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Hearts face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. Only 37 defeats have been registered in the 124 games, with 53 ending in victory.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, with Hearts inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Hibees in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 02 Jan | Hearts | 4 - 4 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 03 Nov | Hibernian | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 Aug | Hearts | 5 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Hibernian | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Oct | Hibernian | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 13 May | Hibernian | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Hibernian find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games. Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hibees, as the Jambo's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Hearts | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |