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Hibernian prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Easter Road Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 54 of the 135 previous games, with the The Hibees winning just 41.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Easter Road Stadium was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 11 Jan | Hibernian | 0-2 | Hearts | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 19 Oct | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 Nov | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 06 Aug | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 May | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Hibernian's 36 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 48 points they have accumulated from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hibernian | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Hibernian's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Hearts | 7 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |