FootyMAD's Heart Of Midlothian match preview

Last updated : 06 August 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 Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 126 games played, The Hibees have recorded 28 wins, and Hearts have come away with 61 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Hibernian inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Jambo's 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:
2004/2005Sat 23 AprHibernian2 - 2HeartsSPL
2004/2005Wed 13 AprHearts1 - 2HibernianSPL
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

Recent respective form guides

Heart Of Midlothian's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Jambo's have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Hibernian's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 3 points from 1 games. Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts61238105
Hibernian6132996

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for The Hibees could well see them head back from Tynecastle Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hearts Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Hibernian Undefeated in last 3 away games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.