FootyMAD's Rangers match preview

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 98 out of 142 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Rangers running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sun 19 Nov	Hearts	0 - 1	Rangers	SPL
2006/2007	Sat 19 Aug	Rangers	2 - 0	Hearts	SPL
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

Recent respective form guides

Rangers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, During these games, The Gers have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.

Hearts's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Jambo's, and 7 goals against.

Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 45 points from their 25 games. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 40 points they have accumulated from 25 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rangers	6	3	1	2	11	6	10
Hearts	6	4	1	1	10	4	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Jambo's to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Hearts take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Rangers	Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Hearts	Undefeated in last 7 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.