FM Preview: Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian 01 Jan 2011

Last updated : 31 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 136 games played, The Hibees have recorded 30 wins, and Hearts have come away with 67 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sun 07 NovHibernian0 - 2HeartsSPL
2009/2010Sat 01 MayHibernian1 - 2HeartsSPL
2009/2010Sat 20 MarHearts2 - 1HibernianSPL
2009/2010Sun 03 JanHibernian1 - 1HeartsSPL
2009/2010Sat 07 NovHearts0 - 0HibernianSPL
2008/2009Thu 07 MayHearts0 - 1HibernianSPL
2008/2009Sat 14 MarHibernian1 - 0HeartsSPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Jambo's, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Hearts, Hibernian are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Hibees have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hearts's total of 36 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 16 points from their 18 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts651014216
Hibernian61238115

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Hibees are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Hearts. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Hearts Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 8 matches.
Hibernian Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.