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Hearts face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 25 of the 53 previous games, with the hosts winning just 16.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Hearts | 4 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 4 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 10 Nov | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 3 | Hearts | SLGC |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Sep | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Pars have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Jambo's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Hearts only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at East End Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Hearts | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |