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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1
Aug 3, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Tynecastle Park
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Hearts
0 - 0
Rangers


Devlin (33'), Rowles (54'), Oyegoke (90+5')
FT

Diomande (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Hearts and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Fleetwood 3-0 Hearts
Saturday, July 27 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3
Last Game: Union Berlin 4-4 Rangers
Saturday, July 27 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 3

We said: Hearts 1-2 Rangers

Both sides have struggled for form in their pre-season friendlies, but given Rangers' strong record in the opening matchweek of the top flight, they could edge proceedings. However, Hearts were very competitive against Rangers last season, and Saturday's clash could once again be a close encounter. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 54.77%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 24.08% and a draw had a probability of 21.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.25%) and 0-1 (7%). The likeliest Hearts win was 2-1 (6.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.22%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.

Result
HeartsDrawRangers
24.08% (-2.198 -2.2) 21.15% (-0.95 -0.95) 54.77% (3.154 3.15)
Both teams to score 63.96% (1.053 1.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.76% (2.425 2.43)34.25% (-2.419 -2.42)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.86% (2.686 2.69)56.15% (-2.679 -2.68)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.21% (-0.313 -0.31)26.8% (0.319 0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.92% (-0.415 -0.41)62.09% (0.422 0.42)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.37% (1.808 1.81)12.63% (-1.803 -1.8)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.24% (3.615 3.62)38.77% (-3.61 -3.61)
Score Analysis
    Hearts 24.08%
    Rangers 54.77%
    Draw 21.15%
HeartsDrawRangers
2-1 @ 6.07% (-0.459 -0.46)
1-0 @ 4.46% (-0.622 -0.62)
2-0 @ 2.94% (-0.44 -0.44)
3-2 @ 2.76% (-0.043 -0.04)
3-1 @ 2.67% (-0.228 -0.23)
3-0 @ 1.29% (-0.207 -0.21)
4-2 @ 0.91% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 3%
Total : 24.08%
1-1 @ 9.22% (-0.609 -0.61)
2-2 @ 6.28% (-0.039 -0.04)
0-0 @ 3.39% (-0.438 -0.44)
3-3 @ 1.9% (0.096 0.1)
Other @ 0.36%
Total : 21.15%
1-2 @ 9.54% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
0-2 @ 7.25% (0.085 0.09)
0-1 @ 7% (-0.395 -0.4)
1-3 @ 6.58% (0.442 0.44)
0-3 @ 5% (0.378 0.38)
2-3 @ 4.33% (0.254 0.25)
1-4 @ 3.4% (0.434 0.43)
0-4 @ 2.59% (0.35 0.35)
2-4 @ 2.24% (0.268 0.27)
1-5 @ 1.41% (0.258 0.26)
0-5 @ 1.07% (0.205 0.21)
3-4 @ 0.98% (0.11 0.11)
2-5 @ 0.93% (0.163 0.16)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 54.77%

How you voted: Hearts vs Rangers

Hearts
32.2%
Draw
11.1%
Rangers
56.7%
90
Head to Head
May 18, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 38
Hearts
3-3
Rangers
Shankland (33'), Lembikisa (82'), Tagawa (90+5')
Rowles (56')
McCausland (52'), Cantwell (69'), Silva (79')
Dowell (63')
Apr 21, 2024 3pm
Semi-Finals
Rangers
2-0
Hearts
Dessers (5', 78')
Souttar (59'), Raskin (82')

Devlin (59'), Tait (82')
Feb 24, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 27
Rangers
5-0
Hearts
Diomande (2'), Cortes (37'), Dessers (44', 48'), Silva (65')
Souttar (41'), Raskin (78')

Shankland (45+2'), Tait (88')
Dec 6, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 16
Hearts
0-1
Rangers

Vargas (51'), Cochrane (63'), Forrest (90+1')
Sima (34')
Yilmaz (69')
Nov 5, 2023 3pm
Semi-Finals
Hearts
1-3
Rangers
Shankland (81' pen.)
Kingsley (45+3'), Rowles (63'), Devlin (88'), Denholm (90+1')
Kingsley (79')
Tavernier (50' pen., 64'), Wright (55')
Cantwell (29')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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