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 33 games · 69 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 33 games · 70 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 David McGeachie
Assistant 2 David Roome

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Rangers FC 25 games · Avg 3.2 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	#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' In just a few seconds Ibrox Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Rangers FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
5' Heart of Midlothian FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lawrence Shankland on 5.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
20' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
30' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Cyriel Dessers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Butland made 380 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Odel Offiah is withdrawn and Stephen Kingsley gets his opportunity.
44' Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Cyriel Dessers by Danilo on 46 minute.
51' The 31-year-old Jorge Grant has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cameron Devlin is hanging Beni Baningime on the field on 61 minute.
64' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Nicolas Raskin is replaced by Scott Wright on 64 minute.
69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rangers FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Cochrane.
76' The whistle greets Todd Cantwell as he departs to be replaced by Ross McCausland.
78' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Peter Haring comes on to replace Calem Nieuwenhof.
79' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Andy Halliday on, Toby Sibbick off on 79 minutes.
83' The whistle greets Sam Lammers as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Jack.
88' Zander Clark has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
89' That looks like a foul for a card for Peter Haring.
90' A goal from the England international James Tavernier! He fires home on 90 to make it 1-1!
90' Alan Forrest is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The final score is 2-1.

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
Connor Goldson	2
Todd Cantwell	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

1.77 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC57% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC19%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

43%

Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rangers FC38% Draw45% Heart of Midlothian FC17%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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