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Hearts prepare to entertain Falkirk at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 56 wins out of 82 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2005, with Hearts annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Hearts | 5-0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Oct | Falkirk | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SLGC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Falkirk | 4 - 0 | Hearts | SFAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart Of Midlothian have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Jambo's, with 3 goals against.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bairns's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Hearts sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 6 points from their 2 games. Falkirk find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 6 points they have accumulated from 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hearts may be coming up against a decent side in Falkirk, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Jambo's. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Falkirk | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |