rangers vs St Johnstone preview: A comfortable afternoon ahead for Gers
Rangers vs St Johnstone — Tale of the Tape
| Rangers | vs | St Johnstone |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Position | 5th |
| 20 | Points | 12 |
| 13 | Goals For | 11 |
| 7 | Goals Against | 11 |
| 4 | Clean Sheets | 1 |
| 3rd | Home / Away Rank | 9th |
Rangers' 2-2 draw with Dundee last weekend came out of nowhere, with Gers on a great run of seven consecutive victories prior to the match at Dens Park.
What made the draw particularly surprising were the two goals Rangers conceded, as they had kept a clean sheet in six of those seven wins. Derek McInnes will be hoping that the score draw was a mere anomaly and that his team can get back on track this weekend.
With Celtic playing on Sunday on the back of a European assignment on Thursday, there is a chance that Rangers can close the gap this weekend, but to do that they must take care of business at Ibrox.
Their recent record against St Johnstone suggests the result is almost a foregone conclusion, with Gers currently on a run of nine consecutive victories over the Saints.
It is up to Simo Valakari and his team to try and put an end to that record, but even just scoring a goal on Saturday would be progress considering they have scored just once across those nine defeats to Rangers.
Their form coming into the match isn't great, either, with just one win from their last four matches, and just one away win all season.
At the same time, we shouldn't expect too much from the Saints this season, as they have only just returned to the Scottish Premiership following a successful Championship campaign last year.
In terms of injuries, Rangers are missing Cameron Devlin, Daisuke Yokota, Jose Cifuentes, Lawrence Shankland, Ross McCrorie and Youssef Chermiti, while St Johnstone are only missing Zach Mitchell.
Rangers vs St Johnstone form guide & betting tips
| Rangers | vs | St Johnstone |
|---|---|---|
WWWWD |
Form | WLDWD |
| 16 | Points | 9 |
| 1st | Form Table | 5th |
| 10 | Goals For | 6 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 5 |
WWD |
Form (Scottish Premiership) | DWD |
Whispers predicts: Rangers 3-0 St Johnstone
Rangers have won to nil in five of their last seven matches in all competitions and in eight of their last nine matches against St Johnstone. Rangers to win to nil has been priced at 1/1 – a bet you can make for free with this Boylesports welcome offer.
Rangers have scored three or more goals in each of their last two matches at Ibrox. Rangers to score over 2.5 goals has been priced at 13/10.
Ryan Naderi has scored three goals in his last three Rangers appearances. Naderi to score anytime has been priced at 6/4.
> Rangers to win to nil at 1/1 (2.00) | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 2.5 Rangers goals at 4/5 (1.80) | Likelihood: Probable
> Ryan Naderi to score anytime at 10/11 (1.91) | Likelihood: Probable