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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 48 and win only 19 of the 82 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Hibernian running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Hibernian | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
The away form of Falkirk is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bairns have hit 10 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hibernian find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 26 points they have accumulated from 16 games. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Falkirk are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Easter Road Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Falkirk | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |