Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 16 Feb 2025 · 12:00 UTC Tynecastle Park 18,356 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Jamie McCart og
Michael Steinwender 49' 1–1
1–2 61' Vaclav Cerny
1–3 73' Jamie McCart og
Y 17' Ianis Hagi
Beni Baningime 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 David McGeachie
7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

4
6
16
Heart of Midlothian FC 26 games · Avg 3.3 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2024-11-10 Rangers FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-08-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Rangers FC 2024-05-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Rangers FC 2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Rangers FC H 1–3 L
01 Feb Dundee FC A 6–0 W
25 Jan Kilmarnock FC H 3–2 W
12 Jan Aberdeen FC A 0–0 D
05 Jan Dundee United FC A 1–0 W
02 Jan Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC A 3–1 W
02 Feb Ross County FC H 4–0 W
30 Jan Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 2–1 W
26 Jan Dundee United FC A 3–1 W
23 Jan Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
15 Jan Aberdeen FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Rangers FC
#4 Position #2
20 Points 27
12 Played 12
6 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 1
26 Scored 21
22 Conceded 9
+4 GD +12
1.67 PPG 2.25
50% Win % 67%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
3/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/1
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
Claudio Braga 6 G 2 A
Calvin Miller 5 G 1 A
James Wilson 3 G
Laurent Mendy 3 G
Joshua McPake 2 G 1 A
Rangers FC
Ryan Naderi 6 G 3 A
Kevin Kelsy 4 G
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Tynecastle Park will turn into a battlefield for Heart of Midlothian FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' Rangers FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Rangers FC have won 807 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ianis Hagi.
  • 20' What composure from Jamie McCart! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 25' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Rangers FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Rangers FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 1 goals.
  • 49' What a strike from Michael Steinwender! The score is 2-0.
  • 54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' The 43-year-old Craig Gordon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' What a moment for Vaclav Cerny! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 69' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Jorge Grant departs to be replaced by Sander Kartum.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Tom Lawrence is replaced by Cyriel Dessers on 71 minute.
  • 72' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Michael Steinwender exits the field as Lewis Neilson enters on 72.
  • 73' Jamie McCart makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
  • 77' Rangers FC make a change. John Souttar trudges off to be replaced by Robin Propper on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Musa Drammeh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elton Kabangu at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' 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 Lawrence Shankland suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' James Tavernier makes way for Rafael Fernandes at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfredo Morelos 10
Lawrence Shankland 5
Ryan Kent 4
Scott Arfield 3
Cyriel Dessers 3
Malik Tillman 3
Greg Stewart 2
Antonio-Mirko Colak 2

Head to Head

2025-02-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2024-11-10 Rangers FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-08-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Rangers FC 2024-05-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Rangers FC 2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2025-02-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC L 2025-02-01 Dundee FC 0–6 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-01-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-01-12 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2025-01-05 Dundee United FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W

Rangers FC Form

2025-02-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2025-02-02 Rangers FC 4–0 Ross County FC W 2025-01-30 Rangers FC 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-01-26 Dundee United FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2025-01-23 Manchester United FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2025-01-15 Rangers FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.28 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC24% Draw24% Rangers FC52%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Rangers FC
76%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Rangers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC18% Draw39% Rangers FC43%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 1
9.1%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
1 – 4
4%
0 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 21% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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