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History of the Rangers v Heart Of Midlothian fixture

Hearts face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 97 out of 141 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides 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 ...

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Rangers may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. 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.