FootyMAD's Heart Of Midlothian match preview

Last updated : 11 May 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Glasgow Rangers v Heart Of Midlothian fixture

Rangers prepare to entertain Heart Of Midlothian at Ibrox Stadium on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 93 wins out of 137 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was earlier this season, the The Gers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 13 MarHearts1 - 1RangersSPL
2003/2004Sat 20 DecRangers2-1HeartsSPL
2003/2004Sun 21 SepHearts0 - 4RangersSPL
2002/2003Sun 18 MayHearts0 - 2RangersSPL
2002/2003Sat 15 FebRangers1 - 0HeartsSPL
2002/2003Tue 04 FebHearts0 - 1RangersSLC
2002/2003Sun 01 DecHearts0 - 4RangersSPL

Recent respective form guides

Glasgow Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Gers have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 3.

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.

Rangers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 78 points from 36 games. Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 62 points from 36 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rangers632111511
Hearts6231759

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rangers may be coming up against a decent side in Hearts, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Gers. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers 23 games since last home draw.
Hearts 5 games since last defeat.