Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 Francis Connor
  • Assistant 2 Alastair Mather
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' We are underway at Ibrox Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' Against the run of play, Mohammed Diomande has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 7' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Beni Baningime made 329 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' Goal! Oscar Cortes scores his 5 goal in 459 matches.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Rangers FC player. John Souttar gets a card.
  • 44' Magnificent from Cyriel Dessers! That is 86 goals in 328 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alan Forrest is hanging Kye Rowles on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' Goal! Cyriel Dessers scores his 86 goal in 328 matches.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Macaulay Tait suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Fabio Silva on, Tom Lawrence off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Kenneth Vargas trudges off to be replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 62 minute. Beni Baningime leaves to be changed by Cameron Devlin.
  • 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fabio Silva makes it 5-0.
  • 70' Nathaniel Atkinson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rangers FC tonight.
  • 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' Nicolas Raskin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
  • 79' Another change for Rangers FC made on 79 minute. Cyriel Dessers leaves to be changed by Kemar Roofe.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Macaulay Tait comes on to replace Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 87' Heart of Midlothian FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Macaulay Tait. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Rangers FC to claim maximum points.

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

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alfredo Morelos 10
Lawrence Shankland 5
Ryan Kent 4
Cyriel Dessers 3
Malik Tillman 3
Scott Arfield 3
Greg Stewart 2
Antonio-Mirko Colak 2

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
2.79 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC71% Draw17% Heart of Midlothian FC12%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
29%
Rangers FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC56% Draw34% Heart of Midlothian FC10%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.7%
3 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
4 – 0
6%
4 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 0
3.6%
5 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 21% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 20% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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