December 12th features a match where Hearts hosts Rangers at Tynecastle Park in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Hearts is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Livingston. Liam Boyce struck first for Hearts in the 49th minute on a feed from Barrie McKay, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Livingston couldn’t manage to score, and Hearts took the shutout win. Hearts is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Rangers, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Dundee. Joe Aribo scored the first goal for Rangers in the 36th minute, then Ryan Sweeney added another on an own goal in the 55th minute In the end, Dundee couldn’t muster any offence and Rangers ran away with the shutout win. Rangers is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
Hearts and Rangers last played eachother at the Ibrox Stadium on Oct 16th. Rangers and Hearts battled to a 1-1 draw. John Lundstram scored the first goal for Rangers in the 40th minute, but Craig Halkett got the equalizer for Hearts in the 90th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Hearts.
Rangers is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Alfredo Morelos and Joe Aribo each having 3 goals in their last 5. Hearts is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ben Woodburn and Stephen Kingsley each having 2 goals in their last five.