The Scottish Premiership is going to the wire and Rangers know they can’t afford any slip-ups in the title race.
Therefore, Falkirk is far from the ideal fixture for Danny Rohl and his players after John McGlynn has already caused problems for the Light Blues this term.
It was dropped points at this venue which cost Russell Martin his job in October – with the flop boss requiring a police escort out of the Falkirk Stadium.
At that stage it was hard to imagine the Glasgow giants finding a way back into the title race – but Rangers could cut the gap on table-topping Hearts to just a point once again with a win.
With both Celtic and the Jambos securing wins on Saturday, Rohl will know a victory is essential to keep pace with their rivals in a title race for the ages.
For the Bairns, they are celebrating sealing a top-six finish on their return to the top flight, and they can still catch and move into fifth to open the door to the prospect of European football.
They are set to have a big say in who will lift the trophy this season – and that all starts with the visit of Rohl’s men.
Hearts: Bain, Adams, Henderson, Lissah, Donaldson, Spencer, Tait, Yeats, Stewart, Broggio, Miller.
Subs: Hogarth, McCann, graham, Neilson, Ross, Cartwright, Allan, Wilson, Parkinson.
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Djiga, Fernandez, Meghoma, Raskin, Chukwuani, Gassama, Moore, Aasgaard, Chermiti.
Subs: Kelly, Souttar, Aarons, Barron, Diamonde, Antman, Skov Olsen, Bajrami, Miovski.
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