FM Preview: Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian 28 Aug 2011

Last updated : 27 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview 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 137 games played, The Hibees have recorded 30 wins, and Heart of Midlothian have come away with 68 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 03 Apr Hibernian 2 - 2 Hearts Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 01 Jan Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 07 Nov Hibernian 0 - 2 Hearts Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Hibernian 1 - 2 Hearts Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Hearts 2 - 1 Hibernian Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sun 03 Jan Hibernian 1 - 1 Hearts Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Hearts 0 - 0 Hibernian Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Jambo's have scored 10, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Hibees have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Heart of Midlothian see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,

Hibernian are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 4 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Heart of Midlothian 6 2 2 2 7 7 8
Hibernian 6 2 0 4 9 11 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Hibernian are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Tynecastle Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Heart of Midlothian 6 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Hibernian 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.

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