Aberdeen v Hearts 26 February 2011

Last updated : 28 February 2011 By Footymad
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History of the Aberdeen v Hearts fixture

Hearts face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 133 games played, Jambo's have recorded 43 wins, and Aberdeen have come away with 62 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Hearts inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon The Dons.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Hearts 5 - 0 Aberdeen SPL
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Aberdeen 0 - 1 Hearts SPL
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Aberdeen 0 - 1 Hearts SPL
2009/2010 Wed 27 Jan Hearts 0 - 3 Aberdeen SPL
2009/2010 Sat 09 Jan Aberdeen 2 - 0 Hearts SFAC
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Aberdeen 1 - 1 Hearts SPL
2008/2009 Tue 12 May Aberdeen 0 - 0 Hearts SPL

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by The Dons in those games, with five conceded.

Hearts's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with eight goals for and seven against.

Aberdeen see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 29 points from their 26 games played so far, Hearts's total of 54 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in third place.
 
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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Aberdeen 6 3 0 3 9 9 9
Hearts 6 4 0 2 6 6 12

FootyMad's prediction ...

Jambo's's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the game with Aberdeen, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Aberdeen Nine games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Hearts 16 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.