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Falkirk face a trip to Dundee United at Tannadice 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 21 and win only 8 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, where Falkirk annihilated the Bairns 1 - 5 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 May | Falkirk | 2 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 5 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Falkirk | 5 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 29 Jul | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 2 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 2 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 15 Jan | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dundee United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Falkirk however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Bairns, and 7 goals against.
Dundee Utd.'s 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 4 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 |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Bairns to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Falkirk take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dundee Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Falkirk | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |