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Hearts will host Rangers at Tynecastle Park on Saturday in the opening round of the 2024-25 Scottish Premiership campaign. The home side enjoyed a strong campaign last season and will be looking to build on that this season.
However, they struggled for results during the off-season, kicking things off with a 2-1 defeat to Leyton Orient before losing to Tottenham Hotspur and Fleetwood Town in their subsequent two games and will be desperate for a positive return to competitive action this weekend.
Rangers, meanwhile, endured a disappointing finish to things last season, losing out on the league and cup titles in the final weeks of the campaign to rivals Celtic. They then failed to put out a convincing response during their pre-season campaign, losing to Ajax Amsterdam, Manchester United, and Birmingham City in their first three friendlies before playing out a 4-4 draw against Bundesliga side Union Berlin last time out.
Following Saturday's game, the visitors will turn their attention to continental action, facing Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and will be looking to build some momentum starting this weekend.
Hearts vs Rangers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Historically, there have been 346 meetings between Hearts and Rangers. The hosts have won 71 of those games while the visitors have won 211 times, with their other 64 matchups ending in draws.
- The visitors are undefeated in their last 15 games in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last 10 games in this fixture.
- Hearts have won their last three games on opening weekend in the Scottish Premiership.
Hearts vs Rangers Prediction
Hearts are on a three-game losing streak and have won just one of their last nine matches. They are, however, unbeaten in their last 11 competitive games at Tynecastle Park, picking up seven wins in that period and will be hopeful of a positive result this weekend.
Rangers are without a win in their last six games across all competitions after winning four of their previous five. They have struggled for results on the road of late but should have enough to pick up a point here.
Prediction: Hearts 2-2 Rangers
Hearts vs Rangers Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Six of the last eight matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in eight of the visitors' last 10 matchups)
