Robin Propper looks like a prime candidate to get on the wrong side of the referee at least once on Sunday. The Rangers defender has been a regular offender since arriving at the club from FC Twente in the summer. Propper has averaged 1.12 fouls per-game across his first 8 appearances in the Scottish Premiership.

He was guilty of 2 offences against Dundee United last Saturday and he made 3 misdemeanours in his previous away day appearance at Kilmarnock. On top of this, the Dutchman has given away a minimum of 1 free-kick in each of Rangers’ 5 Europa League games this season so far.

Propper will have a real tricky customer to contend with on Sunday when he comes up against St Johnstone’s Benjamin Kimpioka. The Saints ace has a habit of winning fouls from the opposition – he is drawing a team-high average of 1.92 fouls per-game in the Scottish Premiership this season.

While the aforementioned Benjamin Kimpioka has a knack for picking up free-kicks, he also has a tendency to overstep the mark himself. The St Johnstone forward is averaging 2.17 fouls per-game in the Scottish Premiership this season.

Dig a little deeper, and the Swede has sinned twice or more in 8 of his 12 outings for the Saints in the Scottish top-flight this term, one of which was October’s reverse fixture.

Kimpioka is likely to run into Rangers’ Robin Propper on Sunday. The Light Blues defender has been fouled in all but one of his 8 outings in this season’s Scottish Premiership.

Vaclav Cerny has been a talismanic figure for Rangers in recent months. The Czech winger has chipped in with 5 goals over his 10 Scottish Premiership appearances this season. Two of those strikes were against St Johnstone at Ibrox earlier this season, not to mention he notched against Dundee United last weekend.

That goal return has coincided with Cerny averaging a joint team-high 1.00 shots on target per-game in the Scottish top-flight this term. He has also netted 3 times across Rangers’ last 3 Europa League games, one of which was against Nice on Thursday night. Thus, the in-form Gers forward has to be fancied to register at least 1 on-target effort on Sunday against a St Johnstone team with just 2 clean sheets in their last 12 league games.

St Johnstone have shown signs of improvement under new manager Simo Valakari and they are more than capable of giving Rangers a stern test on Sunday. The Saints have claimed top honours in 3 of their last 6 Scottish Premiership matches, scoring once or more on each occasion.

While Rangers’ 4-1 demolition of Nice will have boosted their confidence, their recent road record in the Scottish top-flight makes for pretty poor reading. In fact, the Gers have triumphed in just 2 of their last 10 league games away from Ibrox. On top of that, Rangers have mustered up just 2 goals across their 5 away days this term.

It’s also worth pointing out that the Glasgow giants have failed to win by a two-goal margin or more in 5 of their 7 Scottish Premiership successes this season so far. The visitors must also deal with a quick turnaround after playing in France on Thursday night, making what will be a well rested St Johnstone side an attractive option with a +2 start on the handicap.

Rangers merit support to hit a minimum of 6 corners against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Sunday. Philippe Clement’s side are averaging a shade over 6 flag-kicks per-game in the Scottish Premiership this season.They have covered the 6+ line in each of their last 6 league games. That 6-game sample includes away days at both Kilmarnock and Aberdeen.

Rangers’ lack of cutting edge in front of goal can also be attributed to their high corner counts in recent weeks, hitting 9 in each of their previous 2 home games with Hearts and Dundee United.

They will be coming up against a St Johnstone side that are giving up an average of 6.57 corners per-game in the Scottish Premiership this season. The Saints shipped 7 flag-kicks in their most recent fixture with Rangers earlier this season, not to mention Celtic racked up 13 in Perth back in September.

Jason Holt regularly sees danger and puts out fires, but he also won’t hesitate to take one for the team if need be. The St Johnstone midfielder has been shown a yellow card in 4 of his 9 Scottish Premiership outings this season, 2 of which have been picked up over his previous 3 appearances. Holt has also been a regular in the referee’s notebook in recent years, racking up a combined total of 35 cautions across the 4 Scottish Premiership campaigns prior to this one.

He has averaged 1.67 fouls per-game in the top-flight this term to date, so there is plenty of scope for him to tackle his way into trouble again this weekend. He will likely be keeping a close eye on Rangers’ Mohamed Diomande, who has drawn an average of 1.70 fouls per-game in this season’s Scottish Premiership.