Football betting preview: Hearts with moderate expectations before welcoming Rangers

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: Tynecastle Park (20099 seats)

Struggling Hearts will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rangers in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Hearts form and stats

Overall Premiership stats at home this season for Hearts are 0-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). Hearts are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Tynecastle Park, having lost their two previous games here.

Hearts's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Kilmarnock (placed 7th). Before that, Hearts played out a draw 0-0 when visiting St. Mirren.

Hearts has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hearts defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Rangers form and stats

Rangers, who have the most scored goals (26) in Premiership, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Premiership. The fact that Rangers have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Having won their last three away games Rangers has no reason to fear anyone.

Rangers won their last game, 5-0 versus Hamilton Academical played at home. A 1-2 defeat away at Young Boys before that.

It's hard not to mention Jermain Defoe against Hamilton Academical. Scoring 3 goals, he surely made a significant contribution to the three points.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Europa League trip to Porto.

Rangers have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. Rangers are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Hearts won 1, Rangers won 8 and 1 draw. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Defoe
9 goals
A. Morelos
5 goals
C. Goldson
3 goals

Hearts missing players

Rangers missing players

Hearts Rangers
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 2 3 8
1 0 0 Won W 2 3 7
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 1 Lost L 0 0 1
9 4 2 Scored S 5 7 26
13 6 3 Conceded C 0 1 5
75% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 88%
62% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 75%
50% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 62%
25% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 38%
62% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 38%
25% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 50%
38% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
5.2 5 1 Corners For (avg) C F 6.5 6.7 8.2
5.1 5 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.5 2.3 2.1
1.6 1 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 0.9
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Hearts have yet to win a game at home.
  • Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rangers have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Rangers have scored more than double the goals of Hearts.
  • Rangers have won all their away matches so far.
  • Rangers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Hearts
All Premiership League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup
All Home Away
14-09-19 PR Hearts 2 - 3 Motherwell
22-09-19 PR Hibernian 1 - 2 Hearts
25-09-19 LC Hearts 2 - 2 Aberdeen
28-09-19 PR St. Mirren 0 - 0 Hearts
05-10-19 PR Hearts 0 - 1 Kilmarnock
20-10-19 PR Hearts 11:15 Rangers
26-10-19 PR Livingston 14:00 Hearts
30-10-19 PR St. Johnstone 19:45 Hearts
03-11-19 LC Rangers 15:00 Hearts
09-11-19 PR Hearts 15:00 St. Mirren
Rangers
All Premiership Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup
All Home Away
22-09-19 PR St. Johnstone 0 - 4 Rangers
25-09-19 LC Livingston 0 - 1 Rangers
28-09-19 PR Rangers 5 - 0 Aberdeen
03-10-19 EL Young Boys 2 - 1 Rangers
06-10-19 PR Rangers 5 - 0 Hamilton Academical
20-10-19 PR Hearts 11:15 Rangers
24-10-19 EL Porto 16:55 Rangers
27-10-19 PR Rangers 15:00 Motherwell
30-10-19 PR Ross County 19:45 Rangers
02-11-19 PR Rangers 15:00 St. Johnstone

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rangers 8 7 0 1 26 5 5 4 0 1 19 4 3 3 0 0 7 1 21 21
2 Celtic 8 6 1 1 22 7 3 3 0 0 13 2 5 3 1 1 9 5 15 19
3 Motherwell 8 5 1 2 15 10 4 2 0 2 8 7 4 3 1 0 7 3 5 16
4 Aberdeen 8 3 3 2 10 10 4 2 2 0 8 4 4 1 1 2 2 6 0 12
5 Ross County 8 3 3 2 10 11 4 2 1 1 8 7 4 1 2 1 2 4 -1 12
6 Livingston 8 3 2 3 12 11 4 2 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 2 8 8 1 11
7 Kilmarnock 8 3 2 3 6 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 4 2 0 2 3 5 -1 11
8 Hamilton Academical 8 2 2 4 7 15 4 2 0 2 5 5 4 0 2 2 2 10 -8 8
9 Hearts 8 1 3 4 9 13 4 0 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 5 7 -4 6
10 Hibernian 8 1 3 4 7 17 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 0 1 3 2 12 -10 6
11 St. Mirren 8 1 2 5 3 8 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 4 2 7 -5 5
12 St. Johnstone 8 0 4 4 7 20 4 0 1 3 2 8 4 0 3 1 5 12 -13 4

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