On the 1st of February, Hearts will host Rangers in a Premiership match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Hearts sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Aberdeen. Graeme Shinnie scored the first goal for Hearts on an own goal in the 15th minute, then Michael Smith added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Toby Sibbick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aberdeen couldn’t manage to score, and Hearts took the shutout win. Hearts should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while rangers is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against St. Johnstone. James Tavernier struck first for Rangers in the 15th minute from the penalty spot, then Glen Kamara added another in the 57th minute In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Rangers ran away with the shutout win. Rangers is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
Rangers and Hearts last played eachother at the Ibrox Stadium on Nov 9th. Rangers won by a score of 1 to 0. Malik Tillman struck first for Rangers in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hearts was frustrated by Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Rangers’s most prolific scorer has been Alfredo Morelos. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Hearts is fortunate enough to have Lawrence Shankland in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.