FM Preview: Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United 05 May 2010

Last updated : 04 May 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United fixture

Dundee Utd. face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Terrors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 17 of the 75 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw 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:
2009/2010Sun 07 MarDundee Utd.1 - 0HeartsSPL
2009/2010Sat 12 DecHearts0 - 0Dundee Utd.SPL
2009/2010Mon 17 AugDundee Utd.2 - 0HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 16 MayHearts3 - 0Dundee Utd.SPL
2008/2009Sat 28 FebDundee Utd.0 - 1HeartsSPL
2008/2009Sat 20 DecHearts0 - 0Dundee Utd.SPL
2008/2009Sat 27 SepDundee Utd.3 - 0HeartsSPL

Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The The Terrors have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Terrors, and 4 goals against.

Hearts's 47 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Dundee Utd.'s total of 62 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hearts62135107
Dundee Utd.63127610

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Terrors's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Hearts, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Hearts 12 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Dundee Utd. 3 successive away victories.
4 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.