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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 21 of the 102 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Kilmarnock inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Kilmarnock | 0 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 May | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Kilmarnock is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Killie have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 49 points they have accumulated from 30 games. Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 30 points from their 30 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Kilmarnock | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |