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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2018-19 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2018-19
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 11:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Bobby Burns 63' Y
Y 81' Jermain Defoe

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee Michael Banks
  • Referee Euan Anderson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
5
16
Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 3.2 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2019-04-03 Rangers FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-12-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2018-10-07 Rangers FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Rangers FC H 1–3 L
06 Apr Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
03 Apr Rangers FC A 0–3 L
30 Mar Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
16 Mar Hamilton Academical FC A 0–1 L
09 Mar Dundee FC A 1–0 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 3–1 W
07 Apr Motherwell FC A 3–0 W
03 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
31 Mar Celtic FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Hibernian FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Rangers FC
#4 Position #9
3 Points 1
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 1
5 Scored 2
2 Conceded 3
+3 GD -1
1.50 PPG 0.50
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts). Rangers FC are 9th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Heart of Midlothian FC host Rangers FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Jermain Defoe puts Rangers FC on the lead.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Jack makes it 0-2.
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Tavernier made 403 appearances and scored 108 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 48' GOAL! Nikola Katic scores on 48. Assisted by Candeias
  • 53' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 323 goals from 308 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' Steven MacLean is ready to make an impact after coming on for Craig Wighton at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bobby Burns.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Olly Lee as he leaves the pitch. Harry Cochrane steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Glenn Middleton is hanging Candeias on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Steven MacLean makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their trying to find a way past Rangers FC's compact .
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jermain Defoe.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Jermain Defoe is replaced by Kyle Lafferty.
  • 87' A change in the Rangers FC ranks — Steven Davis exits the field as Matt Polster enters on 87.
  • With this win, Rangers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfredo Morelos 10
Lawrence Shankland 5
Ryan Kent 4
Scott Arfield 3
Cyriel Dessers 3
Malik Tillman 3
Connor Goldson 2
Todd Cantwell 2

Head to Head

2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2019-04-03 Rangers FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-12-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2018-10-07 Rangers FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC L 2019-04-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L 2019-04-03 Rangers FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2019-03-16 Hamilton Academical FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-03-09 Dundee FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Rangers FC Form

2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2019-04-07 Motherwell FC 0–3 Rangers FC W 2019-04-03 Rangers FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-03-31 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2019-03-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2019-03-08 Hibernian FC 1–1 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.02 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC41% Draw24% Rangers FC35%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Rangers FC
59%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC36% Draw40% Rangers FC24%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.