FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

Last updated : 15 January 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart of Midlothian v St. Mirren fixture

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 61 and lost only 22 of the 111 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 03 OctSt. Mirren2 - 1HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 21 FebHearts1-1St. MirrenSPL
2008/2009Sat 08 NovSt. Mirren0 - 1HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 23 AugHearts2 - 1St. MirrenSPL
2007/2008Sat 19 AprHearts3 - 2St. MirrenSPL
2007/2008Sat 15 MarSt. Mirren1 - 1HeartsSPL
2007/2008Wed 26 DecHearts0 - 1St. MirrenSPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.

St. Mirren have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Buddies's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Hearts lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 24 points from their 19 games so far. St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 18 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts63215411
St. Mirren63128610

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Jambo's. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hearts Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
St. Mirren Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.