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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 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

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
#1 Position #2
70 Points 69
33 Played 33
21 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 19 / 12 / 2
58 Scored 66
28 Conceded 31
+30 GD +35
2.12 PPG 2.09
64% Win % 58%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Heart of Midlothian FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 6' A goal from the Japan international Ryotaro Meshino! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
  • 11' Allan McGregor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' Controversy at the stadium! Glenn Whelan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rangers FC that had 402 games and scored 785 goals.
  • 30' Allan McGregor is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aidan White.
  • 38' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' GOAL! Alfredo Morelos fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' The crowd applauds Aidan White as he leaves the pitch. Jamie Brandon steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 55' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Ryan Kent comes on to replace Sheyi Ojo.
  • 67' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Steven MacLean. He replaces Ryotaro Meshino on 72 minute.
  • 76' Scott Arfield makes way for Greg Stewart at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • 77' James Tavernier picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Alfredo Morelos was booked on 79.
  • 80' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Jake Mulraney has done his job and it is now time for Andrew Irving to step up.
  • 81' Jermain Defoe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfredo Morelos on 81 minute.
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sean Clare on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sheyi Ojo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Nikola Katic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the 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
1.2 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC29% Draw28% Rangers FC43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Rangers FC
71%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC21% Draw46% Rangers FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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