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Hibernian face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 135 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 earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 03 Jan | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 6 conceded.
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 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hearts's 37 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hibernian lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 47 from their 28 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Jambo's, as the The Hibees have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hibernian | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |