In this week 3 match on Aug 13th, Rangers will host St. Johnstone in a clash of these two mismatched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Rangers recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Kilmarnock. Antonio Čolak struck first for Rangers in the 51st minute, then Alfredo Morelos added another in the 88th minute In the end, Kilmarnock was frustrated by Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory. Rangers is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while st. Johnstone sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Motherwell. Jamie Murphy struck first for St. Johnstone in the 28th minute on a feed from Thelonius Bair, then Graham Carey tied it up for Motherwell on an own goal in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Rangers won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
St. Johnstone is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Shaun Rooney and Melker Hallberg each having 2 goals in their last five. Rangers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, McCann and Borna Barišić each only have 1 goal in their last 5.