St Johnstone v Rangers – Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds – SPL – 14 January 2012
Rangers look to go top of the table as they travel to face 5th place St Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League. The match will take place at McDiarmid Park in Perth, Scotland on Saturday, January 14, 2012. Kickoff is scheduled for 07:30 EST (USA Eastern), 12:30 GMT (UK time), and 13:30 CET (Central Europe).
St Johnstone v Rangers TV Listings
The match will be televised on ESPN (UK), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Orange Sport (Poland), Sport TV3 (Portugal), SportKlub+ (SE Europe), ONE Sport (Israel), Sport 1 (Romania/Hungary/Czech Republic/Slovakia), Setanta Sports (Africa/Australia), and Rogers Sportsnet World (Canada).
St Johnstone v Rangers Preview
Rangers manager Ally McCoist
“I’ve have to say that the players we’re going for at the moment, I’d hope the lure of the club would still be greater than any obvious concerns they might have.”
“I can totally understand the concerns anybody coming to the club could have but thankfully at the moment the people we’re speaking to don’t seem overly concerned and I don’t mean that in a flippant way.
“There’s nobody who has mentioned the tax case in any discussions we’ve had with any players or agents and that’s the truth.”
St Johnstone manager Steve Lomas
“They’ve been fantastic. The honesty and work ethic of the boys can’t be faulted.
“As a manager, it’s great. I’m thoroughly enjoying it.
“We know it’s going to be difficult, but if the lads give a performance like we did at Ibrox, we’ll give Rangers a game.
“They know they’re going to have to come and play well to take the points.”
SPL Team Stats
| St Johnstone | Rangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 21 | 22 |
| Table Position | 5 | 2 |
| Points | 32 | 51 |
| Goal Difference | 6 | 28 |
| Goals for * | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Goals against * | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Last 5 | W-W-L-L-L | W-L-L-W-W |
| Last 5 home | W-L-L-L-W | W-W-W-D-W |
| Last 5 away | W-W-D-D-W | L-L-W-L-W |
| * Goals per match – home matches for home club and away matches for away club | ||
| St Johnstone | Rangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | Francisco Sandaza 9 | Nikica Jelavic 12 |
| Assists | Francisco Sandaza 5 | Steven Davis 10 |
| Yellows | Liam Craig 4 | Kyle Lafferty 5 |
| Reds | Maurice Edu 1 |
Upcoming SPL Fixtures
| St Johnstone | Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/14 | Rangers | 1/14 | @St Johnstone |
| 1/21 | @Hibernian | 1/21 | Aberdeen |
| 1/28 | @Motherwell | 1/28 | Hibernian |
| 2/11 | Dundee United | 2/11 | @Dunfermline Athletic |
| 2/19 | @Aberdeen | 2/18 | Kilmarnock |
St Johnstone v Rangers Prediction
Rangers win 2-1
St Johnstone v Rangers Betting Odds
St Johnstone win – 5/1
Draw – 3/1
Rangers win – 8/15
