
The stand-out fixture in the Scottish Premiership this weekend will see Rangers and Hearts go head-to-head at Ibrox on Saturday afternoon.
Remarkably, Rangers are still searching for their first league win of the season, with each of their opening four league games of the campaign ending all square, the most recent of which was a goalless draw with Old Firm rivals Celtic.
Consequently, new Gers manager Russell Martin is already under severe pressure and in desperate need of a positive result this weekend.
However, the Light Blues can expect a stern test when high-flying Hearts come to town on Saturday afternoon.
Derek McInnes has hit the ground running as Hearts manager, with his team currently joint-top of the Scottish Premiership table.
The capital club staged a second-half comeback to claim a dramatic 2-1 win over Livingston last time out, in a game that brought up my recommended Bet Builder.
How the bookies view it: Rangers to get up and running
Despite making their worst start to a league season in over 40 years, Rangers come into this clash as short-priced 8/13 favourites on Boylesports.
A Hearts triumph at Ibrox on Saturday afternoon is as big as 3/1 on Boylesports while the draw is trading at 14/5 with the same firm. Alternatively, backing the visitors on the double chance holds plenty of appeal at 21/20 on Boylesports.
Head to head: History favours the hosts
Rangers have held the upper hand in this fixture over the years, and that was also the case last season, with the Light Blues taking top honours in two of the three meetings between the pair, with the other encounter ending all square.
Players to watch: Braga to bag?
Having scored three goals across his last two outings in the Scottish Premiership, Hearts’ Claudio Braga looks overpriced for an anytime strike on Saturday at 2/1 on Boylesports.
Djeidi Gassama has been one of the few shining lights for Rangers this season. The 22-year-old winger has registered four goals and one assist across his first 10 appearances for the Glasgow giants. Gassama is a 7/4 (Boylesports) anytime goalscorer option on Saturday.
Predicted line-ups
New arrivals Derek Cornelius and Youssef Chermiti could make their debuts for Rangers on Saturday, while it remains to be seen if Nicolas Raskin will come back into the squad after he was left out against Celtic.
Hearts were carrying a fairly heavy injury list before the international break and Eduardo Ageu and Frankie Kent have since checked into the Jam Tarts treatment room.
Rangers: Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Djiga, Meghoma; Barron, Diomande; Antman, Aasgaard Gassama; Miovski
Hearts: Clark; Steinwender, Halkett, Findlay, Milne; McEntee, Devlin, Baningime; Braga, Shankland, Kyziridis
Anything else catch the eye?
Cammy Devlin looks the stand-out option for a card during this contest at 2/1 on Boylesports.
The all-action Hearts midfielder racked up 12 yellow cards and one red card across his 41 appearances in all competitions last season.
It's also worth noting that Devlin was booked in each of his two appearances against Rangers last term.