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Last updated : 02 May 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart Of Midlothian v Aberdeen fixture

Hearts prepare to entertain Aberdeen at Tynecastle Stadium on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 123 games played, Jambo's have recorded 60 wins, and Aberdeen have come away with 25 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, with Aberdeen inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Jambo's 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:
2005/2006Sat 11 FebHearts1-2AberdeenSPL
2005/2006Sat 04 FebHearts3 - 0AberdeenSFAC
2005/2006Sun 20 NovAberdeen1 - 1HeartsSPL
2005/2006Sat 20 AugHearts2 - 0AberdeenSPL
2004/2005Sun 22 MayAberdeen2 - 0HeartsSPL
2004/2005Sat 29 JanHearts1 - 0AberdeenSPL
2004/2005Sun 07 NovAberdeen0 - 1HeartsSPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart Of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Jambo's have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 2.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Dons have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hearts sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 71 points from their 36 games. Aberdeen's 53 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts640214312
Aberdeen63309312

FootyMad's prediction ...

Hearts may be coming up against a decent side in Aberdeen, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Jambo's. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Hearts Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Aberdeen 8 games since last defeat.