The hosts will have been delighted with their 2023-24 campaign considering they accumulated 14 more points than they did in 2022-23.
Hearts also conceded 42 goals last term, 15 fewer than in the previous campaign.
Their home record in the league since December 23 has been strong, and they were unbeaten in their last 11 Premiership games at Tynecastle Park.
That run also included a 2-0 win over Celtic on March 3 and a 3-3 draw against Rangers on May 18.
It should be noted though that Hearts’ overall record at the end of the season was quite poor, and the club only won once in their last six games in all competitions.
Last term was manager Steven Naismith’s first full season in charge of the Jam Tarts, and was in fact his first ever full campaign as head coach at any club.
Naismith was briefly forced to take the title of technical director after his permanent appointment in June as he had not yet achieved the necessary UEFA coaching licences to lead his side in European competitions.
The Scotsman was only officially given the position of head coach on September 6 after his side were eliminated from the Europa League, and since then he boasts a record of 23 wins, seven draws and 10 losses.
As for Rangers, while they did finish 17 points clear of the weekend’s opponents in 2023-24, they will be disappointed that rivals Celtic were able to beat them to the title by eight points due to the fact they finished only three points behind them in the regular season.
In fact, their overall points total of 85 was seven fewer than they achieved in 2022-23 and was significantly lower than the 102 points they accumulated in their most recent title-winning season, 2020-21.
To manager Philippe Clement’s credit, he only took over from Michael Beale on October 15 after the former Queens Park Rangers boss was sacked on October 1.
Clement’s side were undefeated in his first 10 top-flight matches, winning nine of these and keeping seven clean sheets.
