This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Heart of Midlothian and Hamilton Academical at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th February 2010 in the Scottish Premier.
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Hamilton Ac. face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have tasted victory on only 5 occasions from the 50 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Jambo's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 06 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 12 Nov | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Hearts | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 4 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Hamilton Ac. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Accies have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hearts's 31 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Hamilton Ac. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 24 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Accies, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Hamilton Ac. | 7 games since last away draw. |
