Rangers have been struggling in 2022, but the heavy defeat against their rivals and the fact they have fallen off the top spot could provide the wake-up call that the team needs.
Hearts will certainly not make it easy for them, as the visitors are having a good season themselves, but the quality within the Gers should just shine through.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 69.73%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 11.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.07%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.89%), while for a Hearts win it was 0-1 (4.16%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.