- 流浪者队在过去八场比赛中有六场未能获胜
- 红心大战在过去的七场比赛中没有输过一球，包括2-0战胜凯尔特人
- 詹姆斯·塔弗尼尔在过去9次为流浪者队出场中攻入5球
流浪者队在击败红心大战时可能会遇到问题
红心大战将在周日对阵状态不佳的流浪者队；苏格兰杯半决赛。詹博斯队状态良好，主教练史蒂文·奈史密斯相信他们已经从11月联赛杯半决赛在汉普登3-1负于格尔斯队的比赛中吸取了教训。
奈史密斯是一个聪明的战术家，很少有红心大战的球迷会对他们目前的处境有任何抱怨。
这场比赛很可能会失败，但如果流浪者队不能摆脱令人担忧的状态下滑，他们将战斗到底，甚至可能将比赛拖入加时赛和点球大战。
Cup不是Clement’；s的主要目标
菲利普·克莱门特’；的球队在过去的八场比赛中只赢了两场，在与罗斯郡和邓迪的比赛中以糟糕的成绩丢掉了冠军争夺战的主动权。虽然输给雄鹿队令人震惊，但在Dens公园球场的平局看起来是不可避免的
轻蓝队将在这场比赛中控制控球权，就像他们在对阵邓迪队时一样，但红心队有防守纪律，可以坐下来吸收。他们也可能在定位球方面造成一些问题，这可能最终是他们进球的最佳途径。
考虑到流浪者队，支持詹博斯队以两球领先的优势获胜似乎是明智之举；最近的挣扎以及这场比赛是红心大战的事实；一段时间以来的唯一焦点。
- Rangers have failed to win six of their last eight matches in all competitions
- Hearts have not lost by more than one goal in their last seven games, including a 2-0 win over Celtic
- James Tavernier has scored five goals in his last nine appearances for Rangers
Rangers may encounter problems beating Hearts
Hearts will present stiff opposition for an out-of-sorts Rangers in Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final. The Jambos are in good form and manager Steven Naismith believes they have learned from their 3-1 League Cup semi-final defeat at Hampden to the Gers back in November.
Naismith is a clever tactician and few Hearts fans can have any complaints about their current situation.
Defeat in this game is likely, but they will battle to the end and may even be able to take the contest to extra-time and penalties if Rangers cannot shake off a worrying slump in form.
Cup is not Clement’s prime objective
Phillipe Clement’s side have won only two of their last eight games in all competitions and threw away their initiative in the title race with poor results against Ross County and Dundee. While the loss to the Staggies was astounding, the draw at Dens Park looked rather inevitable
The Light Blues will dominate possession in this clash, just like they did against Dundee, but Hearts have the defensive discipline to sit in and soak it up. They may also cause some problems from set pieces, which may ultimately be their best route to getting a goal.
Backing the Jambos to win with a two-goal headstart seems a wise move given Rangers’ recent struggles and the fact that This match has been Hearts’ sole focus for some time.
