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Hearts face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 52 of the 126 previous games, with the hosts winning just 38.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 | Wed 13 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 02 Jan | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 15 Feb | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 23 Nov | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 17 Aug | Hibernian | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 02 Jan | Hearts | 4 - 4 | Hibernian | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the The Hibees in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Jambo's 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. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Hibernian are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 56 points from 33 games. Hearts's 48 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Hibees. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Hearts | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |