Rangers vs Hearts Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Rangers

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Rangers prepare for this match following on from a 0-0 Premiership tied result versus Dundee.

In that game, Rangers had 65% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. Dundee had 5 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

Matches involving Rangers have tended to be lively affairs recently with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, a total of 22 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 12 of those being chalked up by Rangers.

Hearts

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Hearts will go into the encounter following on from a 4-2 Premiership win with the defeat of Livingston in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Hearts managed 62% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Hearts, goals were scored by Jorge Grant (29'), Yutaro Oda (32'), Cammy Devlin (40') and Lawrence Shankland (45'). For their opponents, Livingston got 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Stephen Kelly (10', 22') scored for Livingston.

Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, Hearts have amassed the sum of 11 goals. Hearts have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. During that period, their defenders have had 6 goals scored by their opponents. Let’s find out if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

↔️ Head to head

A study of past results between these clubs stretching back to 01/02/2023 tells us that these encounters have been miserable for Hearts. They’ve not managed to get themselves any wins at all whereas Rangers have managed to find a way, finishing as winners in 83% of those match-ups.

A combined sum of 20 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 16 of them for The Gers and 4 netted by The Jam Tarts. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

The previous league game between these sides was Premiership match day 27 on 24/02/2024 when it finished Rangers 5-0 Hearts.

That day, Rangers had 53% possession and 17 shots on goal with 12 on target. The goalscorers were Mohamed Diomande (2'), Óscar Cortés (37'), Cyriel Dessers (44', 48') and Fábio Silva (65').

Hearts had 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

The referee was Nick Walsh.

📋 Team News: Rangers

Ryan Jack (Muscle injury), Kieran Dowell (surgery), Rıdvan Yılmaz (Hamstring injury) and Óscar Cortés (Muscle injury) won’t be playing for Rangers gaffer Philippe Clement.

📰 Team News: Hearts

Hearts boss Steven Naismith has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Craig Halkett (Knee problems), Liam Boyce (Hamstring injury), Calem Nieuwenhof (Hamstring strain) and Peter Haring (Knee surgery) can’t be considered.

⚡ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Hearts will likely create enough chances to find the back of the net against this Rangers side, however that probably won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 win for Rangers after the 90. It really should be an interesting one.

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Lucas Pereira, 22:01 19/04/2024