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Hearts face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, Jambo's have recorded 1 wins, and Livingston have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Hearts inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Livi in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 03 Oct | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Livingston | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Livingston | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Livingston | 2 - 3 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Hearts | 3 - 1 | Livingston | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Livingston | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Livingston | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 06 Oct | Livingston | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Livingston's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Livi have scored 6, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Hearts however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Jambo's, and 4 goals against.
Livingston are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 18 matches. Hearts's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Livingston | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Jambo's's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Livingston, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Livingston | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Hearts | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |