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 102 out of 148 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Rangers running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2007/2008	Wed 30 Jan	Rangers	2 - 0	Hearts	SLGC

Recent respective form guides

Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Gers have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 4.

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 are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 20 games giving them a return of 47 points. Hearts lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 27 from their 20 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rangers	6	4	2	0	18	6	14
Hearts	6	4	1	1	6	4	13

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	Won 4 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Hearts	Not won in previous 2 away matches.