Week 9 features a match on Sat Oct 1st, where Hearts will host Rangers in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Hearts is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Motherwell. Lawrence Shankland scored the first goal for Hearts in the 17th minute, then Alan Forrest added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Lawrence Shankland In the end, Motherwell was frustrated by Hearts’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hearts ended the match with the shutout victory. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Rangers recorded a 2-1 win against Dundee United. Antonio Čolak struck first for Rangers in the 8th minute on a feed from James Tavernier, then Antonio Čolak added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Borna Barišić. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Rangers should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Rangers won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 draw.
Antonio Čolak has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Rangers. Both Alan Forrest and Lawrence Shankland have been the hottest scorers for Hearts in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.