Hearts vs Rangers prediction and betting tips on August 3, 2024
Game Prediction
Hearts and Rangers will play in the 1st round of the Scottish Premiership on August 3, 2024. Last season, they were in the top 3, and now they want to start well.
Hearts vs Rangers: key statistics and trends
- Hearts has not won 4 times in a row.
- Rangers has lost all 4 previous games.
- The most common score between the clubs is a 2-0 result in favour of Rangers (17 times).
- Hearts wins the first half in 34% of matches, Rangers does the same win in 49% of confrontations.
Hearts – the shape of the team and its analysis:
Hearts has experienced very different pages in the turbulent biography. Nevertheless, the club finished the Premiership in 3rd position, when only a couple of giants from Glasgow are higher. So the start of Steven Naismith’s full-fledged career as a coach can be considered successful.
In fact, the club needs to hold the positions at the inner arena and try to achieve some results in the European competitions. Still, it is reasonable to mention that friendly matches do not inspire optimism.
Rangers – the shape of the team and its analysis:
After a one-time exclusion, which happened under the leadership of Gerrard, “the Light Blues” returned to their traditional niche – 2nd place of the championship. They finished there in the spring. And an attempt to sweeten another vice-championship with the Scottish Cup failed – the final was lost again to Celtic.
This time, the club has to do its best from the very beginning: it will proceed to the Champions League qualification after the start in the Premiership. And there the opponent showed good tone - who will Clement use on the field and who will have a rest is a pretty nice question.
Hearts: team news
Naismith has no losses.
Rangers: team news
The vice-champion starts the season with a full squad.
Hearts vs Rangers: possible starting line-ups
Hearts (possible line-up): Gordon - Rowles, Kent, Oyegoke, Taylor – Grant, Devlin, Forrest, Dhanda, Oda – Tagawa.
Rangers (possible line-up): Butland – Dias, Davies, Souttar, Sterling – Barron, Diomande, Cortes, Lawrence, Wright – Dessers.
Previous head-to-head matches: Hearts vs Rangers
“The Light Blues” had won 4 times in a row before a 3-3 draw on the field of Hearts in May.
Free prediction for the match Hearts vs Rangers
Despite all the progress of the hosts, the guests from Glasgow remain at a higher level. We bet on their victory in the following battle (odd: 1.64).