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Hearts travel to take on St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 104 games played, Jambo's have recorded 30 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 46 victories.
The last time the two teams met at St. Mirren was back in November 2000, over five years ago, with Hearts inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Hearts | 0 - 1 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 31 Jan | Hearts | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | St. Mirren | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 20 Sep | Hearts | 2 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 25 Mar | Hearts | 3 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 21 Dec | St. Mirren | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 19 Oct | Hearts | 3 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Mirren's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Buddies have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Hearts's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 16 matches. Hearts's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Hearts | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Jambo's out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at St. Mirren. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Mirren | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Hearts | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |