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Hearts face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 53 of the 118 previous games, with the hosts winning just 43.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 May | Hearts | 3 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Apr | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 04 Dec | Motherwell | 6 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Sep | Hearts | 4 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Hearts's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far, Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Hearts | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Jambo's have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Fir Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Hearts | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. 10 games since last defeat. |