EDINBURGH. Rangers overcomes Hearts 1-0 after A. Sima scored just 1 goal (34′).
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum assisted by Calum Spence and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.25 degrees Celsius or 37.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hearts stays with 23 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rangers will has 34 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Hearts – Formation
Hearts
46'
62'
Hearts started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Steven Naismith decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark , Stephen Kingsley , Frankie Kent , Kye Rowles , Nathaniel Atkinson , Calem Nieuwenhof , Beni Baningime , Jorge Grant , Alex Cochrane , Lawrence Shankland and Kyosuke Tagawa .
The home team had on the bench: Craig Gordon, Craig Halkett , Peter Haring, Yutaro Oda , Alan Forrest , Barrie McKay , Toby Sibbick, Aidan Denholm, Kenneth Vargas and Craig Gordon .
Substitutions
Hearts made 3 changes: Jorge Grant for Yutaro Oda (46′), Nathaniel Atkinson for Kenneth Vargas (46′) and Kyosuke Tagawa for Alan Forrest (65′).
Player of the match: Frankie Kent
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Frankie Kent.
His rating is with 59 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 20.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
34'
Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Philippe Clement played with: Jack Butland , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Leon Balogun , Rıdvan Yılmaz , John Lundstram , Tom Lawrence , Ross McCausland , Todd Cantwell , Abdallah Sima and Danilo .
These were the players on the bench: John Souttar, Cyriel Dessers, Sam Lammers, José Cifuentes , Rabbi Matondo, Dujon Sterling , Kemar Roofe , Ben Davies and Robby McCrorie.
Rangers could not rely on the presence of José Cifuentes (injured).
Substitutions
Rangers made 5 changes: Tom Lawrence for José Cifuentes (19′), Todd Cantwell for Sam Lammers (88′), Danilo for Kemar Roofe (71′), Rıdvan Yılmaz for Dujon Sterling (71′) and Todd Cantwell for Sam Lammers (88′).
Player of the match: James Tavernier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was James Tavernier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – St. Mirren – 1-0
- Hearts – Rangers – 0-1
- Celtic – Hibernian – 4-1
- Aberdeen – Kilmarnock – 0-1
