FootyMAD's Heart of Midlothian match preview

Last updated : 23 January 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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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, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Caley Thistle will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 15 NovInverness CT0 - 1HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 20 SepHearts1 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 26 AprHearts1 - 0Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 01 MarInverness CT0 - 3HeartsSPL
2007/2008Sat 22 DecHearts2 - 3Inverness CTSPL
2007/2008Sat 22 SepInverness CT2 - 1HeartsSPL
2006/2007Sat 10 FebHearts1 - 0Inverness CTSPL

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, 5 to 4.

Inverness CT have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Caley Thistle have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hearts's 35 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Inverness CT find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 17 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts6222428
Inverness CT61055123

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 Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Inverness CT Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.