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Hearts face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 54 of the 118 previous games, with the hosts winning just 43.
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.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 04 Dec | Motherwell | 6 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Sep | Hearts | 4 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Hearts | 3 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The 'Well, with 6 goals against.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Motherwell's 37 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 49 points from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Jambo's, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hearts | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |