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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 119 previous games, with the hosts winning just 44.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the The 'Well edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in an Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Feb | Motherwell | 3 - 2 | Hearts | SLC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Motherwell | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The 'Well in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Jambo's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Jambo's, and 7 goals against.
Motherwell's 31 points from 25 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 41 points they have accumulated from 25 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Hearts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hearts are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hearts | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |