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Aberdeen face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 127 games played, Dons have recorded 26 wins, and Hearts have come away with 62 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Hearts | 4 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 12 Aug | Aberdeen | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 May | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Aberdeen | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 24 Sep | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have only performed averagely at home, winning three and losing two of their last six. A generous seven goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Dons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with eight goals for and seven against.
Hearts's 13 points from nine games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in fifth position. Aberdeen are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from nine 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aberdeen | 17 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |