FM Preview: Hearts v ICT 18 Dec 2010

Last updated : 17 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Inverness CT face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. Caley Thistle will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2009, as the Jambo's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 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:
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Inverness CT 1 - 3 Hearts SPL
2008/2009 Sat 24 Jan Hearts 3 - 2 Inverness CT SPL
2008/2009 Sat 15 Nov Inverness CT 0 - 1 Hearts SPL
2008/2009 Sat 20 Sep Hearts 1 - 0 Inverness CT SPL
2007/2008 Sat 26 Apr Hearts 1 - 0 Inverness CT SPL
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Inverness CT 0 - 3 Hearts SPL
2007/2008 Sat 22 Dec Hearts 2 - 3 Inverness CT SPL


Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Jambos, with 5 goals against.

Inverness CT's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Caley Jags, and 9 goals against.

Hearts's total of 32 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the European places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Inverness CT's total of 26 points from their 16 games sees them also sitting in the European places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

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 6 0 0 15 1 18
Inverness CT 6 3 2 1 13 9 11


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 Won 3 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 6 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 14 .
Inverness CT Undefeated in last 6 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.