FM Preview: Heart of Midlothian v Dundee 30 Jan 2013

Last updated : 29 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Heart of Midlothian v Dundee fixture

Dundee face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dee will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 73 and win only 22 of the 122 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle was earlier this season, with Dundee inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 03 Nov Dundee 1 - 0 Hearts Scottish Premier
2012/2013 Sun 02 Sep Hearts 0-1 Dundee Scottish Premier
2004/2005 Sat 22 Jan Dundee 1 - 1 Hearts Scottish Premier
2004/2005 Sat 30 Oct Hearts 3 - 0 Dundee Scottish Premier
2004/2005 Sat 07 Aug Dundee 0 - 1 Hearts Scottish Premier
2003/2004 Sat 27 Mar Hearts 3 - 1 Dundee Scottish Premier
2003/2004 Tue 06 Jan Dundee 1 - 2 Hearts Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Dundee have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Dee have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Heart of Midlothian see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 26 points from their 22 games played so far,

Dundee find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 14 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Heart of Midlothian 6 1 3 2 6 9 6
Dundee 6 0 2 4 3 11 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Jambo's, as the Dee have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

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

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