FM Preview: Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian 22 Sep 2012

Last updated : 21 September 2012 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 90 games played, Terrors have recorded 42 wins, and Heart of Midlothian have come away with 25 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tannadice Park was less than a year ago, in April 2012, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 28 Apr Dundee Utd. 2-2 Hearts Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Hearts 0 - 2 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Dundee Utd. 1 - 0 Hearts Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 31 Jul Hearts 0 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 15 May Dundee Utd. 2 - 1 Hearts Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 16 Mar Dundee Utd. 2 - 0 Hearts Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb Hearts 2 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Dundee United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Terrors, with 4 goals against.

The away form of Heart of Midlothian is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Jambo's have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dundee United's total of 8 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Heart of Midlothian see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 6 points from their 6 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dundee United 6 2 2 2 7 8 8
Heart of Midlothian 6 0 3 3 3 7 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Heart of Midlothian is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Terrors in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dundee United Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Heart of Midlothian Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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