Rangers FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Rangers FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sun 29 Oct 2023 · 15:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium 49,530 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Lawrence Shankland

James Tavernier pen 90' 1–1

Danilo 90+3' 2–1

Y 15' Odel Offiah

John Lundstram 31' Y

Y 73' Alex Cochrane

Y 89' Peter Haring

Y 90' Alan Forrest

Y 90' Kenneth Vargas

Overview

Match Preview

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

Rangers FC 12 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 David McGeachie
Assistant 2 David Roome

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

Rangers FC 26 games · Avg 3.3 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-29 Rangers FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-05-24 Rangers FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-02-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–3 Rangers FC 2022-11-09 Rangers FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-10-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–4 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	2–1	W
26 Oct	AC Sparta Praha	A	0–0	D
21 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	4–0	W
08 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	3–0	W
05 Oct	Aris Limassol	A	1–2	L
30 Sep	Aberdeen FC	H	1–3	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	Celtic FC	H	1–4	L
07 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	2–2	D
30 Sep	Ross County FC	A	1–0	W
23 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	Aberdeen FC	H	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' The game is set. Heart of Midlothian FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Lawrence Shankland puts Heart of Midlothian FC on the lead.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Odel Offiah was booked on 15.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Naismith might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Naismith will be considering his options from the bench.
30' Ben Davies has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
31' The referee calls foul for John Lundstram. He receives a card.
36' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
39' Stephen Kingsley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Odel Offiah at the 39 minute mark.
44' Kenneth Vargas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
46' The crowd applauds Cyriel Dessers as he leaves the pitch. Danilo steps in for Rangers FC.
51' Rangers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's 3-5-2 shape.
56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
61' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Beni Baningime trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Devlin on 61 minutes.
64' Scott Wright gets the nod from Rangers FC. He replaces Nicolas Raskin and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
73' That is a card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Alex Cochrane will be fuming at that decision.
76' The crowd applauds Todd Cantwell as he leaves the pitch. Ross McCausland steps in for Rangers FC.
78' Calem Nieuwenhof makes way for Peter Haring at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
79' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Toby Sibbick departs to be replaced by Andy Halliday.
83' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Sam Lammers is replaced by Ryan Jack.
88' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Peter Haring is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — card on 89.
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Tavernier makes it 1-1.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Alan Forrest.
The points are shared — Rangers FC 2-1 Heart of Midlothian FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Kieran Dowell
23
Scott Wright ↑ 64'
5
John Souttar
8
Ryan Jack ↑ 83'
28
Robby McCrorie
99
Danilo ↑ 46'
15
Jose Cifuentes
44
Adam Devine
54
Ross McCausland ↑ 76'

Coach Philippe Clement

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

10
Liam Boyce
12
Michael McGovern
3
Stephen Kingsley ↑ 39'
14
Cameron Devlin ↑ 61'
5
Peter Haring ↑ 78'
11
Yutaro Oda
17
Alan Forrest ↑ 61'
22
Aidan Denholm
16
Andy Halliday ↑ 79'

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfredo Morelos	10
Lawrence Shankland	5
Ryan Kent	4
Scott Arfield	3
Cyriel Dessers	3
Malik Tillman	3
Todd Cantwell	2
Jermain Defoe	2

Head to Head

Rangers FC Form

2023-10-29 Rangers FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-10-26 AC Sparta Praha 0–0 Rangers FC D 2023-10-21 Rangers FC 4–0 Hibernian FC W 2023-10-08 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Rangers FC W 2023-10-05 Aris Limassol 2–1 Rangers FC L 2023-09-30 Rangers FC 1–3 Aberdeen FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-10-29 Rangers FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2023-10-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hibernian FC D 2023-09-30 Ross County FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.35 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC66% Draw20% Heart of Midlothian FC14%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

34%

Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rangers FC49% Draw39% Heart of Midlothian FC12%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

1 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

4 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	22%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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