Form and context

Rangers drew 2-2 at Dundee last time out in all competitions, ending a six-game league winning run. St Johnstone are unbeaten in their past six league games (W2 D3) and have avoided defeat in their latest two away trips (W1 D1). Rangers have won the past nine meetings between the sides in all competitions by an aggregate score of 18-1 since a 2-1 league defeat in November 2022.

Team news

• Rangers: Daisuke Yokota, Ross McCrorie and Cammy Devlin are the first players in line to return from injury, with Devlin and McCrorie potentially back at the start of November and Yokota possibly in mid-November. Lawrence Shankland's recovery is going well, but a return after the end of the year looks the more realistic assessment. Youssef Chermiti is targeting a return before the end of the season. Former captain Barry Ferguson wants Kevin Kelsy to start against St Johnstone, saying Kelsy was missed in the Dundee draw.
• ST Johnstone: Bozo Mikulic made his first appearance of the season as an 89th minute substitute at Aberdeen after a calf problem, and manager Simo Valakari says the defender is now trusting his body in training.

What the numbers say

• Rangers have spent 50.8% of their game time drawing in the Premiership this season, the highest proportion of any side.
• Djeidi Gassama has had 33 shots in the league this season, second only to Claudio Braga (36), and has created 19 chances, second only to Benjamin Nygren (25).
• St Johnstone are winless in 12 away games against Rangers in all competitions (D2 L10) since a 3-1 win in December 2017.
• Rangers average 1.3 goals for and 0.6 against across their last 10 matches in all competitions; St Johnstone average 1.2 for and 1.1 against.

Our view

Rangers' recent record in this fixture is dominant, and St Johnstone's long wait for an away win at Ibrox adds to the home side's edge. Rangers' tendency to draw games this season is a caution, but their defensive numbers across the last 10 matches in all competitions are solid.

Most likely outcome: home win - nine straight wins in the fixture and St Johnstone's 12-game winless away run against Rangers.