FM Preview: Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 18 Dec 2010

Last updated : 17 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Hearts prepare to entertain Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Jambo's are clearly on top, winning 60.00% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was two seasons ago, in January 2009, as the Jambo's squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 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:
2010/2011Sat 18 SepInverness CT1 - 3HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 24 JanHearts3-2Inverness CTSPL
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

Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Jambo's, with 5 goals against.

Inverness CT's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Caley Thistle, and 9 goals against.

Hearts's total of 32 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Inverness CT's total of 26 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts660015118
Inverness CT632113911

FootyMad's prediction ...

Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hearts Won 3 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 6 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 14 .
Inverness CT Undefeated in last 6 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.