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Hearts face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. Only 14 defeats have been registered in the 47 games, with 23 ending in victory.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Hearts inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pars in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Dunfermline | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Dunfermline | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Dunfermline | 3 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Dunfermline | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Dunfermline | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Pars's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Hearts's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Dunfermline are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 3 games. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 6 points they have accumulated from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hearts are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from East End Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Hearts | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |