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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 20 Oct 2019 · 11:15 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Glenn Whelan 23' Y
Y 30' Allan McGregor
Aidan White 33' Y
Y 77' James Tavernier
Steven MacLean 77' Y
Y 79' Alfredo Morelos
Sean Clare 82' Y
Y 89' Nikola Katic

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at Tynecastle Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel McFarlane
  • Referee John McKendrick
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Referee David Roome

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
2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC 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 Oct Rangers FC H 1–1 D
05 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
28 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
22 Sep Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Motherwell FC H 2–3 L
31 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 2–2 D
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
06 Oct Hamilton Academical FC H 5–0 W
03 Oct BSC Young Boys A 1–2 L
28 Sep Aberdeen FC H 5–0 W
22 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 4–0 W
19 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W

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' Welcome to Tynecastle Stadium that hosts another battle between Heart of Midlothian FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 6' A goal from the Japan international Ryotaro Meshino! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
  • 11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' Glenn Whelan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' 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.
  • 30' Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 33' Aidan White has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Gerrard might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' GOAL! Alfredo Morelos scores on 39. Assisted by Nikola Katic
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 49' It’s high time Steven Gerrard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Jamie Brandon on, Aidan White off on 50 minutes.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 308 games and scored 323 goals.
  • 62' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Sheyi Ojo departs to be replaced by Ryan Kent.
  • 67' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Steven MacLean on, Ryotaro Meshino off on 72 minutes.
  • 76' Rangers FC make a change. Scott Arfield trudges off to be replaced by Greg Stewart on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for James Tavernier. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alfredo Morelos.
  • 80' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Jake Mulraney by Andrew Irving on 80 minute.
  • 81' Rangers FC ring the changes. Alfredo Morelos has done his job and it is now time for Jermain Defoe to step up.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Clare.
  • 87' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Nikola Katic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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

2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC 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

2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2019-10-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-09-28 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-09-22 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-09-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Motherwell FC L 2019-08-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hamilton Academical FC D

Rangers FC Form

2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2019-10-06 Rangers FC 5–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-10-03 BSC Young Boys 2–1 Rangers FC L 2019-09-28 Rangers FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC W 2019-09-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–4 Rangers FC W 2019-09-19 Rangers FC 1–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.03 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC46% Draw25% Rangers FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Rangers FC
54%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC39% Draw41% Rangers FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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