- Rangers have won their last five meetings with St. Johnstone, including a 3-1 home win in Premiership 2024/25.
- Rangers have won three of their four Premiership 2026/2027 home games (1 loss), scoring 6 goals in total.
- St. Johnstone have won one, drawn one and lost two of their Premiership 2026/2027 away games (0.75 goals per game average scored and 1.00 conceded).
Rangers should have the quality to secure the win
Rangers are the clear favourites for this Saturday's Premiership 2026/2027 fixture at Ibrox at 29/100 with St. Johnstone listed at 33/4 and the draw at 43/10.
Derek McInnes has given them an identity and they are playing to it. The Gers are organised, they play with a central striker, who they hit the ball directly to and have scored plenty of goals recently.
The Gers have won five on the bounce in all competitions. They have just come off three consecutive wins - a 3-0 home derby win over Celtic in the League Cup 2026 and a 1-0 away win against Celtic in the Premiership 2026/2027, so we don't expect any drop-off here.
Lawrence Shankland is the main man for Rangers with 3 goals in 5 Premiership 2026/2027 games, but Ryan Don Naderi is in particularly hot form with four of the Gers' nine goals scored in their last 5 games.
St. Johnstone are in decent form but face a familiar foe
This should be a win for Rangers on current form with the Saints having lost one, drawn two and won two of their last 5. They have failed to win any of their last 3 trips to Ibrox and this will be another tough trip for them.
St. Johnstone do have a few players in form, notably Josh Fowler with 4 goals in 7 Premiership 2026/2027 games, but he has scored all 4 of the Saints' goals in their last 5. So he is doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the team.
Simo Valakari's men have moved toward a more possession-based and progressive style this season. They have been patient in build-up and can rotate a number of attacking players in behind the lone striker.
It would appear to be a good plan on paper, but Rangers' direct, striker-focused, playing style should test them and the visitors will have to be brave and keep the ball to play through the pressure.
Gers’ superior firepower could hold the key
We will take Rangers to win this fixture, but we think St. Johnstone have improved enough to keep it competitive for spells, so we are going with Both Teams to Score - No at 4/5.
Rangers have scored six times in four Premiership 2026/2027 games at Ibrox, so they are solid but not explosive in the attacking third. St. Johnstone have one win, one draw and two defeats away from home, scoring 0.75 goals per game on average and conceding 1.00, which fits the profile of a tight but vulnerable team.
