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Rangers face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Wednesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 71 of the 144 previous games, with the hosts winning just 35.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 30 Jan | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SLGC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Hearts | 4 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Rangers | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 19 Nov | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Rangers however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Gers, and 2 goals against.
Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 33 points from their 27 games played so far, Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 25 games giving them a return of 62 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Rangers | Undefeated in last 7 away games. 17 games since last defeat. |