Hearts vs Rangers prediction, preview, team news and more | Scottish Premiership 2023-24

Hearts and Rangers bring their 2023-24 Scottish Premiership campaign to an end on Saturday when they square off at Tynecastle Park. With their Scottish Cup final against Celtic on the horizon, Philippe Clement’s men will head into the weekend looking to end the league campaign on a high and secure a morale-boosting result.

Hearts turned in a resilient team display on Wednesday as they fought back from behind twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at St. Mirren.

While Steven Naismith’s side have failed to win their last four away matches in all competitions, they will end the season on home turf, where they are on a 10-game unbeaten run, claiming seven wins and three draws since early December.

Hearts have enjoyed an impressive 2023-24 Premiership campaign and are set to finish in the Europa League qualification spot as they sit third in the table, 12 points above fourth-placed Kilmarnock.

Rangers, on the other hand, returned to winning ways in style last time out as they steamrolled Dundee 5-2 at the Ibrox Stadium on Tuesday.

This followed a disappointing 2-1 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Celtic at Celtic Park on May 11 — a result which saw their title race effectively come to an end.

Rangers are currently second in the league standings, six points adrift of first-placed Celtic, who clinched the title with a 5-0 hammering of Kilmarnock on Wednesday.

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Hearts vs Rangers Head-To-Head

With 61 wins from the last 91 meetings between the sides, Rangers boast a clear upper hand in the history of this fixture. Hearts have picked up 12 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 13 occasions.

Rangers are on a five-match winning streak against Naismith’s men and are unbeaten in their last 14 encounters, claiming 12 wins and two draws since a 1-0 loss in February 2020.

Hearts Form Guide: D-W-L-D-L

Rangers Form Guide: W-L-W-W-W

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Hearts vs Rangers Team News

Hearts

Calem Nieuwenhof, Craig Halkett and Peter Haring are all recuperating from injuries and will play no part in Saturday’s game.

Injured: Calem Nieuwenhof, Craig Halket, Peter Haring

Suspended: None

Rangers

Rangers will be without many players down the spine of the team as they continue their spells on the sidelines.

Injured: Tom Lawrence, Dujon Sterling, John Souttar, Leon Balogun, Rabbi Matondo, Connor Goldson, Abdallah Sima, Oscar Cortes, Danilo Pereira

Suspended: None

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Hearts vs Rangers Predicted XI

Hearts Predicted XI (3-4-3): Craig Gordon; Toby Sibbick, Frankie Kent, Kye Rowles; Dexter Lembikisa, Aidan Denholm, Cameron Devlin, Scott Fraser; Alex Cochrane, Alan Forrest, Kyosuke Tagawa

Rangers Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Jack Butland; James Tavernier, Ben Davies, Leon King, Ridvan Yilmaz; Mohamed Diomande, Nicolas Raskin; Ross McCausland, Todd Cantwell, Fábio Silva; Cyriel Dessers

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Hearts vs Rangers Prediction

Following the end of their title hunt, the next immediate challenge for Rangers will be to finish the season strongly as they prepare for their cup final on May 26.

While Hearts have been rock-solid at home in recent weeks, we are backing Rangers to come out on top and extend their dominance in this fixture.

Prediction: Hearts 0-2 Rangers