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Hearts prepare to entertain Glasgow Rangers at Tynecastle Stadium on Wednesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 69 of the 139 previous games, with the Jambo's winning just 33.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 28 Nov | Rangers | 3 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 12 Sep | Hearts | 0-0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 May | Rangers | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Sep | Hearts | 0 - 4 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 18 May | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart Of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Jambo's, with 6 goals against.
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. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Gers, and 4 goals against.
Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 41 points they have accumulated from 26 games. Rangers are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 27 games giving them a return of 68 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Rangers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hearts are starting to turn Tynecastle Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Rangers | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |