Rangers 3-1 Hearts: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 7 October 2018

Result

Rangers 3-1 Hearts

Premiership · Sunday 7 October 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

Rangers · Hearts · Premiership predictions

Rangers 3-1 Hearts: match report

Rangers won against Hearts 3-1 in the Premiership on Sunday 7 October 2018. The half-time score was 3-0.

Ryan Kent opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Rangers's goals came from Ryan Kent (3'), Alfredo Morelos (13') and Scott Arfield (32'). Hearts scored through Jimmy Dunne (67').

Discipline: Rangers received 2 yellow cards; Hearts received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Rangers were 7th on 11 points from 7 and Hearts 1st on 19 points from 7. Rangers went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and Hearts 7th with 51.

Rangers lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Hearts in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rangers wins, 1 draw and 3 for Hearts.

Going into the match Rangers's last five read L-W-W-L-D and Hearts's W-D-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Ryan KentRangers · 1-0
  • 13'Goal · Alfredo MorelosRangers · 2-0
  • 15'Yellow card · Michael SmithHearts
  • 24'Yellow card · Joe WorrallRangers
  • 27'Yellow card · Jimmy DunneHearts
  • 32'Goal · Scott ArfieldRangers · 3-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Scott ArfieldRangers
  • 43'Yellow card · Demetri MitchellHearts
  • 55'Second yellow · Michael SmithHearts
  • 67'Goal · Jimmy DunneHearts · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rangers 6, draws 1, Hearts 3.

Team news

Rangers line-up (4-1-4-1)

Allan McGregor, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Joe Worrall, Jon Flanagan, Lassana Coulibaly, Daniel Candeias, Scott Arfield, Ovie Ejaria, Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos

Hearts line-up (4-4-2)

Zdeněk Zlámal, Michael Smith, John Souttar, Jimmy Dunne, Demetri Mitchell, Steven Naismith, Oliver Lee, Peter Haring, Arnaud Djoum, Uche Ikpeazu, Steven MacLean