Rangers prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 103 wins out of 150 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Rangers running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2010/2011 | Sat 02 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
2009/2010 | Sun 18 Apr | Rangers | 2-0 | Hearts | SPL |
2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 4 | Rangers | SPL |
2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Rangers | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
2009/2010 | Sun 23 Aug | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Rangers | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Hearts however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Jambo's, and 7 goals against.
Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 14 games giving them a return of 37 points. Hearts's total of 26 points from their 14 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Rangers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Hearts | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Rangers's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Hearts. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Rangers | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
Hearts | 3 successive away victories. 10 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |