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Hearts prepare to entertain Dunfermline Athletic at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 34 of the 51 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 10 Nov | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 3 | Hearts | SLC |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Sep | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Hearts | 2-1 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 31 Aug | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart Of Midlothian have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Jambo's score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Dunfermline A. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pars have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hearts's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Dunfermline A. see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 16 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Jambo's's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Dunfermline A.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Dunfermline A. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |