Rangers suffered their first defeat in 17 league games last time out against Motherwell (W12 D4) though haven't lost back-to-back matches in the Scottish Premiership since March 2018 under Graeme Murty.
Hearts have won four of their six league games against Celtic and Rangers this season (D1 L1); the only side ever to win five league games against the two Old Firm clubs in a single campaign are Aberdeen, who have done so on three occasions: 1977-78, 1979-80 and 1982-83, all under Alex Ferguson.
Rangers have lost two of their three league meetings with Hearts this season; only in 1985-86 have they ever been beaten three times by the Gorgie side in a single league campaign.
Hearts have won their past five home league games, last enjoying a longer winning run at Tynecastle in the top flight from August to December 2005 (eight in a row).
One third of Youssef Chermiti's Premiership goals have come against Hearts (four of 12). The last Rangers player to score five league goals against a single opponent in a season was Fashion Sakala versus Motherwell in 2021-22, while the last player for any club to score five in a Scottish Premiership season against Hearts was Scott Sinclair in 2016-17.
