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Hearts face a trip to Dundee United at Tannadice Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 69 games played, Jambo's have recorded 20 wins, and Dundee Utd. have come away with 28 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Oct | Hearts | 4 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Feb | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 14 Aug | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 3 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Hearts | 3 - 2 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dundee United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
In complete contrast to Dundee Utd., Hearts are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Jambo's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Dundee Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 23 points from their 19 games played so far, Hearts's 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Terrors, as the Jambo's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dundee Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Hearts | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. |