FootyMAD's Heart Of Midlothian match preview

History of the Heart Of Midlothian v Rangers fixture

Rangers face a trip to Heart Of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 70 of the 141 previous games, with the hosts winning just 34.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 17 Dec	Rangers	1 - 0	Hearts	SPL
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

Recent respective form guides

Heart Of Midlothian have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Jambo's, with 5 goals against.

The The Gers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Gers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Hearts sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 58 points from their 29 games. Rangers find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 29 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hearts	6	3	2	1	10	6	11
Rangers	6	3	2	1	11	5	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Gers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hearts	9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Rangers	6 games since last defeat.