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Kilmarnock prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 100 games played, Killie have recorded 46 wins, and Hearts have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Rugby Park was less than a year ago, in April 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 May | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Kilmarnock | 0-0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Kilmarnock | 3 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 20 May | Kilmarnock | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Killie have scored 5, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Hearts's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far, Hearts's 32 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Rugby Park for the Killie and the Madmen are unable to see past Hearts claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Hearts | 4 games since last away draw. |