FM Preview: Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian 07 Dec 2013

Last updated : 06 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian fixture

Dundee United prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Tannadice Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 83 games played, Terrors have recorded 37 wins, and Heart of Midlothian have come away with 23 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tannadice Park was less than a year ago, in February 2013, with Dundee United running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2013/2014 Sat 28 Sep Hearts 0 - 0 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premiership
2012/2013 Sat 09 Feb Dundee Utd. 3-1 Hearts Scottish Premiership
2012/2013 Sun 23 Dec Hearts 2 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premiership
2012/2013 Wed 31 Oct Dundee Utd. 1 - 1 Hearts Scottish League Cup
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Dundee Utd. 0 - 3 Hearts Scottish Premiership
2011/2012 Sat 28 Apr Dundee Utd. 2 - 2 Hearts Scottish Premiership
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Hearts 0 - 2 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Dundee United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Terrors, with 5 goals against.

Heart of Midlothian have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Jambo's have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dundee United are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish Premiership with a return of just 23 points from their 14 games thus far.

Heart of Midlothian find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only -3 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dundee United 6 2 2 2 14 5 8
Heart of Midlothian 6 2 1 3 6 14 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Terrors's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Heart of Midlothian. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dundee United Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Heart of Midlothian 7 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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