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Hearts face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Tuesday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 26 of the 54 previous games, with the hosts winning just 16.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Hearts inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pars in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 29 Jul | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Hearts | 4 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 4 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Pars have conceded a disappointing 11 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Hearts's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Dunfermline A. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 14 points. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 34 points they have accumulated from 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Jambo's of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at East End Park with Hearts coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Hearts | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |