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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 95 wins out of 139 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2005, the The Gers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Rangers | 2-1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Hearts is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Jambo's have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rangers find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 27 points they have accumulated from 18 games. Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 41 points from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Rangers only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Hearts | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |