St. Johnstone and Rangers square off in an intriguing clash at McDiarmid Park in the Scottish Premiership with both sides vying for a crucial win.
St. Johnstone have had a shambolic campaign thus far in the Scottish Premiership. The home side are on a run of back-to-back defeats as they have a daunting task lying in front of them against Rangers.
Rangers are on a scintillating streak of five wins in their previous five outings as they look to continue mounting the pressure on Celtic who are level on points with them in the table but are ahead on goal difference.
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St. Johnstone vs Rangers kick-off time
| Date: | February 18, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 12:00 pm GMT |
| Venue: | McDiarmid Park |
St. Johnstone and Rangers square off at McDiarmid Park with kick-off scheduled at 12:00 pm GMT in the UK.
How to watch St. Johnstone vs Rangers online - TV channels & live streams
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The Scottish Premiership encounter will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, and Sky Sports Ultra HDR in the UK.
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Team news & squads
St. Johnstone team news
St. Johnstone has just two names ruled out as Ali Crawford and Drey Wright remain long-term injury absentees for the Scottish outfit.
The home side would be looking to start Chris Kane and Nicky Clark from the offset as the pairing of Adama Sidibeh and Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka could be dumped to the bench for St. Johnstone.
St. Johnstone predicted XI: Mitov; McGowan, Gordon, Considine; Olufunwa, Smith, Keltjens, Robinson; Carey; Mbunga-Kimpioka, Clark
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Mitov, Sinclair, Wills, Richards |
| Defenders: | Considine, McGowan, Gordon, Olufunwa, McClelland, Robinson, Parker |
| Midfielders: | MacPherson, Carey, Kucheriavyi, Smith, Ballantyne, Turner-Cooke, Phillips |
| Forwards: | May, Kane, Jephcott, Jaiyesimi, Costelloe, Turner-Cooke |
Rangers team news
Rangers have a host of players ruled out for the encounter with the duo of Kemar Roofe and Abdallah Sima sidelined.
While Leon Balogun could be missing from defence, Kieran Dowell will also be absent from the engine room during their visit to McDiarmid Park.
Cyriel Dessers bagged a scintillating brace against Ross County in his side's 3-1 victory and the forward would be leading the attack for the visitors once again.
Rangers predicted XI: Butland; Tavernier, Goldson, Souttar, Yilmaz; Lundstram, Lawrence; Cortes, Cantwell, Matondo; Dessers
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Butland, McCrorie, McLaughlin, K. Wright |
| Defenders: | Goldson, Souttar, King, Balogun, Barisic, Yilmaz, Tavernier, Devine |
| Midfielders: | Kamara, Cifuentes, Lundstram, Jack, McPake, Hagi, Sima, S. Wright |
| Forwards: | Sakala, Dessers, Lammers |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2023 | Rangers 2-0 St. Johnstone | Premiership |
| 16 Sept 2023 | St. Johnstone 0-2 Rangers | Premiership |
| 28 Jan 2023 | Rangers 2-0 St. Johnstone | Premiership |
| 21 Jan 2023 | St. Johnstone 0-1 Rangers | FA Cup |
| 6 Nov 2022 | St. Johnstone 2-1 Rangers | Premiership |