Leaders Hearts are unbeaten in four games
Rangers come into the contest after 3-2 defeat to Motherwell
Recommended bet: Hearts to win and both teams to score @ 16/5
Title rivals Hearts and Rangers will look to move one step closer to silverware on Monday when they clash at Tynecastle Park in a huge Scottish Premiership showdown.
Hearts are still top of the table, four points ahead of third-placed Rangers, but Celtic have joined them at the summit on 73 points following their hard-fought win at Hibs on Sunday.
Monday's encounter in Edinburgh will be the fourth meeting between the two clubs, with Hearts winning two battles so far.
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Team News
Hearts boss Derek McInnes is sweating over the fitness of seven first-team players ahead of Monday's showdown.
Goalkeeper Craig Gordon is a doubt, as is Calem Nieuwenhof, Osiain McEntee, Tomas Magnusson, Finaly Pollock, Cameron Devlin and Eduardo Ageu.
Rangers trio Bailey Rice, Ryan Naderi and Tuur Rommens are all expected to miss the contest through injury.
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The stats
Hearts beat rivals Hibernian 2-1 away from home last week to extend their unbeaten run to four matches.
The Jam Tarts have yet to lose at home this season, winning 13 and drawing four of their 17 games at Tynecastle.
Hearts have scored twice in all three of their meetings with Rangers this season.
Rangers have the best away goals record in the Scottish Premiership this season, scoring 30 times in 16 games.
The Gers have only lost once away from home all season.
Hearts lost 4-2 to Rangers in February, but have beaten the Gers twice this season.
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Prediction
Hearts are in the driving seat in the race for the title and they can all but end Rangers' pursuit with a win this weekend.
While Rangers will feel they can throw their hat back in the ring with victory, there have been signs that their consistency is slipping.
Last week's 3-2 defeat to Motherwell was alarming, especially at Ibrox, and while their away record across the campaign is consistent, they have only won two of their last six away matches in all competitions.
Hearts have been ruthless in front of their own fans and they know they can beat Rangers, having done so on two occasions so far this season.
The fact that Hearts have scored two goals in every game they have faced Rangers suggests they can rack up the goals in another entertaining battle in Edinburgh.
Score prediction: Hearts 3-1 Rangers
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