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Rangers face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 72 of the 146 previous games, with the hosts winning just 36.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2008, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 5 conceded.
The The Gers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the The Gers pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
Hearts are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches. Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 1 games giving them a return of 3 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Rangers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Rangers | Undefeated in last 12 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |