Hearts 2-1 Glasgow Rangers - May 16, 1998 / Scottish FA Cup 1997/1998
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Team line-ups
Hearts
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Gilles Rousset | 34 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dave McPherson | 34 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Weir | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Ritchie | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Naysmith | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stefano Salvatori | 30 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stephen Fulton | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Colin Cameron | 2 | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Thomas Flögel | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil McCann | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stéphane Adam | 5278 | 29 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
3
Glasgow Rangers
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Andy Goram | 34 | 177 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Gough | 36 | 222 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joachim Björklund | 27 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lorenzo Amoruso | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stale Stensaas | 46 | 26 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Sergio Porrini | 29 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gennaro Gattuso | 20 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stuart McCall | 68 | 33 | 156 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ian Ferguson | 31 | 131 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Laudrup | 29 | 150 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gordon Durie | 32 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
29.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
104
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Grant Murray | 22 | |||||
F |
Jim Hamilton | 78 | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Robertson | 33 |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Craig Moore | 22 | |||||
M |
Ian Durrant | 68 | 31 | 133 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ally McCoist | 8146 | 35 | 227 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy Goram
IN
Antti Niemi
OUT
Stuart McCall
IN
Jörg Albertz
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
135
Success rate in this team:
49 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Jefferies vs Glasgow Rangers
5 victories
5 draws
18 losses
Jefferies vs Smith
5 victories
5 draws
18 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
50
372
Success rate in this team:
65 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
65 %
Smith vs Hearts
20 victories
7 draws
7 losses
Smith vs Jefferies
18 victories
5 draws
5 losses
Referee
William Young
3 victories |
2 draws |
4 losses |
Hearts9 matches | General total | Glasgow Rangers22 matches | 14 victories |
3 draws |
5 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Hearts1 match | Season total | Glasgow Rangers1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on May 15, 2005 | Latest figure on November 14, 2004 |
Videos
Key figures

Hearts keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a draw vs Glasgow Rangers in Scottish FA Cup running (since 13/03/1968). It's a record streak. The first of history

Hearts keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored vs Glasgow Rangers in Scottish FA Cup running (since 08/03/1980). It's a record streak. The first of history

Walter Smith has registered 50 goal(s) in Scottish FA Cup since the 16/04/1991 as the manager of next after this match..
Pre-match
Current form
Neutral ground | DAirdrieonians 1878 0-0 Heart of Midlothian04/04/1992 | DAirdrieonians 1878 1-1 Heart of Midlothian14/04/1992 | LGlasgow Rangers 2-1 Heart of Midlothian03/04/1993 | LAirdrieonians 1878 1-0 Heart of Midlothian08/04/1995 | LGlasgow Rangers 4-3 Heart of Midlothian24/11/1996 |
Overall | DHeart of Midlothian 1-1 Motherwell08/04/1998 | LHibernian 2-1 Heart of Midlothian11/04/1998 | DHeart of Midlothian 1-1 St. Johnstone18/04/1998 | LHeart of Midlothian 0-3 Glasgow Rangers25/04/1998 | DAberdeen 2-2 Heart of Midlothian02/05/1998 | VHeart of Midlothian 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic09/05/1998 |
Current form
Neutral ground | DKilmarnock 0-0 Glasgow Rangers10/04/1994 | VGlasgow Rangers 2-1 Kilmarnock13/04/1994 | LDundee United 1-0 Glasgow Rangers21/05/1994 | LGlasgow Rangers 1-2 Aberdeen24/10/1995 | VGlasgow Rangers 4-3 Heart of Midlothian24/11/1996 | VHamilton Academical 0-1 Glasgow Rangers07/08/1997 |
Overall | VCeltic Glasgow 1-2 Glasgow Rangers05/04/1998 | VGlasgow Rangers 2-0 Celtic Glasgow12/04/1998 | LAberdeen 1-0 Glasgow Rangers19/04/1998 | VHeart of Midlothian 0-3 Glasgow Rangers25/04/1998 | LGlasgow Rangers 0-1 Kilmarnock02/05/1998 | VDundee United 1-2 Glasgow Rangers09/05/1998 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
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Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 3 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
Winless streak | 5 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 4 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 2 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 5 | 11 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
12 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
11 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.83 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.83 |
Betting aid
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
5 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
Bookings
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
- | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Jörg Albertz | ![]() |
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- | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | Ally McCoist | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
155 gf
197 ga
Away
137 gf
286 ga
Neutral ground
7 gf
15 ga
Total
299 gf
498 ga
Historical head to head
Home
286 gf
137 ga
Away
197 gf
155 ga
Neutral ground
15 gf
7 ga
Total
498 gf
299 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
September 25, 1905 |
Neutral ground | No success yet |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
January 22, 1972 |
Neutral ground | 2 - 0 |
March 30, 1977 |
Latest head to head
April 25, 1998 - Premier Division 1997/1998
February 28, 1998 - Premier Division 1997/1998
December 20, 1997 - Premier Division 1997/1998
August 04, 1997 - Premier Division 1997/1998
May 10, 1997 - Premier Division 1996/1997
Best historical scorers against Glasgow Rangers
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John Robertson | 2 goals | 1996 - 1997 |
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Stephen Fulton | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
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Jim Hamilton | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
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Graham Shaw | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
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David Weir | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
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John Colquhoun | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Hearts
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Gordon Durie | 10 goals | 1994 - 1997 |
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Paul Gascoigne | 6 goals | 1995 - 1996 |
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Jörg Albertz | 5 goals | 1996 - 1998 |
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Ally McCoist | 5 goals | 1993 - 1996 |
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Brian Laudrup | 5 goals | 1995 - 1996 |
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Marco Negri | 3 goals | 1997 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Glasgow Rangers
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Gilles Rousset | 3 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
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Neil Pointon | 3 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
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Paul Ritchie | 3 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
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Stephen Fulton | 3 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
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John Robertson | 3 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
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Pasquale Bruno | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs Hearts
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Brian Laudrup | 17 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
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Richard Gough | 15 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
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Alex Cleland | 15 matches | 1995 - 1998 |
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Andy Goram | 13 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
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Stuart McCall | 11 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
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Alan McLaren | 11 matches | 1994 - 1997 |
They played in both sides
3 matches


18 matches
2 matches


29 matches
2 matches


46 matches
2 matches


4 matches
1 match


100 matches
1 match


57 matches
They played in both sides
1 match


100 matches
1 match


57 matches
2 matches


46 matches
2 matches


29 matches
3 matches


18 matches
2 matches


4 matches
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