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Hibernian prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Easter Road Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 54 of the 136 previous games, with the The Hibees winning just 42.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Easter Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2009, the The Hibees carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Thu 07 May | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Hibernian | 1-0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Hibees in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Jambo's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Hibernian's total of 32 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Hearts lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 23 from their 18 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Hearts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hibernian are starting to turn Easter Road Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Hearts | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |