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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 100 wins out of 145 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2007, the The Gers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 27 Feb | Hearts | 0 - 4 | Rangers | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the The Gers score just 5 goals, though they have conceded 1.
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 6 goals for and 4 against.
Rangers's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Gers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Unbeaten in the last 20 home games. |
| Hearts | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |