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Falkirk face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road 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 47 and win only 19 of the 81 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Falkirk inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Hibees 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 16 Dec | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Hibernian | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Falkirk | 1 - 5 | Hibernian | SFAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Hibernian | 2 - 3 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Hibernian | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Hibees, with 4 goals against.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Bairns's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Hibernian's 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 33 points from their 29 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 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Hibees, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Falkirk | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 7 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |