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Hearts face a trip to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 96 games played, Jambo's have recorded 27 wins, and Kilmarnock have come away with 44 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, the Killie carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Kilmarnock | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SFAC |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 30 Jul | Kilmarnock | 2 - 4 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 16 Feb | Kilmarnock | 1 - 3 | Hearts | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Killie in those games, with 9 conceded.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Kilmarnock's 29 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 33 points they have accumulated from 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Hearts on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Kilmarnock. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hearts | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |