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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 55 and win only 19 of the 100 games.
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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Kilmarnock | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Kilmarnock | 3 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 20 May | Kilmarnock | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Kilmarnock | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
In complete contrast to Hearts, Kilmarnock are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Killie have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 48 points from their 36 games played so far, Kilmarnock are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Jambo's, as the Killie have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Kilmarnock | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |