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Hearts prepare to entertain Rangers at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 73 of the 147 previous games, with the Jambo's winning just 36.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Rangers | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 23 Aug | Hearts | 1-2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Rangers | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 27 Feb | Hearts | 0 - 4 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Gers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Hearts's 40 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 28 games giving them a return of 67 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hearts are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Rangers will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Won 3 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Rangers | 4 games since last away draw. |