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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 22 and win only 8 of the 35 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Falkirk | 3 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 25 Sep | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SLGC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 May | Falkirk | 2 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 5 | Falkirk | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dundee United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Terrors in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Dundee Utd., Falkirk are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Bairns's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Dundee Utd. find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 31 points they have accumulated from 19 games. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 17 points from their 19 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Terrors, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dundee Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Falkirk | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |