Thursday , 2 July 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 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

16
5
4
Rangers FC 25 games · Avg 3.2 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 #1
69 Points 70
33 Played 33
19 / 12 / 2 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5
66 Scored 58
31 Conceded 28
+35 GD +30
2.09 PPG 2.12
58% Win % 64%

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ibrox Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Leon Balogun has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Cochrane argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 21' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 33' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Aribo.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Joe Aribo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' A goal from the England international John Lundstram! He fires home on 40 to make it 1-0!
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Barrie McKay made 383 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leon Balogun.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at Ibrox Stadium. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Scott Wright makes way for Juninho Bacuna at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • 66' John Souttar, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Ianis Hagi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Cameron Devlin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' Joe Aribo makes way for Steven Davis at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Alex Cochrane as he leaves the pitch. Armand Gnanduillet steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Barrie McKay as he leaves the pitch. Gary Mackay-Steven steps in for Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 86' Juninho Bacuna picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Stephen Kingsley is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Craig Halkett gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Greg Stewart 2
Antonio-Mirko Colak 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
1 / 4
1.51 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
57%
Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC31% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC22%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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