Hearts cannot boast a good recent record against Peter Houston's side, having won only one of the last nine encounters between the two, and have lost the last three in a row.

Dundee United have won the last four fixtures at Tannadice against Hearts, Jon Daly netting the winner the last time the sides met on Tayside in the final game of last season.

The Gorgie club's last win against United came in February, when a combination of a late Marius Zaliukas header and Marian Kello's even later penalty save secured a big win for the Jambos.

Hearts will be hoping to break their current goalless streak, having not scored in their last three games, whilst the Arabs have claimed all three points only once in their last four outings.

Of the 156 league meetings between the two teams, Hearts have the upper hand with 63 wins to Utd's 52, with 41 draws between the two.

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