Hearts 1-2 Rangers: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 23 August 2009

Result

Hearts 1-2 Rangers

Premiership · Sunday 23 August 2009, 11:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Hearts 1-2 Rangers: match report

Hearts lost to Rangers 1-2 in the Premiership on Sunday 23 August 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

D. Witteveen opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Hearts's goal came from D. Witteveen (31'). Rangers scored through Lee McCulloch (63') and Kris Boyd (90', penalty).

Discipline: Hearts received 4 yellow cards; Rangers received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Hearts went on to finish that season 6th with 50 points, and Rangers 2nd with 75.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Hearts wins, 2 draws and 6 for Rangers.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Kenny MillerRangers
  • 4'Yellow card · SusoHearts
  • 13'Red card · Kevin ThomsonRangers
  • 30'Yellow card · Christian NadéHearts
  • 31'Goal · D. WitteveenHearts · 1-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Rubén PalazuelosHearts
  • 62'Yellow card · David ObuaHearts
  • 63'Goal · Lee McCullochRangers · 1-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Lee McCullochRangers
  • 90'Penalty goal · Kris BoydRangers · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Hearts 2, draws 2, Rangers 6.

Team news

Hearts line-up

János Balogh, Eggert Gunnthor Jonsson, José Gonçalves, David Obua, Rubén Palazuelos, Suso, Ian Blackstone, Christian Nadé, David Witteveen, Lee Wallace, Ismaël Bouzid

Rangers line-up

Allan McGregor, Sasa Papac, Steven Whittaker, Steven Davis, Kevin Thomson, John Fleck, Steven Naismith, David Weir, Lee McCulloch, Kenny Miller, Madjid Bougherra