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Rangers face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 70 of the 142 previous games, with the hosts winning just 34.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Rangers have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 22 points they have accumulated from 14 games. Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 22 points from their 14 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Rangers | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |