Month: Nov 2023

28/10/2023 (St Johnstone H)

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Premiership
28th October 2023
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St. Mirren 4-0 St. Johnstone

BACCUS 36
MANDRON 48
MANDRON 70
KILTIE 90

ATT: 5,552 (332 away)

Referee: D DICKENSON

VAR: A DALLAS

  • Saints get back to winning ways after the defeat at home to Rangers in the last fixture, 3 weeks ago due to an international break and a postponed match at Dingwall, with a comprehensive win over bottom club St Johnstone.
  • Ryan Flynn replaces the suspended Ryan Strain at right wing back, for his first start of the season, with Mandron preferred to Olusanya up front.
  • After an uneventful first half hour, the match bursts into life when Keanu Baccus curls in a magnificent 25 yard shot to open the scoring.
  • Mikael Mandron scores a second half double as the home side threaten to run riot against the beleaguered visitors.
  • Greg Kiltie completes the scoring late on to solidify Saints third place spot, although they remain joint second with all but one fixture played in the first round of matches.
  • St Johnstone sack their manager Steven McLean following the match.

No.PLAYERRATING
1Zach HEMMING 7
8Ryan FLYNN  877
5Richard TAYLOR 878
13Alex GOGIC 8
22Marcus FRASER 8
3Scott TANSER  8
17Keanu BACCUS 778
6Mark O’HARA 7
11Greg KILTIE 8
10Conor McMENAMIN   61 7
9Mikael MANDRON   87 9
21Alex GREIVE  877
20Toyosi OLUSANYA  617
15Caolan BOYD-MUNCE 776
18Charles DUNNE 876
2James BOLTON  876
27Peter URMINSKYUNUSED SUB 
19Stav NAHMANIUNUSED SUB
16Thierry SMALLUNUSED SUB
24Lewis JAMIESONUNUSED SUB
23Ryan STRAINSUSPENDED
7Jonah AYUNGAINJURED
34Ethan SUTHERLANDNOT SELECTED
 TEAM RATING7.3

St Johnstone: Mitov, Jaiyesmi (Gallacher 73), Brown (Kane 55), Gordon (c), Considine, Robinson, Sprangler, Smith (MacPherson 55), Kucheriavyi (Turner-Cooke 65), Costelloe, Clark (May 65)
Subs Not Used: Richards, McGowan, Olufunwa, Jephcott

SAINTSTEAM STATSST. JOHNS
10SHOTS13
5ON TARGET3
45%POSSESSION55%
346PASSES393
68%PASS ACCURACY68%
9FOULS5
2YELLOW CARD0
0RED CARD0
1OFFSIDES1
4CORNERS7

POSCLUBPLAYEDG. DIFFPOINTS
1Celtic101726
2Rangers91218
3St Mirren9518
4Dundee9-111
5Hearts9-111
6Motherwell9-211
7Kilmarnock9-110
8Hibernian10-310
9Livingston10-810
10Aberdeen809
11Ross County9-69
12St Johnstone9-124

08/10/2023 (Rangers H)

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Premiership
8th October 2023
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St Mirren 0-3 Rangers

STRAIN 29

Tavernier 30 (P)

Sima 71

Tavernier 90

ATT: 6,984 (1500 away)

Referee: N WALSH

VAR: S KIRKLAND

  • Saints fall to their first defeat of the league season at the hands of struggling Rangers who had sacked manager Michael Beale the previous week. Former Saints target Steven Davis was in charge of the Ibrox side, assisted by former Saints manager Alex Rae.
  • Richard Taylor and Toyosi Olusnaya return to the starting XI, replacing Charles Dunne and Mikael Mandron.
  • After an even first 28 minutes, the match hinges on an incident inside the Saints six yard box after Ryan Strain cleared a dangerous cross. After VAR consultation, it is clear that the Saints man handled the ball in the act of doing so and is sent off. James Tavernier converts the penalty, the eighth he has taken against Saints and the fifth he has scored.
  • Saints cope well with the man loss for around 40 minutes, but after making multiple attacking substitutions in the last quarter of the game to try and salvage something, are hit on the counter attack to 2 late Rangers goals.
  • Saints drop to third on goal difference as Rangers draw level on points.

No.PLAYERRATING
1Zach HEMMING 8
23Ryan STRAIN 4
5Richard TAYLOR7
13Alex GOGIC 7
22Marcus FRASER 7
3Scott TANSER  7
17Keanu BACCUS 687
6Mark O’HARA 7
11Greg KILTIE  687
10Conor McMENAMIN   81 8
20Toyosi OLUSANYA  686
21Alex GREIVE  686
20Mikael MANDRON  686
19Stav NAHMANI 816
15Caolan BOYD-MUNCE 686
16Thierry SMALLUNUSED SUB
18Charles DUNNEUNUSED SUB
8Ryan FLYNNUNUSED SUB 
27Peter URMINSKYUNUSED SUB 
2James BOLTON UNUSED SUB
24Lewis JAMIESONINJURED
7Jonah AYUNGAINJURED
34Ethan SUTHERLANDNOT SELECTED
 TEAM RATING6.6

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Souttar, Barisic, Lundstram, Raskin, Cifuentes (Rice 90), Sima (Lammers 90), Roofe (Dessers 60), Lovelace (McCausland 41)
Subs Not Used: McCrorie, Ridvan, Sterling, Davies, McKinnon

SAINTSTEAM STATSRANGERS
2SHOTS13
0ON TARGET8
30%POSSESSION70%
253PASSES591
69%PASS ACCURACY88%
8FOULS16
1YELLOW CARD2
0RED CARD0
0OFFSIDES1
3CORNERS10

CLUBPLAYEDG.D.PTS
Celtic81422
Rangers8815
St Mirren8115
Hearts8211
Motherwell8-210
Livingston8-410
Hibernian819
Aberdeen809
Kilmarnock8-37
Dundee7-37
Ross County7-67
St Johnstone8-84