Rangers vs Heart of Midlothian, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipRussell Martin on brink as Rangers lose to Hearts at Ibrox
Furious Rangers fans again turned on Russell Martin after a 2-0 defeat to Hearts at Ibrox left the Glaswegian side still looking for their first Scottish Premiership win after five games.
Match Commentary
- 21': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 21'
- 45': Derek Cornelius (Rangers) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Oliver Antman (Rangers) Substitution at 45'
- 56': Joe Rothwell (Rangers) Substitution at 56'
- 62': Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 62'
- 67': Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) Substitution at 67'
- 68': James Tavernier (Rangers) Yellow Card at 68'
- 70': Stuart Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 70'
- 77': Tómas Magnússon (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Elton Kabangu (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Jamie McCart (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Nedim Bajrami (Rangers) Substitution at 77'
- 82': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Penalty - Saved at 82'
- 82': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 82'
- 84': John Souttar (Rangers) Yellow Card at 84'
- 90'+3': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 93'
Statistics
 HOM |
RAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 50,697
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 | Dundee | 8 | +3 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Rangers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 5 | John Souttar  |
| 24 | Nasser Djiga |
| 30 | Jayden Meghoma |
| 2 | James Tavernier |
| 11 | Thelo Aasgaard |
| 10 | Mohammed Diomande |
| 8 | Connor Barron |
| 28 | Bojan Miovski |
| 47 | Mikey Moore |
| 23 | Djeidi Gassama |
Heart of Midlothian (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 19 | Stuart Findlay |
| 4 | Craig Halkett |
| 3 | Stephen Kingsley |
| 31 | Oisin McEntee |
| 6 | Beni Baningime |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 18 | Harry Milne |
| 9 | Lawrence Shankland |
| 89 | Alexandros Kyziridis |
| 10 | Cláudio Braga |
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