Heart Of Midlothian vs Rangers

Heart Of Midlothian

2 - 1

Rangers

🕒 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ John Beaton 🔁 Championship Group - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 35

Championship Group Table

Heart Of Midlothian 2 · Rangers 5

Referee Stats

John Beaton

18 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-13).
Rangers controlled possession (58%).
Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11

Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-7-3

Goals For / Against

37 / 22

Avg: 1.95 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.58

PPG

1.79

1.95

0.58

1.16

100%

O2.5

100%

50%

BTTS

100%

Score 1st

100%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank2nd

Rangers rank5th

Heart Of Midlothian points10

Rangers points3

Heart Of Midlothian: #2 · 10 pts · GD +3

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rangers: #5 · 3 pts · GD -2

7 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 7 pts from safety.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W

Points6/6

Weighted index100

Goals5-1

Record2-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rangers last 5 away

W L L

Points3/9

Weighted index50

Goals7-7

Record1-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 67%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home50%

Rangers score away100%

Rangers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first0%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first0%

Rangers score first100%

Rangers win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · Rangers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian — · Rangers 11.3'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.95 vs 1.73

Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.58 vs 1.73

Rangers score away1.95 vs 1.73

Rangers concede away1.16 vs 1.73

Heart Of Midlothian score 12% above league average, while Rangers score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 67% below league average at home, and Rangers are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

302

416

Passes Accurate

213

319

Passes %

71%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Sterling

Normal Goal

37'

37' L. Shankland

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Chesnokov

1st substitution · For: B. Spittal

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Kingsley

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Skov Olsen

1st substitution · For: D. Gassama

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

L. Shankland

Normal Goal

72'

72' M. Diomandé

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Sterling

2nd substitution · For: T. Rommens

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Moore

3rd substitution · For: T. Aasgaard

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ N. Raskin

4th substitution · For: R. Naderi

80'

80' E. Fernandez

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Kyziridis

2nd substitution · For: J. McCart

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Cláudio Braga

3rd substitution · For: P. Kabore

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Diomandé

5th substitution · For: B. Miovski

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Kingsley

4th substitution · For: F. Kent

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ L. Shankland

5th substitution · For: J. Altena

Heart Of Midlothian vs Rangers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Rangers 2-1 on Monday, 04 May 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by John Beaton. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Rangers took the lead at 23' when D. Sterling scored, making the score 0-1. L. Shankland received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 37'.

Second half: Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Chesnokov replacing B. Spittal. Heart Of Midlothian leveled the score at 54' when S. Kingsley scored, making the score 1-1. Rangers made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Skov Olsen replacing D. Gassama. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 71' when L. Shankland scored, making the score 2-1. M. Diomandé received a yellow card for Rangers at 72'. Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. Sterling replacing T. Rommens. Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 75', with M. Moore replacing T. Aasgaard. Rangers made their 4th substitution at 75', with N. Raskin replacing R. Naderi. E. Fernandez received a yellow card for Rangers at 80'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 82', with A. Kyziridis replacing J. McCart. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Cláudio Braga replacing P. Kabore. Rangers made their 5th substitution at 83', with M. Diomandé replacing B. Miovski. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 90', with S. Kingsley replacing F. Kent. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with L. Shankland replacing J. Altena.

Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions while Rangers used 5 substitutions. Heart Of Midlothian got 1 yellow card, while Rangers got 2 yellow cards.