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Hearts prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Jambo's are clearly on top, having won 59 and lost only 21 of the 106 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, with St. Mirren inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | St. Mirren | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of St. Mirren is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Buddies have hit 7 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 44 points they have accumulated from 27 games. St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Jambo's being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 8 games since last home draw. |
| St. Mirren | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |