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Falkirk face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium 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 45 and win only 15 of the 82 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, the Dons carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 07 Apr | Aberdeen | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 22 Jan | Aberdeen | 3 - 1 | Falkirk | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Falkirk | 2 - 2 | Aberdeen | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 28 Oct | Aberdeen | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bairns's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Aberdeen's 21 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 17 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Dons, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. |
| Falkirk | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |