Rangers vs St Johnstone Prediction: Back Bears to Win to Nil at Ibrox

Sunday’s schedule brings three games from the Scottish Premiership, including an interesting tussle at Ibrox, where Rangers play St Johnstone from 20:00, in a match live on Premier Sports 1.

Betfred’s Frank Monkhouse tipped two winners in the host’s midweek game, including a 7/2 pick. So read his latest preview for his Best Bets and Rangers vs St Johnstone Predictions...

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Rangers play their second game of the week at Ibrox following Thursday’s 4-1 defeat to French Ligue 1 giants Lyon in the Europa League.

Philippe Clement’s team aims for a fifth win in seven Premiership games as they try to keep pace with early leaders Celtic and Aberdeen. The locals are hot favourites on the Betfred website and app to secure all three points, but there may be a few tired legs in the camp following Thursday’s beating.

St Johnstone started the weekend down in 10th place in the Premiership after failing to win any of their last five games in this competition.

The Saints have collected just one of the previous 15 points up for grabs and now visit an opponent that beat them 2-0 in the League Cup earlier this season. Can the Perth side spring a surprise and get the win needed to kick-start their campaign?

Rangers vs St Johnstone Odds

Sunday evening’s game pairs a team in great form with a home advantage that’s third from the top of the league against a visiting side stuck on a losing streak that’s third from the bottom of the Premiership.

That’s reflected in the pre-match betting odds, with Betfred traders expecting another strong win for Rangers, who are enjoying life back at Ibrox. The hosts have beaten Dundee and Hibs here without conceding and look capable of adding another three points.

Do you fancy Rangers to live up to expectations and give their fans something to cheer? The home win is 1/8 at Betfred, and that’s one best suited to weekend accumulators. St Johnstone have given supporters little encouragement lately and need a season-best performance to compete at Ibrox.

The away win is 18/1, with a draw trading at 15/2. Attractive odds, but I don’t expect either prediction to attract too much attention ahead of kick-off.

Rangers win to nil

Rangers are far from the finished article under Clement and need to improve in attack, but they are heading in the right direction.

The Gers are beginning to look more settled in midfield and defence, with the team keeping clean sheets against Dundee in the League Cup, Malmo in the Europa League, and Hibs in the Premiership since losing 3-0 at Celtic Park last month.

I expect that run to continue against a Saints side that arrives with eight goals scored and 17 conceded in their previous seven league starts.

Looking through the head-to-head stats, we note St Johnstone failed to find the net in their last six meetings with Rangers. They lost 2-0 at Hampden Park in August and suffered a 2-0 defeat on their previous trip to Govan in December 2023.

Back Rangers to win to nil as a single or add the bet to your Sunday accumulators, hoping this renewal follows the trends.