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Hearts vs Rangers (2025-12-21T13:30:00.000Z)

Premiership Round 18
  • Tynecastle Park
  • Nick Walsh
2 - 1Full time

Hearts vs Rangers (2025-12-21T13:30:00.000Z)


Match review

Hearts 2-1 Rangers: Findley and Shankland move leaders nine points clear

With second-place Celtic not playing until later on Sunday, leaders Hearts took full advantage to go nine points clear at the summit.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    42%
    58%
  • 1.70
    Expected goals (xG)
    2.33
  • 14
    Total shots
    11
  • 4
    Big chances
    4

Events

Stuart Findlay (1 - 0)assist by Alexandros Kiziridis
38‎’‎
46‎’‎
61‎’‎
90‎’‎+2
90‎’‎+4
7.4

Hearts

4-2-3-1

6.4

Rangers

3-5-2
7.4
Hearts
4-2-3-1
6.5
25Schwolow
6.4
Rangers
3-5-2

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    42%
    58%
  • 1.70
    Expected goals (xG)
    2.33
  • 14
    Total shots
    11
  • 4
    Big chances
    4

Player of the Match

Lawrence Shankland
Hearts
8.3

About the match

    Hearts faces Rangers at Tynecastle Park on Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 13:30 UTC. This match is part of the Premiership. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Hearts and Rangers have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Hearts vs Rangers live score with a full set of match features, including:

  • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

  • Real-time extensive stats powered by Opta: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.

  • The lineups are:
    Hearts (4-2-3-1): Alexander Schwolow - Michael Steinwender, Frankie Kent, Stuart Findlay, Stephen Kingsley - Oisin McEntee, Cameron Devlin - Alexandros Kiziridis, Tomas Magnusson, Claudio Braga - Lawrence Shankland.
    Rangers (3-5-2): Jack Butland - James Tavernier, Dujon Sterling, Emmanuel Fernandez - Max Aarons, Nicolas Raskin, Connor Barron, Mohamed Diomande, Jayden Meghoma - Mikey Moore, Bojan Miovski.

  • Unavailable players for Hearts: Pierre Landry Kabore (international duty), Calem Nieuwenhof (injury), Ageu (injury), Finlay Pollock (injury). Unavailable players for Rangers: Nasser Djiga (international duty), Bailey Rice (injury), Derek Cornelius (injury), John Souttar (injury), Nedim Bajrami (injury), Oliver Antman (injury), Rabbi Matondo (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Hearts and Rangers have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Hearts 9 win(s), Rangers 31 win(s), and 9 draw(s).

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Insights

  • Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Ranked 2 at home this season

  • Claudio Braga is the competition's top scorer (8)

  • Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Ranked 2 away from home this season

  • James Tavernier has created the most big chances for Rangers (6)

Tynecastle ParkEdinburgh, Scotland
Capacity20,099
Attendance18,829
94%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
8°C

Who will win?


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Tynecastle ParkEdinburgh, Scotland
Capacity20,099
Attendance18,829
94%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
8°C

About the match

Insights

  • Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Ranked 2 at home this season

  • Claudio Braga is the competition's top scorer (8)

  • Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Ranked 2 away from home this season

  • James Tavernier has created the most big chances for Rangers (6)

Who will win?