Scotland - PremiershipData current as of 23 July 2026

Rangers vs Hearts: match statistics

Rangers crest
Rangers
4 : 2half-time 2:2
Hearts crest
Hearts
135%(1.93)
X35%(3.25)
230%(3.70)

Hearts lead the table with 17 wins and occupy first place, while Rangers are right behind them in second position with 14 victories. Both teams show identical form in their last 5 matches (1.6 points per game) and the same average goals scored at home/away (1.69). Rangers boast higher possession at home (62% vs 53%), but Hearts feature superior shooting accuracy (13% vs 9%). Both sides have a similar clean sheet percentage (46%) and an almost identical goal difference (Rangers +13 at home, Hearts +11 away). The form of Rangers' last 5 home matches (ddldw) and Hearts' last 5 away matches (wwwwd) suggests evenly matched strength between both teams. Taking all statistics into account, I predict a minimal advantage for the hosts, but a draw is equally probable in this evenly matched clash of the leaders.

Rangers vs Hearts: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rangers play Hearts in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 15 February 2026 at 17:30. Final score: 4:2.

Current form

Rangers: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Hearts: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rangers scores 2.00 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Hearts scores 1.76 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rangers 66%, Hearts 47%. Over 2.5: Rangers 61%, Hearts 53%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Rangers has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.65. Rangers: 16.6 shots per match, Hearts: 14.3.

Match halves

Rangers: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.13. Hearts: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 1.03.

Goals by minute

Rangers: 76-90+ (20 goals). Hearts: 76-90+ (17 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 0-0-3. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Hearts lead the table with 17 wins and occupy first place, while Rangers are right behind them in second position with 14 victories. Both teams show identical form in their last 5 matches (1.6 points per game) and the same average goals scored at home/away (1.69). Rangers boast higher possession at home (62% vs 53%), but Hearts feature superior shooting accuracy (13% vs 9%). Both sides have a similar clean sheet percentage (46%) and an almost identical goal difference (Rangers +13 at home, Hearts +11 away). The form of Rangers' last 5 home matches (ddldw) and Hearts' last 5 away matches (wwwwd) suggests evenly matched strength between both teams. Taking all statistics into account, I predict a minimal advantage for the hosts, but a draw is equally probable in this evenly matched clash of the leaders.

Half-by-half

2 : 2
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
RangersHearts
19Shots7
RangersHearts
4Shots on target3
RangersHearts
1.86xG0.91
RangersHearts
7Corners3
RangersHearts
53Dangerous attacks34
RangersHearts
17Fouls13
RangersHearts
4Cards3
RangersHearts

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2Goals scored / match1.76
RangersHearts
1.13Goals conceded / match0.89
RangersHearts
58%Average possession53%
RangersHearts
6.16Shots on target / match4.97
RangersHearts

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.55Shots per match14.26
RangersHearts
6.16Shots on target4.97
RangersHearts
12.1%Shot conversion12.4%
RangersHearts
58%Possession53%
RangersHearts
1.88xG for1.65
RangersHearts
1.21xG against1.13
RangersHearts

Shooting quality

Rangers: DominantHearts: Attacking
RangersHearts
Accuracy (shots on target)37%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Hearts is 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Rangers · 2 pts / match - Hearts

Rangers
LLLLW
Season result split
53% W32% R16% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-12-6
1.89 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-5-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Hearts
WWDWL
Season result split
63% W21% R16% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-8-6
2.11 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-4-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rangers is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Rangers · 1.76 goals / match - Hearts

Hearts is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Rangers · 0.89 goals / match - Hearts

Rangers scoring profile: strong

Rangers scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while Hearts keeps a clean sheet in 45% (17 of 38 matches).

Hearts scoring profile: very strong

Hearts scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 32% (12 of 38 matches).

76Goals scored (season)67
RangersHearts
43Goals conceded (season)34
RangersHearts
3.13Average goals in match2.66
RangersHearts
10Goals scored (last 5)9
RangersHearts
12Goals conceded (last 5)6
RangersHearts

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal89%
RangersHearts
55%2 goals61%
RangersHearts
29%3 goals24%
RangersHearts
16%4 goals3%
RangersHearts

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal55%
RangersHearts
37%2 goals21%
RangersHearts
8%3 goals11%
RangersHearts
0%4 goals3%
RangersHearts

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time21%
RangersHearts
8%BTTS in both halves5%
RangersHearts
39%Scored in both halves34%
RangersHearts

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
RangersHearts
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
RangersHearts
100%BTTS - last 580%
RangersHearts

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

84%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
RangersHearts
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
RangersHearts
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
RangersHearts

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
RangersHearts
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
RangersHearts
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
RangersHearts

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Rangers is 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.82 pts / match - Rangers · 1.5 pts / match - Hearts

Rangers - half-time state
50% leading32% draw18% trailing
Hearts - half-time state
37% leading39% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.82Points per match (1st half)1.5
RangersHearts
0.87Goals scored (1st half)0.74
RangersHearts
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
RangersHearts
1.39Average goals (1st half)1.24
RangersHearts
61%Clean sheet before half-time58%
RangersHearts
32%No goal before half-time42%
RangersHearts

After half-time (2nd half)

1.71Points per match (2nd half)2
RangersHearts
1.13Goals scored (2nd half)1.03
RangersHearts
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.39
RangersHearts
1.74Average goals (2nd half)1.42
RangersHearts
50%Clean sheet after half-time68%
RangersHearts
39%No goal after half-time34%
RangersHearts

Rangers - second-half results

47% W29% R24% P
69
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
65
Second-half points
+20
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding106%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Hearts - second-half results

55% W34% R11% P
57
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
76
Second-half points
+24
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding170%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match2.42.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 6
Hearts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Rangers
ScoredConceded
13
5
0-15
9
9
16-30
11
6
31-45
15
7
46-60
8
8
61-75
20
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (20 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +12 - wins late phases.

Hearts
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
13
8
16-30
11
6
31-45
12
6
46-60
10
2
61-75
17
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.89
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
79%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.67
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Hearts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
148%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

RangersLigaHearts
Average goals in match 3.132.78 2.66
Both teams scored 66%52% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%53% 53%
Clean sheets 32%28% 45%
Goal before half-time 84%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Rangers 0 - 0 - 3 Hearts. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Rangers vs Hearts?

The Premiership match finished Rangers 4:2 Hearts. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Rangers and Hearts?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Rangers won 0, Hearts won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Rangers vs Hearts?

Rangers score 2.00 goals per game on average and Hearts 1.76. The Premiership average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 66% of Rangers's matches and 47% of Hearts's.

What form are Rangers and Hearts in?

Over the last 5 games Rangers have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Hearts 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rangers vs Hearts?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Rangers vs Hearts: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.