FootyMAD's Heart of Midlothian match preview

Last updated : 11 September 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock fixture

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 56 and win only 21 of the 103 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Hearts running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 04 AprHearts3 - 1KilmarnockSPL
2008/2009Sat 17 JanKilmarnock0 - 2HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 04 OctHearts1 - 2KilmarnockSPL
2007/2008Sat 10 MayHearts0 - 2KilmarnockSPL
2007/2008Sat 05 AprKilmarnock0 - 0HeartsSPL
2007/2008Sat 05 JanHearts1 - 1KilmarnockSPL
2007/2008Sat 27 OctKilmarnock3 - 1HeartsSPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Kilmarnock is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Killie have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hearts are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches. Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts61235105
Kilmarnock640211712

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Kilmarnock on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Hearts. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hearts 5 games since last home draw.
Kilmarnock 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.