This Thursday Rangers face a challenging European night, but their third match at home in a week is a game against St Johnstone.
The Rangers are now ranked third in the entire list of teams for the Scottish Premiership with 13 points having won four matches drawn one match and lost only one out of six matches for the league. St Johnstone on the other hand has only four points in 10th position, this team has won only one game, drawn a single game, and lost five games out of seven.
Rangers manager, Philippe Clement will be heading back to the dugout after a 4-1 loss to Lyon with his team hoping to continue their impressive domestic run against an inconsistent St Johnstone.
Saints have only won one of the last six for which they were thrashed 6-0 by Celtic in the match featuring Craig Levein. Sunday will be a very difficult day for interim boss Andy Kirk as he seeks to fashion a turnaround.
Rangers vs St Johnstone live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Scottish Premiership match in the U.S.:
- TV channel: Arena Sport 4 Serbia HD. Sport TV5 Portugal.
- Live stream: Paramount+
This match has not been scheduled for live TV coverage in the United States but you can catch some action on Paramount+ – they are offering a 7-day FREE trial to new users.
What time does Rangers vs St Johnstone kick-off?
This Scottish Premiership match will take place at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, and kicks off on Sunday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across the U.S.:
Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time (ET) | 3:00 p.m. |
| Central Time (CT) | 2:00 p.m. |
| Mountain Time (MT) | 1:00 p.m. |
| Pacific Time (PT) | 12:00 p.m. |
Rangers vs St Johnstone lineups, team news
Rangers will have several absentees from the game through injuries; Danilo, Oscar Cortes, Rabbi Matondo, and Ridvan Yilmaz. But they could welcome a similar squad to the team that edged Hibernian 1-0 with Cyriel Dessers in for Hamza Igamane. Everyone, including the Rangers, would be hoping that such change no way affect the flow or the natural rhythm of the game.
Rangers predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left):
Butland (GK) — Tavernier, Souttar, Propper, Jefte — Raskin, Barron — Cerny, Lawrence, McCausland — Dessers.
Injured: Danilo, Cortes, Matondo, and Yilmaz
Suspended: None
Uche Ikpeazu and Sam McClelland remain out for St Johnstone so it could be a different-looking team with a new manager in Simo Valakari. As their team suffered a devastating 6-0 defeat new players and strategies should be expected as they try to level up.
St Johnstone predicted XI (3-5-2, right to left):
Rae (GK) — Neilson, Sanders, Cameron, Wright, MacPherson, Essel, Smith, Raymond — Sidibeh, Mbunga-Kimpioka.
Injured: Ikpeazu, McClelland
Suspended: None
Rangers vs St Johnstone Prediction
St Johnstone may well get an uplift under this new manager, however, this is a stronger side than Rangers comparatively. Due to their strength, Rangers are expected to come out with very strong champions and they are expected to make it a comfortable home victory.
Prediction: Rangers 4-1 St Johnstone.
Scottish premiership fixture schedule this week
All Times ET
Saturday, October 5
Dundee vs Kilmarnock {10:00 a.m.}
Hibernian vs Motherwell {10:00 a.m.}
St Mirren vs Dundee United {10:00 a.m.}
Sunday, October 6
Ross County vs Celtic {7:00 a.m.}
Aberdeen vs Hearts {10:00 a.m.}
Rangers vs St Johnstone {3:00 p.m.}
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