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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 94 wins out of 138 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was earlier this season, as the The Gers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 28 Nov | Rangers | 3-2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 12 Sep | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 May | Rangers | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Sep | Hearts | 0 - 4 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Rangers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Gers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Rangers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 84 points from 35 games. Hearts's 50 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Gers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Hearts. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Hearts | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |