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Rangers face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 72 of the 145 previous games, with the hosts winning just 35.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, where Rangers annihilated the The Gers 0 - 4 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The The Gers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The Gers pummel 12 goals, and let in 3.
Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 26 points they have accumulated from 15 games. Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 36 points from their 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Rangers | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |