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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Rangers FC

5 – 0

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium 50,354 HT 45' · FT 45'

Mohammed Diomande 2' 5–0

Oscar Cortes 37' 5–0

Cyriel Dessers 44' 5–0

Cyriel Dessers 48' 5–0

Fabio Silva 65' 5–0

John Souttar 41' Y

Y 45' Lawrence Shankland

Nicolas Raskin 78' Y

Y 88' Macaulay Tait

Overview

Match Preview

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

Rangers FC 2 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nick Walsh
Assistant 1 Francis Connor
Assistant 2 Alastair Mather

7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	2	6
2	St. Mirren FC	2	6
3	Motherwell FC	2	4
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3
5	Dundee FC	2	3
6	St. Johnstone FC	2	3
7	Hibernian FC	2	3
8	Aberdeen FC	2	3
9	Rangers FC	2	1
10	Falkirk FC	2	1
11	Dundee United FC	2	1
12	Kilmarnock FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

Rangers FC 25 games · Avg 3.2 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC 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

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	5–0	W
18 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	3–0	W
14 Feb	Ross County FC	H	3–1	W
06 Feb	Aberdeen FC	H	2–1	W
03 Feb	Livingston FC	H	3–0	W
27 Jan	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Rangers FC	A	0–5	L
17 Feb	Motherwell FC	H	2–0	W
07 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–0	W
03 Feb	Dundee FC	A	3–2	W
27 Jan	Aberdeen FC	H	2–0	W
23 Jan	Dundee FC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Rangers FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#9	Position	#4
1	Points	3
2	Played	2
0 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
2	Scored	5
3	Conceded	2
-1	GD	+3
0.50	PPG	1.50
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Rangers FC are 9th (1 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rangers FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rangers FC to score. At the same time, Heart of Midlothian FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' What a moment for Mohammed Diomande! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
7' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
12' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
17' Frankie Kent needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
22' Nathaniel Atkinson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 208 appearances.
27' Calem Nieuwenhof has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
37' Oscar Cortes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
41' That looks like a foul for a card for John Souttar.
44' Cyriel Dessers adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Lawrence Shankland.
46' Kye Rowles makes way for Alan Forrest at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
48' Cyriel Dessers doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rangers FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' Fabio Silva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Lawrence at the 56 minute mark.
61' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Kenneth Vargas has done his job and it is now time for Kyosuke Tagawa to step up.
62' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cameron Devlin is hanging Beni Baningime on the field on 62 minute.
65' Fabio Silva doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
70' A quiet spell here at Ibrox Stadium. Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rangers FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
78' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Raskin. He receives a card.
79' Kemar Roofe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cyriel Dessers at the 79 minute mark.
82' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Calem Nieuwenhof is replaced by Macaulay Tait on 82 minute.
87' It’s high time Philippe Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
88' Macaulay Tait picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
5-0 the final result. Heart of Midlothian FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

21
Toby Sibbick
29
Scott Fraser ↑ 79'
14
Cameron Devlin ↑ 62'
1
Craig Gordon
30
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 61'
17
Alan Forrest ↑ 46'
22
Aidan Denholm
81
Dexter Lembikisa
25
Macaulay Tait ↑ 82'

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

2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC W 2024-02-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Ross County FC W 2024-02-06 Rangers FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2024-02-03 Rangers FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2024-01-27 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Rangers FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-02-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-01-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-01-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 Dundee FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC49% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC28%

Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

51%

Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rangers FC33% Draw40% Heart of Midlothian FC27%

Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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