In a weekend match in week 18, on Sun Dec 12th, Hearts and Rangers will play a match in Edinburgh in a clash of the Premiership. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 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 with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Livingston was frustrated by Hearts’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hearts ended the match with the shutout victory. Hearts is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Rangers, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Dundee. Joe Aribo struck first for Rangers in the 36th minute on a feed from Glen Kamara, 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 looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Rangers and Hearts battled to a 1-1 draw. John Lundstram struck first for Rangers in the 40th minute, but Craig Halkett got the equalizer for Hearts in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point.
Both Alfredo Morelos and Joe Aribo have been the hottest scorers for Rangers in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Both Ben Woodburn and Stephen Kingsley have been the hottest scorers for Hearts in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.