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Rangers face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 71 of the 143 previous games, with the hosts winning just 34.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2006, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Rangers | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Rangers however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Gers, and 3 goals against.
Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far, Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 5 games giving them a return of 15 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Rangers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Gers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Tynecastle Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rangers | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |