Scottish Premiership
Rangers vs St. Johnstone prediction: Scottish Premiership, Saturday 24 October
TipsQuant editorial team · Updated
Rangers host St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday 24 October, kick-off 17:00 EAT. The match is played at Ibrox (Glasgow). Rangers are 2nd in the table with 19 points from 8 games; St. Johnstone are 5th with 12.
Who will win Rangers vs St. Johnstone?
The model makes Rangers clear favourites at 66%, with the draw at 20% and St. Johnstone at 14%. Megapari's 1.23 on Rangers is shorter than our fair price of 1.51: the bookmaker rates them a little higher than the model does.
Two markets clear our thresholds for this match: Rangers to win (66%) and Rangers or draw (86%).
| Bet | Probability | Fair odds | Megapari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers to win Tip | 66% | 1.51 | 1.23 |
| Draw | 20% | 5.03 | 6.00 |
| St. Johnstone to win | 14% | 7.12 | 11.00 |
| Rangers or draw Tip | 86% | 1.16 | 1.01 |
| Draw or St. Johnstone | 34% | 2.95 | 3.94 |
| Rangers or St. Johnstone | 80% | 1.25 | 1.10 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 75% | 1.33 | 1.11 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 57% | 1.75 | 1.44 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 43% | 2.34 | 2.42 |
| Under 3.5 goals | 71% | 1.42 | 1.61 |
| Both teams to score: yes | 50% | 2.00 | 1.95 |
| Both teams to score: no | 50% | 2.00 | 1.76 |
Odds: Megapari, as of 17 October 2026, 23:46 EAT. Prices move; check the bookmaker before you bet.
Goals in Rangers vs St. Johnstone
Expected goals are 1.8 for Rangers and 0.9 for St. Johnstone, and over 2.5 goals is close to even at 57%. Both teams to score is close to a coin flip at 50%.
Rangers vs St. Johnstone correct score prediction
The single most likely score is 1-1 at 12%, ahead of 1-0 (11%) and 2-0 (10%). Even the top score comes up only about once in 9 matches like this one.
| Correct score | Probability | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | 11.5% | 8.67 |
| 1-0 | 11.3% | 8.88 |
| 2-0 | 10.3% | 9.67 |
| 2-1 | 9.8% | 10.20 |
| 0-0 | 7.1% | 14.14 |
Form: Rangers and St. Johnstone in their last five
Rangers are unbeaten in 5 (4 wins, 1 draw), with 7 goals scored and 2 conceded. St. Johnstone have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5, with a goal difference of +1. The results cover every competition in our data.
Rangers: last five matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2026 | Kilmarnock (home)Scottish Premiership | 3-1 | W |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Celtic (away)Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | W |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Sobemap (away)CAF Champions League | 1-1 | D |
| 9 Sep 2026 | St. Mirren (home)Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | W |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Motherwell (home)Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | W |
St. Johnstone: last five matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2026 | Dundee United (home)Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | D |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Aberdeen (away)Scottish Premiership | 1-0 | W |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Falkirk (home)Scottish Premiership | 1-1 | D |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Celtic (home)Scottish Premiership | 0-1 | L |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Hibernian (home)Scottish Premiership | 2-1 | W |
Rangers vs St. Johnstone head to head
In their last three meetings in our data, Rangers won 3, St. Johnstone won none and none was drawn. The most recent, on 12 January 2025, finished Rangers 3–1 St. Johnstone.
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2025 | Rangers – St. JohnstoneScottish Premiership | 3-1 |
| 1 Dec 2024 | St. Johnstone – RangersScottish Premiership | 0-1 |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Rangers – St. JohnstoneScottish Premiership | 2-0 |
How the odds have moved
Megapari's price on Rangers has shortened from 1.28 to 1.23 since the line opened: the market has moved towards them. Over 2.5 goals has moved from 1.56 to 1.44, so the market now expects more goals than at the open.
| Bet | Opening odds | Latest odds |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers to win | 1.28 | 1.23 ↓ |
| Draw | 5.40 | 6.00 ↑ |
| St. Johnstone to win | 9.60 | 11.00 ↑ |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.56 | 1.44 ↓ |
| Under 2.5 goals | 2.33 | 2.42 ↑ |
| Both teams to score: yes | 1.93 | 1.95 ↑ |
| Both teams to score: no | 1.78 | 1.76 ↓ |
Prices from Megapari: the first one we recorded and the latest before kick-off.
All the matches we cover this week are listed on Match predictions.
How these numbers are made: attack and defence ratings fitted on three seasons of results with an adjusted Poisson model, probabilities calibrated on past seasons, and the match result, over/under 2.5 and both-teams-to-score figures blended half and half with Megapari's odds once the margin is removed. The page updates four times a day until kick-off; from then on it stays as it was, and the result is added after the match. Methodology. Track record.
Where to place this bet
Our recommended bookmaker for these markets is Megapari.
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