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Hibernian face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 134 games played, The Hibees have recorded 30 wins, and Hearts have come away with 66 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Hibernian inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 Nov | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 4 conceded.
The The Hibees 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 The Hibees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 9 points from their 10 games played so far, Hibernian's total of 20 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hibernian are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Hibernian | 6 games since last defeat. |