FootyMAD's Heart Of Midlothian match preview

Last updated : 12 April 2005 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 on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 125 games played, The Hibees have recorded 27 wins, and Hearts have come away with 61 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sun 02 JanHibernian1 - 1HeartsSPL
2004/2005Sun 24 OctHearts2 - 1HibernianSPL
2003/2004Sun 15 FebHibernian1 - 1HeartsSPL
2003/2004Sun 23 NovHearts2 - 0HibernianSPL
2003/2004Sun 17 AugHibernian1 - 0HeartsSPL
2002/2003Thu 02 JanHearts4 - 4HibernianSPL
2002/2003Sun 03 NovHibernian1 - 2HeartsSPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart Of Midlothian have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 8 conceded.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Hibees have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hearts's 48 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Hibernian are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 53 points from 31 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts6213887
Hibernian62049146

FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Hibernian on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the The Hibees. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hearts 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Hibernian 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.