Week 5 brings us a match on May 14th, where Hearts will host Rangers at Tynecastle Park in a clash of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Hearts, recorded a 1-4 loss against Celtic. Ellis Simms struck first for Hearts in the 3rd minute on a feed from Liam Boyce, then Daizen Maeda tied it up for Celtic in the 30th minute on a feed from João Filipe Finally they completed the comback victory in the 37th minute on a goal by Kyogo Furuhashi to cap off a wild match. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Rangers recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Dundee United. James Tavernier struck first for Rangers in the 55th minute on a penalty shot, then Amad Traoré added another in the 78th minute on a feed from Fashion Sakala At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundee United couldn’t manage to score, and Rangers took the shutout win. Rangers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
Rangers and Hearts last played eachother at the Ibrox Stadium on Sun Feb 6th. Rangers was victorious by a score of 5 to 0. Alfredo Morelos struck first for Rangers in the 11th minute, then Alfredo Morelos added another in the 64th minute In the end, Hearts couldn’t muster any offence and Rangers ran away with the shutout win.
Rangers’s most prolific scorer has been James Tavernier. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Hearts is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andy Halliday and Ellis Simms each having 2 goals in their last 5.