FootyMAD's Livingston match preview

Last updated : 24 January 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Livingston v Heart Of Midlothian fixture

Hearts face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale Stadium on Tuesday evening, 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:
2004/2005Sun 03 OctHearts0 - 0LivingstonSPL
2003/2004Sat 17 AprHearts1 - 1LivingstonSPL
2003/2004Tue 24 FebLivingston2 - 3HeartsSPL
2003/2004Sat 01 NovHearts3 - 1LivingstonSPL
2002/2003Sat 08 MarLivingston1 - 1HeartsSPL
2002/2003Sat 07 DecHearts2 - 1LivingstonSPL
2002/2003Sun 06 OctLivingston1 - 1HeartsSPL

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 4, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Hearts's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Livingston find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 16 points. Hearts's 32 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Livingston61144114
Hearts6231779

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Jambo's has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Livingston. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Livingston Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hearts Previous 4 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
6 games since last defeat.