Heart Of Midlothian vs Rangers

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Nick Walsh 🔁 1st Phase - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 18
1st Phase Table
Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Rangers 2
Referee Stats
25 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.08
Reds avg 0.12
Penalties avg 0.32
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Rangers controlled possession (57%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11
Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

0
Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-7-3

Goals For / Against

37 / 22
Avg: 1.95 / 1.16

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1

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
GF
1.95
0.58
GA
1.16
41%
O2.5
50%
41%
BTTS
63%
53%
Score 1st
56%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank1st
Rangers rank2nd
Heart Of Midlothian points70
Rangers points69
Heart Of Midlothian: #1 · 70 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rangers: #2 · 69 pts · GD +35
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals7-1
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rangers last 5 away

W W D D D
Points9/15
Weighted index73
Goals10-6
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.538%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 81% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%
Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home59%
Rangers score away94%
Rangers clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first53%
Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first89%
Rangers score first56%
Rangers win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · Rangers 100%
Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 46.7' · Rangers 19.3'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.95 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.58 vs 1.16
Rangers score away1.95 vs 1.16
Rangers concede away1.16 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian score 23% above league average, while Rangers score 68% above league average.
Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 50% below league average at home, and Rangers are 27% 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: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1

Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
0-15 6
31-45 6
46-60 6
16-30 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
12
8
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
6
10
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
327
420
Passes Accurate
232
326
Passes %
71%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
12'
12' VAR
B. Miovski
Goal cancelled
38'
38' Goal · 1-1
S. Findlay
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kyziridis
42'
42' Goal · 2-1
L. Shankland
Normal Goal · Assist: Cláudio Braga
46'
46' M. Diomandé
1st substitution · For: Youssef Chermiti
61'
61' O. McEntee
63'
63' J. Tavernier
2nd substitution · For: D. Gassama
74'
74' C. Barron
3rd substitution · For: T. Aasgaard
74'
74' B. Miovski
4th substitution · For: Danilo
81'
81' D. Sterling
5th substitution · For: C. Nsiala-Makengo
83'
83' T. Magnússon
1st substitution · For: B. Baningime
83'
83' Cláudio Braga
2nd substitution · For: A. Forrest
88'
88' S. Kingsley
3rd substitution · For: J. McCart
88'
88' A. Kyziridis
4th substitution · For: S. Kerjota
90'
90' Goal · 2-2
Youssef Chermiti
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Aasgaard
90+2'
90+2' B. Baningime
90+3'
90+3' L. Shankland
5th substitution · For: E. Kabangu
90+4'
90+4' M. Moore

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

Heart Of Midlothian beat Rangers 2-1 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Nick Walsh. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: VAR intervened at 12' for Rangers (Goal cancelled). Heart Of Midlothian leveled the score at 38' when S. Findlay scored, with the assist credited to A. Kyziridis, making the score 1-1. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 42' when L. Shankland scored, with the assist credited to Cláudio Braga, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Rangers made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Diomandé replacing Youssef Chermiti. O. McEntee received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 61'. Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Tavernier replacing D. Gassama. Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 74', with C. Barron replacing T. Aasgaard. Rangers made their 4th substitution at 74', with B. Miovski replacing Danilo. Rangers made their 5th substitution at 81', with D. Sterling replacing C. Nsiala-Makengo. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 83', with T. Magnússon replacing B. Baningime. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 83', with Cláudio Braga replacing A. Forrest. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 88', with S. Kingsley replacing J. McCart. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 88', with A. Kyziridis replacing S. Kerjota. Rangers found a late equaliser at 90' when Youssef Chermiti scored, with the assist credited to T. Aasgaard, making the score 2-2. B. Baningime received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 90+2'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with L. Shankland replacing E. Kabangu. M. Moore received a yellow card for Rangers at 90+4'.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Rangers controlled possession (57%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games34
Home Wins6
Draws6
Away Wins22
Over 2.5 Goals22 (64.7%)
BTTS18 (52.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games17
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals12 (70.6%)
BTTS11 (64.7%)

Heart Of Midlothian vs Rangers Head-to-Head History by Season