EDINBURGH. Rangers prevails over Hearts 4-0 after playing a incredible match. A. Colak (6′), A. Colak (30′), A. Morelos (76′) and (90′). Rangers was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean with the support of David McGeachie and David Roome. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Hearts

0 - 4

Rangers

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 7 Total 22
  • 1 On Target 9
  • 6 Off Target 13
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 70 Attack 116
  • 33 Dangerous attack 47
  • 84 Ball safe 126
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 8 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Rangers had a strong ball possession 66% while Hearts was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rangers won the match.​

Hearts shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Hearts received 1 yellow card (S. Humphrys). Talking about the opposition, Rangers received 2 yellow cards (B. Davies and J. Tavernier).

(Hearts) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (39′).

Match Timeline

6'
15'
Ben Davies- Yellow
30'
36'
James Tavernier- Yellow
Cammy Devlin- Red
39'
Peter Haring - sub ->A. Forrest
44'
46'
46'
46'
46'
Jorge Grant- sub ->O. Kiomourtzoglou
61'
62'
63'
64'
66'
76'
79'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After playing this match, Hearts will stay with 13 points like Aberdeen to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Rangers will have 19 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Hibernian on the 2nd of January with a 21-11 head to head record in favor of Hearts (16 draws).

Rangers will host Celtic on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
6.4
D
Michael Smith 2.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
L. Neilson 20.Scotland
6.4
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
6.2
46'
D
Alex Cochrane 19.England
6.7
M
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
6.4
44'
M
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 8.Germany
6.7
61'
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
6.6
39'
M
Stephen Humphrys 29.England
6.4
66'
F
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
6.4
46'
F
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
R. Stewart 13.Scotland
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
D
Nathaniel Atkinson 12.Australia
M
Andy Halliday 16.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
6.2
61'
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
6.2
44'
M
Robert Snodgrass 77.Scotland
6.9
46'
F
Gary Mackay-Steven 11.Scotland
F
Josh Ginnelly 30.England
6.4
62'

Hearts started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Robbie Neilson decided to play with the following team: Craig Gordon (6.4), Michael Smith (7.0), Lewis Neilson (6.4), Stephen Kingsley (6.2), Alex Cochrane (6.7), Stephen Humphrys (6.4), Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (6.7), Cameron Devlin (6.6), Alan Forrest (6.4), Barrie McKay (6.4) and Lawrence Shankland (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ross Stewart, Toby Sibbick, Nathaniel Atkinson, Andy Halliday (6.4), Jorge Grant (6.2), Peter Haring (6.2), Gary Mackay-Steven, Robert Snodgrass (6.9) and Josh Ginnelly (6.4).

Substitutions

Hearts made 5 changes: A. Forrest for P. Haring (44′), S. Kingsley for A. Halliday (46′), B. McKay for R. Snodgrass (46′), O. Kiomourtzoglou for J. Grant (61′) and L. Shankland for J. Ginnelly (62′).

Best player: Michael Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was Michael Smith.

His rating is (7.0) with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Allan McGregor 1.Scotland
6.7
D
James Tavernier 2.England
7.6
36'
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.2
D
Ben Davies 26.England
6.8
46' 15'
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
7.1
M
Ryan Jack 8.Scotland
7.0
46'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.1
M
Rabbi Matondo 17.Wales
7.1
79'
M
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
6.6
64'
M
Ryan Kent 14.England
6.9
90'
F
Antonio Colak 9.Croatia
8.6
63' 6', 30'
Substitutes
G
Jon McLaughlin 33.Scotland
D
L. King 38.Scotland
D
Rıdvan Yılmaz 3.Turkey
M
James Sands 19.United States
7.0
46'
M
Scott Wright 23.Scotland
M
Steven Davis 10.Northern Ireland
6.9
46'
F
M. Tillman 71.Germany
6.7
64'
F
F. Sakala 30.Zambia
79'
F
Alfredo Morelos 20.Colombia
7.3
63' 76'

Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Giovanni van Bronckhorst played with: Allan McGregor (6.7), James Tavernier (7.6), Connor Goldson (7.2), Ben Davies (6.8), Borna Barišić (7.1), Ryan Jack (7.0), John Lundstram (7.1), Rabbi Matondo (7.1), Scott Arfield (6.6), Ryan Kent (6.9) and Antonio Čolak (8.6).

They had on the bench: Jon McLaughlin, Leon King, James Sands (7.0), Rıdvan Yılmaz, Scott Wright, Malik Tillman (6.7), Steven Davis (6.9), Fashion Sakala and Alfredo Morelos (7.3).

Substitutions

Rangers made 5 changes: R. Jack for S. Davis (46′), B. Davies for J. Sands (46′), A. Colak for A. Morelos (63′), S. Arfield for M. Tillman (64′) and R. Matondo for F. Sakala (79′).

Best player: Antonio Čolak​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Antonio Čolak.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​