Rangers 3-0 Hearts: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 3 April 2019

Result

Rangers 3-0 Hearts

Premiership · Wednesday 3 April 2019, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Rangers 3-0 Hearts: match report

Rangers defeated Hearts 3-0 in the Premiership on Wednesday 3 April 2019. The half-time score was 2-0.

Jermain Defoe opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Rangers's goals came from Jermain Defoe (16'), Connor Goldson (21') and Scott Arfield (48'). Hearts did not score.

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

Going into the game Rangers were 2nd on 60 points from 31 and Hearts 5th on 50 points from 31. Rangers went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and Hearts 7th with 51.

Rangers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Hearts in a 3-5-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Rangers wins, 1 draw and 2 for Hearts.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Jermain DefoeRangers · 1-0
  • 21'Goal · Connor GoldsonRangers · 2-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Jon FlanaganRangers
  • 48'Goal · Scott ArfieldRangers · 3-0
  • 57'Yellow card · M. GodinhoHearts
  • 67'Yellow card · Arnaud DjoumHearts

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rangers 7, draws 1, Hearts 2.

Team news

Rangers line-up (4-4-2)

Allan McGregor, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Joe Worrall, Jon Flanagan, Ryan Jack, Scott Arfield, Glen Kamara, Ryan Kent, Jermain Defoe, Steven Davis

Hearts line-up (3-5-2)

Zdeněk Zlámal, John Souttar, Christophe Berra, Conor Shaughnessy, Jamie Brandon, Peter Haring, Arnaud Djoum, Oliver Božanić, M. Godinho, Craig Wighton, Sean Clare