FootyMAD's Hibernian match preview

History of the Hibernian v Heart Of Midlothian fixture

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 128 previous games, with the hosts winning just 39.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where Hearts annihilated the Jambo's 0 - 4 in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sun 02 Apr	Hibernian	0 - 4	Hearts	SFAC
2005/2006	Sat 28 Jan	Hearts	4 - 1	Hibernian	SPL
2005/2006	Sat 29 Oct	Hibernian	2 - 0	Hearts	SPL
2005/2006	Sun 07 Aug	Hearts	4 - 0	Hibernian	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 23 Apr	Hibernian	2 - 2	Hearts	SPL
2004/2005	Wed 13 Apr	Hearts	1 - 2	Hibernian	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 02 Jan	Hibernian	1 - 1	Hearts	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Hibernian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the The Hibees, with 7 goals against.

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hibernian find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 53 points they have accumulated from 34 games. Hearts sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 68 points from their 34 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hibernian	6	1	2	3	5	11	5
Hearts	6	4	1	1	13	3	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Jambo's has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Hibernian. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Hibernian	17 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hearts	4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago.