The game between Hamilton Academical and Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier on Saturday, 21st August 2010 at 12:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Hearts face a trip to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, Jambo's have recorded 22 wins, and Hamilton Ac. have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, the Accies carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 21 Feb | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 06 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 12 Nov | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Accies, with 3 goals against.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Jambo's have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hamilton Ac. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Hearts lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Hamilton Ac. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Hearts | No win in the 3 most recent games. |
