FM Preview: Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell 24 Apr 2010

Last updated : 24 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell fixture

Hearts prepare to entertain Motherwell at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Jambo's are clearly on top, having won 73 and lost only 24 of the 129 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 1-0 win.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Sat 13 Mar Motherwell 3 - 1 Hearts SPL
2009/2010 Wed 30 Dec Hearts 1-0 Motherwell SPL
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Motherwell 1 - 0 Hearts SPL
2008/2009 Wed 04 Mar Hearts 2 - 1 Motherwell SPL
2008/2009 Wed 07 Jan Motherwell 1 - 0 Hearts SPL
2008/2009 Sat 09 Aug Hearts 3 - 2 Motherwell SPL
2007/2008 Sat 23 Feb Motherwell 0 - 1 Hearts SPL

Recent respective form guides

Hearts are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The Jambo's's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Motherwell have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hearts's 44 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Motherwell lie just above Hearts, picking up 48 from their 34 games so far. A win for Hearts would put the pressure on their visitors today.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Hearts 6 2 1 3 6 11 7
Motherwell 6 1 1 4 6 10 4


FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Motherwell is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Jambo's in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Hearts 11 games since last home draw.
Motherwell Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.