RANGERS and Hearts meet in Scotland's game of the day and what a showdown this should be.
The Ibrox side have surged to the top of the league having overhauled Celtic's eight point gap and are now two points ahead with a better goal difference.
They are flying under Philippe Clement who has completely transformed not the team really, but their mentality and instilled a steely determination.
However, they will face a huge test of their mettle when Hearts visit Govan. If Steven Naismith's side displayed the form they have shown recently, they would be title challengers at the very least.
Since losing at Aberdeen at the start of December, they have won 11 and drawn the other game in their last 12 matches. It's an astonishing turnaround for the Jambos manager who was under serious pressure and facing the axe after a poor start to the season where they lost four games in a row.
They are 14 points clear in third and have looked better with each passing week.
But they won't get it tougher than facing a Rangers team who are extremely strong at their Ibrox fortress.
How the bookies view it
The layers remain unconvinced at Hearts' recent form and make Rangers huge 3/10 favourites at bet365.
Hearts will have their backers at a massive 10/1 with Paddy Power and plenty others. The draw is 19/4 with McBookie.com.
Recent head to heads
Rangers have won both league games in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as the League Cup semi-final at Hampden.
Hearts' last win at Ibrox came on the first day of the 2014/15 season when they romped to a Championship success over third placed Rangers after finishing 24 points ahead of them that term.
Players to watch
James Tavernier grabbed a double from the penalty spot last week and with Rangers at home and the amount of attacking they do, you will always get a run for your money by backing the skipper to score. He is 37/20 to score anytime with bet365.
Lawrence Shankland is on an incredible run of form just now after scoring 14 goals in his last 12 games and netting in 11 of them. He scored at Ibrox earlier this season and looks excellent value at 3/1 to hit the target again on Saturday with Paddy Power.
Anything else catch the eye?
This has the potential to be a classic and the call is for Rangers to narrowly edge it by one goal at 3/1 with bet365.
Clement's side tend to absolutely dominate possession and as good as Hearts has been, the title-chasing hosts look like they have the know-how to get over the line at the moment in what will be a highly-charged atmosphere.
Rangers have hit 20, 13 and 14 corners all by themselves in the last three games at Ibrox and with goal difference so tight, you won't see the hosts sitting back even if they are winning. Back them to win over 7.5 corners with bet365 at 11/10.
This Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Hearts will be played on Feb 24, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Rangers vs Hearts prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
