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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 97 wins out of 141 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2006, with Rangers running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Rangers | 2-0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 19 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Gers, with 3 goals against.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Rangers's 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hearts are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 3 games giving them a return of 7 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hearts | No win in the 2 most recent games. |