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Hearts face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 129 games played, Jambo's have recorded 41 wins, and Aberdeen have come away with 61 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 May | Aberdeen | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Dec | Aberdeen | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Hearts | 4 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 12 Aug | Aberdeen | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While The Dons have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Hearts is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Jambo's have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aberdeen's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 7 points from their 7 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Dons, as the Jambo's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Hearts | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |