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History of the Heart Of Midlothian v Aberdeen fixture

Hearts prepare to entertain Aberdeen at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 120 games played, Jambo's have recorded 58 wins, and Aberdeen have come away with 24 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2005, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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:
2004/2005	Sun 22 May	Aberdeen	2 - 0	Hearts	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 29 Jan	Hearts	1-0	Aberdeen	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 07 Nov	Aberdeen	0 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 14 Aug	Hearts	0 - 0	Aberdeen	SPL
2003/2004	Wed 11 Feb	Hearts	1 - 0	Aberdeen	SPL
2003/2004	Sun 09 Nov	Aberdeen	0 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 09 Aug	Hearts	2 - 0	Aberdeen	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart Of Midlothian have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The Dons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hearts are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points. Aberdeen's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hearts	6	3	0	3	13	8	9
Aberdeen	6	3	1	2	9	8	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Hearts only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hearts	Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Aberdeen	No sequences of note