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Hearts prepare to entertain Falkirk at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 56 wins out of 83 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 13 Nov | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Hearts | 0-0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Hearts | 5 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Oct | Falkirk | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SLGC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Falkirk | 4 - 0 | Hearts | SFAC |
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 8.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Bairns's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 37 points they have accumulated from 24 games. Falkirk's 33 points from 24 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Hearts, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Falkirk | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |