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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Sat 3 Aug 2024 · 11:30 UTC Tynecastle Park 18,478 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 Francis Connor
  • Assistant 2 Calum Spence

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Aug Rangers FC H 0–0 D
18 May Rangers FC H 3–3 D
15 May St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
11 May Dundee FC H 3–0 W
04 May Celtic FC A 0–3 L
27 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–0 D
18 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 3–3 D
14 May Dundee FC H 5–2 W
11 May Celtic FC A 1–2 L
05 May Kilmarnock FC H 4–1 W
28 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Rangers FC
#3 Position #2
13 Points 16
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
14 Scored 8
8 Conceded 4
+6 GD +4
1.86 PPG 2.29
57% Win % 71%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
James Wilson 3 G
Claudio Braga 2 G 2 A
Joshua McPake 1 G 1 A
Calvin Miller 1 G
Tom Renaud 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Tynecastle Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Heart of Midlothian FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Clement will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' That is a card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Cameron Devlin will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' Rangers FC have won 791 goals from 406 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Scott Wright has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 48' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 49' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Oscar Cortes departs to be replaced by Rabbi Matondo.
  • 54' Kye Rowles picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Rangers FC player. Mohammed Diomande gets a card.
  • 65' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Yan Dhanda is withdrawn and Blair Spittal gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Davies, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 78' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alan Forrest is hanging Barrie McKay on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Barron departs to be replaced by Kieran Dowell.
  • 85' The whistle greets Jorge Grant as he departs to be replaced by Yutaro Oda.
  • 86' The whistle greets Kenneth Vargas as he departs to be replaced by Malachi Boateng.
  • 90' Daniel Oyegoke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC33% Draw30% Rangers FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Rangers FC
67%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC24% Draw49% Rangers FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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