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Rangers FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Rangers FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Michael Smith
Joe Worrall 24' Y
Y 27' James Dunne
Scott Arfield 40' Y
Y 43' Demetri Mitchell
R 55' Michael Smith

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Euan Anderson
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

16
6
4
Rangers FC 26 games · Avg 3.3 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 Rangers FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–1 W
04 Oct SK Rapid Wien H 3–1 W
30 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
23 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 5–1 W
20 Sep Villarreal CF A 2–2 D
15 Sep Dundee FC H 4–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Rangers FC A 1–3 L
29 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 W
22 Sep Livingston FC H 0–0 D
15 Sep Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
01 Sep St. Mirren FC H 4–1 W
25 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Rangers FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Kent makes it 1-0.
  • 8' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 13' Against the run of play, Alfredo Morelos has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Smith on 15.
  • 20' Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
  • 24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Worrall.
  • 27' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
  • 32' Scott Arfield doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Scott Arfield on 40 minutes.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Demetri Mitchell on 43.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Michael Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 57' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Steven MacLean has done his job and it is now time for Clevid Dikamona to step up.
  • 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' Rangers FC make a change. Ovie Ejaria trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Jack on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Assisted by Olly Lee with the perfectly-timed delivery and James Dunne makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Olly Lee is replaced by Ben Garuccio on 73 minute.
  • 78' A quiet spell here at . Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 79' The whistle greets Demetri Mitchell as he departs to be replaced by Craig Wighton.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Andrew Halliday comes on to replace Scott Arfield.
  • 87' Candeias makes way for Kyle Lafferty at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Rangers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

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

2018-10-07 Rangers FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Rangers FC Form

2018-10-07 Rangers FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2018-10-04 Rangers FC 3–1 SK Rapid Wien W 2018-09-30 Livingston FC 1–0 Rangers FC L 2018-09-23 Rangers FC 5–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-09-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Rangers FC D 2018-09-15 Rangers FC 4–0 Dundee FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2018-10-07 Rangers FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2018-09-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-09-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2018-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2018-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–1 St. Mirren FC W 2018-08-25 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.7 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Rangers FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC66% Draw19% Heart of Midlothian FC15%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
34%
Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC53% Draw35% Heart of Midlothian FC12%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.6%
1 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
5.3%
4 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 20% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 20% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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