Rangers (home)
- Rangers have won eight, drawn four and lost only one Premiership game at home this season, scoring 22 goals in 13 games.
- They are on a two-match winning streak, have won their last three home games and, according to the bookmakers, are a little overpriced at 1.9 to beat Hearts.
- Danny Röhl, who was appointed in October 2025, has revitalized Rangers’ fortunes with a system that uses a possession-based build-up with lots of pressing to win the ball back and get into rapid transitions.
Hearts (away)
- Hearts are top of the Premiership 2025-2026 table with 57 points from 26 games and Rangers are second with 51 from 25.
- The Jambos, who are 4.1 to take the three points with the draw priced at 3.35, split their last two away games, with a win and a loss.
Head-to-Head
- Both clubs have two wins each and one draw in the last five meetings, so there are no obvious trends to follow.
- Rangers have conceded an average of only 0.5 goals per game to Hearts at Ibrox in the last five encounters while the Jambos average 1.0 goal per game as away visitors, which suggests this will be a close game.
Key Players
- Lawrence Shankland has been a constant threat from the start, with 11 goals in 21 Premiership appearances to date, but the Jambos’ direct style should be countered by Rangers’ tactical flexibility.
- James Tavernier is Rangers’ key man with seven goals in 24 Prem games, but he has five in his last five appearances to lead them up the table.
Betting Insights
Hearts will try to make this a straight-up battle and that should suit Rangers, who can win a close, possibly high-scoring game given that both teams to score at 1.8 and over 2.5 goals at 2.0 both seem attractive.
Prediction
- Glasgow Rangers can topple Premiership leaders Hearts Of Midlothian FC in a classic top-of-the-table clash this weekend when two of Scotland’s most successful and historic clubs meet.
- But Rangers have to be favoured given the home-field advantage and slight edge they have in the betting lines as well as their two recent wins and the fact that they have won two of the last five head-to-head games.
- Hearts will test Rangers’ resolve in this clash of styles, which could go either way unless one coach makes the better adjustments during the game.
