Fourth-placed Rangers look to keep up ground with the top two as they visit mid-table Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts have been largely disappointing this season and sit in seventh place after eleven league games. They picked up just two victories in their opening eight league games but appeared to have turned a corner with back-to-back wins over Ross County and St Johnstone. However, they couldn’t make it three wins in a row as they lost 1-0 at Hibernian in midweek. That defeat was their fourth in nine away games. Despite their below-par form, they are unbeaten in games at their temporary home of Murrayfield. This match will be the last before they head back to their real home, Tynecastle, and they will be looking to bid farewell with a win. Recent League Form – LWWLDW.
Scottish Premiership – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Stoke-on-Trent Saturday 28th October – 12:30 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Ladbrokes |
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Rangers are below where they hoped to be at this stage of the season, sitting eight points off the top of the table in fourth place. They continued their poor home form in midweek, missing a last-minute penalty and conceding a 95th minute equaliser against Kilmarnock in a game which they dominated. That draw means they have won just once as hosts in the league this season. However, their away form is much better and that will give them confidence to believe they will pick up maximum points here. They are unbeaten in five on their travels, with four victories and one draw. Most recently, they have scored a total of seven goals in two away victories at Hamilton and St Johnstone. Recent League Form – DWWLDW.
Head to Head
These sides have met already this season, with Rangers playing host in a game which ended in a goalless draw in August. That draw means the head to head is equal in recent years, with two Hearts wins, two Rangers victories, and two draws in the last six. However, Hearts have won three in an unbeaten run of four as hosts. Rangers last picked up an away victory at Hearts in April 2012. Overall, Rangers have won fifty-two of eighty-one meetings since September 1994. Hearts have won fifteen and there have been fourteen draws.
Betting Odds and Predictions
Rangers have been fantastic away from home this season and this match is not being played at Hearts’ traditional home, which negates the fact Hearts have won three of their last four at home in this fixture. Therefore, we predict an away win here and the bookmakers agree by making the visitors a betting favourite.
Ladbrokes have Rangers priced at 21/20 for the victory. Hearts are priced at 1, and the draw is at odds of 5/2. Hearts have only failed to score once in their last six, with only one clean sheet in that time, whilst Rangers have failed to score just once in seven and have kept just one clean sheet in those matches.
So, even though the last meeting ended goalless, statistics point to both teams scoring in this match. Both Teams to Score is priced at 6/10, with Rangers to win and BTTS priced at 27/10. Alfredo Morelos may be Rangers top scorer but Graham Dorrans has netted in each of the last three away matches and is our top pick in the anytime scorer market. Dorrans is priced at 9/4 to net in this match.
Top Betting Tips
Our top betting tip for this match is simply Rangers to win in the match result market. This is available at odds of 21/20 with Ladbrokes, which provides the potential for a decent profit. Next best is Both Teams to Score, at odds of 6/10 with the same bookmaker.