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Kilmarnock face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Killie will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 54 and win only 19 of the 98 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Kilmarnock | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Kilmarnock | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Jambo's's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The Killie have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Killie's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 51 points they have accumulated from 32 games. Kilmarnock's 46 points from 32 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 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Killie could well see them head back from Tynecastle Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Kilmarnock | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |