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Rangers prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 101 wins out of 146 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was earlier this season, with Rangers running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Hearts | 4 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
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 16 goals, and conceded 4.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 60 points from their 28 games. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 48 points they have accumulated from 29 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers may be coming up against a decent side in Hearts, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Gers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Hearts | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |