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Hearts face a trip to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 95 games played, Jambo's have recorded 27 wins, and Kilmarnock have come away with 43 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SFAC |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 30 Jul | Kilmarnock | 2 - 4 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 16 Feb | Kilmarnock | 1 - 3 | Hearts | SFAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Hearts | 2 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SFAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Kilmarnock | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Kilmarnock's 33 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 47 points from 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Hearts on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Kilmarnock. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Hearts | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |