FootyMAD's Heart of Midlothian match preview

History of the Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Inverness CT face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 25 Nov	Inverness CT	0 - 0	Hearts	SPL
2006/2007	Sat 26 Aug	Hearts	4 - 1	Inverness CT	SPL
2005/2006	Sat 11 Mar	Inverness CT	0 - 0	Hearts	SPL
2005/2006	Sat 10 Dec	Hearts	0 - 0	Inverness CT	SPL
2005/2006	Sat 17 Sep	Inverness CT	0 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 12 Mar	Hearts	0 - 2	Inverness CT	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 11 Dec	Inverness CT	1 - 1	Hearts	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Inverness CT have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Caley Thistle's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 41 points they have accumulated from 26 games. Inverness CT see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 31 points from their 26 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hearts	6	3	1	2	7	3	10
Inverness CT	6	4	1	1	14	5	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Hearts	7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Inverness CT	Last drawn game 4 outings ago.