FootyMAD's Kilmarnock match preview

History of the Heart Of Midlothian v Kilmarnock fixture

Hearts prepare to entertain Kilmarnock at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Jambo's are clearly on top, having won 48 and lost only 18 of the 90 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2003, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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:
2003/2004	Sun 07 Mar	Kilmarnock	1 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 13 Dec	Hearts	2-1	Kilmarnock	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 13 Sep	Kilmarnock	0 - 2	Hearts	SPL
2002/2003	Sat 03 May	Kilmarnock	1 - 0	Hearts	SPL
2002/2003	Sat 08 Feb	Hearts	3 - 0	Kilmarnock	SPL
2002/2003	Sat 23 Nov	Kilmarnock	0 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2002/2003	Sat 31 Aug	Hearts	1 - 1	Kilmarnock	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart Of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 6 conceded.

Kilmarnock have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Killie have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 4 points from 2 games. Kilmarnock's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hearts	6	5	1	0	9	3	16
Kilmarnock	6	3	1	2	13	10	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Kilmarnock is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Jambo's in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Hearts	Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches.
Kilmarnock	No sequences of note