Steven Naismith and his team will be looking to get some points on the board when they play host to last season’s runners-up Rangers in this term’s curtain raiser.
The Jam Tarts earned themselves a place in Europe last time out by finishing third and with a similar carrot dangling at the end of the coming season will be desperate for more of the same.
Rangers slipped up last season with a surprise opening day defeat to Kilmarnock last term, which sparked the beginning of the end for former boss Michael Beale. But how have Hearts typically fared on the opening day of the season?
Here we take a look back at Hearts’ opening day results from all of the last 10 seasons.
9. 2015: Hearts 4-3 St Johnstone
Callum Paterson celebrates as Sam Nicholson rushes to join his team-mate in a scintillating battle at Tynecastle. Hearts built up a 3-1 through goals from Juanma, Paterson and Jamie Walker before St Johnstone tied it up. Nicholson then netted the winner. Photo: SNS Group Craig Jardine
10. 2014: Rangers 1-2 Hearts
Hearts team-mates mob Osman Sow after the striker struck a dramatic injury-time winner at Ibrox just seconds after Nicky Law had equalised for the hosts. Danny Wilson put the eventual Scottish Championship title-winners in front. Photo: SNS Group Rob Casey