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Falkirk face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bairns will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 49 and win only 19 of the 87 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 27 Jan | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Oct | Motherwell | 3 - 2 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The The 'Well have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Motherwell, Falkirk are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bairns have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Motherwell lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 48 points from their 31 games so far. Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 22 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bairns are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Motherwell. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Falkirk | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |