St Johnstone – Rangers

St Johnstone will play host to Glasgow Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match with pretty important implications in the playoff race.

The hosts are sitting on the 5th place right now and they are pretty sure of their playoff position, but their recent form indicates that they want to enter the playoffs with as many points as possible. St Johnstone has not lost in the last 4 matches and is now within touching distance of at least the 3rd place, coming after a 1-0 away win against Kilmarnock.

Rangers claimed their 4th consecutive win in the league a few days ago, beating last placed Inverness 1-0 at home. These kind of victories have been a constant for Rangers this season, as the visitors made it a habit of scraping 1 goal wins on the back of their excellent defense. Rangers will most likely finish second in the Premiership this season, but they might need to be a bit better away from home if they want to secure that 2nd spot.

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Team news: Coulson, Davidson and Gilchrist are out for St Johnstone. As for Glasgow Rangers, they miss two huge pieces in Rossiter and Kranjcar (not new injuries), while captain Lee Wallace is highly questionable.

Rangers is in excellent form recently, but most of their wins came by the slimmest of margins. Their recent results make them solid favorites in this match, but I believe this is a good time to bet against them.

St Johnstone is a hard nut to crack, they are in good form and Rangers has not been dominant away from home this season, posting a 4-2-3 statline with an 11-14 goal difference. Coming after 4 difficult wins and playing a good team in good form, I believe Rangers will have problems in this one. I think their problems will be increased by the fact that St Johnstone defends very well, while Rangers usually has trouble breaking down crowded defenses.

Rangers will also miss at least two key pieces and they have the Old Firm against Celtic coming up in a few days on Saturday, so an argument can be made that circumstances are piling up against them ahead of this clash.

Look for St Johnstone to frustrate the visitors and claim a hard fought draw. My initial thought here was 1x, but I think the best value is on the draw, with security in case of a home win.

My tip on this match is a draw on the St Johnstone win no bet market. When these two teams met earlier this season, St Johnstone claimed a 1-1 draw away from home in Glasgow. If you can not take this bet at your bookmaker of choice, betting on the draw or a 1x might be a fine option as well. Prediction: St Johnstone – Rangers 1-1.

Pick: Draw – St Johnstone win no bet
Odds: 2.50 @ William Hill
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 10.50
Event date: 28 December