Rangers v St Johnstone: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Defending champions Rangers play their first Scottish League Cup game of the season on Saturday when they entertain St Johnstone at Ibrox.

Rangers missed the group stages as a result of their involvement in UEFA Champions League qualifying, while St Johnstone finished top of Group F with nine points from four games.

How to watch Rangers v St Johnstone and TV channel

Rangers v St Johnstone will be broadcast on Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player and subscription services Rangers TV and Saints TV in the UK.

Rangers v St Johnstone kick-off time, date and venue

Rangers v St Johnstone will be played at Ibrox in Glasgow and kick-off is at 17:45 BST on Saturday 17th August 2024.

Rangers v St Johnstone stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Rangers have won each of the last five games between these two sides without conceding.

Saints have four wins and two losses after six games in all competitions this season. 

Saints haven’t won at Ibrox since 2017, although they did beat Rangers on penalties at this venue in a the Scottish Cup in 2021.

Rangers are the most successful team in the history of the Scottish League Cup with a record 28 titles.

Rangers v St Johnstone head-to-head record (H2H)

Rangers wins	30
Draws	8
St Johnstone wins	5

*H2H stats refer to all domestic meetings

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Rangers v St Johnstone team news

Rangers team news

Rangers look set to be without Ridvan Yilmaz after he was forced off in their midweek UEFA Champions League qualifying defeat to Dynamo Kyiv, while Nicolas Raskin and Oscar Cortes remain unavailable.

Danilo, Liam Kelly, Rabbi Matondo, new signing Vaclav Cerny, Leon King, Dujon Sterling and Kieran Dowell are among those pushing for starts.

St Johnstone team news

St Johnstone have a few injury issues as Sam McClelland suffered a ruptured Achilles earlier this month and is facing an extended period on the sidelines, while striker Uche Ikpeazu is out with a groin injury.