Robbie Neilson has urged Hearts to leapfrog Rangers into second place with a win on Saturday.
The Jambos are just three points behind their weekend opponents going into a hectic run of Premiership and Europa Conference League matches. After the Light Blues visit Tynecastle, Fiorentina are in town next Thursday, with Hearts heading to Florence a week later, four days after a trip to Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen, Celtic, RFS and Ross County complete an eight-game October schedule for the capital club, who finish off their Euro group stage campaign in Turkey against Istanbul Basaksehir at the start of November. It’s a schedule that is sure to put Neilson’s squad to the test but he's determined to remain strong in the less glamorous matches as well. Third position suggests that his players are coping well with the extra demands placed on them this season, and moving up a place by beating the Gers would provide a big boost at the start of a punishing month.
