This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hamilton Academical and Dundee United at 15:00 on Saturday, 26th February 2011 in the Scottish Premier.
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Hamilton Ac. prepare to entertain Dundee United at New Douglas Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 13 of the 29 previous games, with the Accies winning just 12.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at New Douglas Park was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 05 Feb | Hamilton Ac. | 1-3 | Dundee Utd. | SFAC |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 10 Feb | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 2 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 13 Jan | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Dundee Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Terrors's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Hamilton Ac. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 14 points. Dundee Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 30 points from their 23 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Accies at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the The Terrors come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Dundee Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
