Scottish Premiership

Rangers vs Heart of Midlothian, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Rangers
    FT
    0 - 2
    Heart of Midlothian
    • 21': Lawrence Shankland
    • 82': Lawrence Shankland

    Russell 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) Goal at 82'
    • 82': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Penalty - Saved at 82'
    • 84': John Souttar (Rangers) Yellow Card at 84'
    • 90'+3': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 93'

    Statistics

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    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

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Ibrox Stadium
    Location: Glasgow, Scotland
    Attendance: 50,697

    SPFL Premiership Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Heart of Midlothian 15 +18 32
    2 Celtic 14 +15 32
    3 Motherwell 16 +10 26
    4 Rangers 15 +9 26
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RAN Rangers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jack Butland (GK)
    5 John Souttar Yellow Card
    24 Nasser Djiga
    30 Jayden Meghoma
    2 James Tavernier Yellow Card
    11 Thelo Aasgaard
    10 Mohammed Diomande
    8 Connor Barron
    28 Bojan Miovski
    47 Mikey Moore
    23 Djeidi Gassama
    Rangers Substitutes:
    Liam Kelly, Joe Rothwell, Oliver Antman, Derek Cornelius, Nedim Bajrami, Youssef Chermiti, Danilo, Max Aarons, Findlay Curtis.

    HOM Heart of Midlothian (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Alexander Schwolow (GK)
    19 Stuart Findlay Yellow Card
    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
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    Pierre Landry Kabore, Michael Steinwender, Sabah Kerjota, Elton Kabangu, Jamie McCart, Tómas Magnússon, Zander Clark, Alan Forrest, Blair Spittal.

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