FootyMAD's Heart Of Midlothian match preview

History of the Heart Of Midlothian v Livingston fixture

Livingston face a trip to Heart Of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Hearts running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Tue 24 Feb	Livingston	2 - 3	Hearts	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 01 Nov	Hearts	3 - 1	Livingston	SPL
2002/2003	Sat 08 Mar	Livingston	1 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2002/2003	Sat 07 Dec	Hearts	2 - 1	Livingston	SPL
2002/2003	Sun 06 Oct	Livingston	1 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2001/2002	Sun 12 May	Hearts	2 - 3	Livingston	SPL
2001/2002	Sat 19 Jan	Livingston	2 - 0	Hearts	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. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Hearts, Livingston are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Livi Lions have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 54 points from 32 games. Livingston see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 35 points from their 32 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hearts	6	1	4	1	8	7	7
Livingston	6	0	3	3	6	11	3

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Jambo's, as the Livi Lions have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Hearts	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Livingston	No win in the 6 most recent games.