FootyMAD's Heart of Midlothian match preview

History of the Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian fixture

Falkirk prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 88 games played, Bairns have recorded 36 wins, and Hearts have come away with 27 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Falkirk Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010	Sat 24 Oct	Hearts	0 - 0	Falkirk	SPL
2008/2009	Sat 18 Apr	Falkirk	0-0	Hearts	SPL
2008/2009	Sat 07 Feb	Hearts	0 - 1	Falkirk	SFAC
2008/2009	Sat 22 Nov	Hearts	2 - 1	Falkirk	SPL
2008/2009	Sat 13 Sep	Falkirk	2 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2007/2008	Mon 05 May	Falkirk	2 - 1	Hearts	SPL
2007/2008	Sat 22 Mar	Hearts	0 - 0	Falkirk	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Falkirk's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Bairns have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Hearts's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Jambo's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 12 points. Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 17 points from their 16 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Falkirk	6	2	2	2	9	10	8
Hearts	6	2	2	2	6	6	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at The Falkirk Stadium for the Bairns and the Madmen are unable to see past Hearts claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
Falkirk	No sequences of note
Hearts	5 games since last away draw.