Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rangers FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Rangers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Alex Cochrane
Connor Goldson 23' Y
Joe Aribo 35' Y
Joe Aribo 36' Y
Y 37' Beni Baningime
Leon Balogun 47' Y
Y 75' Cameron Devlin
Juninho Bacuna 86' Y
Y 86' Stephen Kingsley
Y 87' Stephen Kingsley
Juninho Bacuna 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-10-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2019-12-01 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
30 Sep AC Sparta Praha A 0–1 L
25 Sep Dundee FC A 1–0 W
19 Sep Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
16 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 0–2 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Rangers FC A 1–1 D
02 Oct Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
25 Sep Livingston FC H 3–0 W
18 Sep Ross County FC A 2–2 D
12 Sep Hibernian FC H 0–0 D
28 Aug Dundee United FC A 2–0 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' What a night it is going to be! Rangers FC welcome Heart of Midlothian FC for this crunch clash at Ibrox Stadium.
  • 5' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 10' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 16' Alex Cochrane catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' Controversy at the stadium! Connor Goldson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 28' Beni Baningime is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Joe Aribo is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 36' Joe Aribo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 37' Beni Baningime was booked on 37.
  • 40' Magnificent from John Lundstram! That is 18 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leon Balogun.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Tavernier, as he is very good at scoring at Ibrox Stadium with 44 goals in the last 36 games.
  • 57' 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.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Scott Wright is replaced by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Cameron Devlin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Joe Aribo is replaced by Steven Davis.
  • 77' Alex Cochrane makes way for Armand Gnanduillet at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 82' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 82 minute. Barrie McKay leaves to be changed by Gary Mackay-Steven.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Juninho Bacuna argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' What an equalizer from Craig Halkett!
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfredo Morelos 10
Lawrence Shankland 5
Ryan Kent 4
Scott Arfield 3
Cyriel Dessers 3
Malik Tillman 3
Fashion Sakala 2
Greg Stewart 2

Head to Head

2021-10-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2019-12-01 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-10-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC

Rangers FC Form

2021-10-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-03 Rangers FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2021-09-30 AC Sparta Praha 1–0 Rangers FC L 2021-09-25 Dundee FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2021-09-19 Rangers FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-09-16 Rangers FC 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2021-10-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2021-09-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2021-09-18 Ross County FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-09-12 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D 2021-08-28 Dundee United FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.09 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC53% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
47%
Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC42% Draw41% Heart of Midlothian FC17%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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